The Collected works of Michael Allan Lewis
•10 A5 poetry book, commissioned by a friend of the late author
•Section sewn hardback case binding
•Typeset and printed in house with archival inks
The Royal Commission for Al Ula
Three sets of four volumes
Bound for HRH the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia
Link ‘coptic’ exposed spine binding
Hidden magnetic closure
Foil blocked leather tapes, recessed flush
Bound in Ratchfords matte linen bookcloth
Beata Heuman
Sample boxes and client book
Section sewn hardcover case binding
Beata’s marbleized wallpaper used for box lining and book endpaper
Matte bookcloth on boxes and book, foil blocked in matte indigo foil
‘Questioning The Universe’
Two books for the degree show of
graphic designer Claire McNally
Single sheets, perfect bound with reinforced spine
Blind and foil blocking
Smaller book custom made to fit in recess inside larger book, with ribbon tab for easy removal
Mountain Writing
Collected books of Robert Macfarlane and Nan Shepherd
Bound in cyanotype printed bookcloths
Foil blocked in house typefaces
Housed in a custom fitted box, lined in hand marbled paper
150 Bespoke Wedding Invitation boxes
150 A7 singer sewn books
For the wedding of Idris Elba and Sabrina Dhowre
As featured in Vogue
Designed to fit a printed invitation, with drawer to house a gift
Lined in Yves Klein blue and yellow matte bookcloth
Foil blocked custom wedding logo in warm gold foil
Accent ribbon in 3 colourways
‘In The Clouds’ by Verity Pease
Bound for her degree show 2019
A6 section sewn hardcover book, binding one off risograph and linocut prints
Custom fitted slipcase, lined in Verity’s screenprint
‘Go Around in a Circle’ by Helen de Main
150 hand sewn books
Single Section softcover books
Bound with linen thread in a running stitch
Paper inners and card outer, with folded ‘returns’ to protect the foredge
Risograph printed at Risotto
‘Hildaland’
Bound for Alannah Cooper of Teran Community
3 Hardcover section sewn A4 books
Bound in screen printed linen
Section sewn for layflat binding
Foil blocked in house typeface
Printed onto recycled paper by local partners
Libby Walker Collaboration
50 A5 and A4 sketchbooks
Gradient edge decoration
Bound in Libby’s custom printed fabric, foil blocked
Section sewn cartridge paper for flat opening and easy sketching
Personalised Christmas Journals
20 journals created for a whole family
Both lined and plain pages
Quarter bound with cloth spine piece and hand marbled paper
Foil blocking, ribbon marker, endbands and endpaper colours chosen to suit the personality
Special Edition Thesis binding
Hardcover Thesis binding
Rounded and jointed
Matte foil blocked to University Specification in Univers house typeface
Printed in house with archival inks onto GF Smith papers
Visitor Book
Created for The Nature Library
‘coptic’ link stitch exposed spine binding
Pages milled from spent brewers grain
Greyboard cover, foil blocked matte black in Univers house typeface
Experiments with articulated spine bindings
As taught by Kylin Lee
Hand painted boards
Illustrations of hand mixed graphite inks
Carbon rod and drum leaf bindings
Lasercut greyboard, acrylic and ply
Prototyping for future projects
Living Hinge books
‘EQUUS’ photobook
Bound for photographer Yeong Yao Ting
Section Sewn Hardcover Book
Incorporating several gatefolds
Seamless registration for continuous spreads
Recessed print on front board
Bound in soft Rathcfords bookcloth, foil blocked in house typeface
‘The Silent Islands’
Photobook by artist Alex Boyd
Special edition of 10
Bound in soft dark blue bookcloth
Recessed print on front board
Foil blocking in house typeface
‘Made’ strengthened endpapers of Canson Mi-Tientes paper
‘Little Black Book’ by Otegha Uwagba
Book bound in suede bookcloth
Title blocked in white foil and blind
Solander box with custom fitted nest to hold book
Book endpapers and box print of one off risograph test prints
Book and box edges decorated in airbrushed gradient
Archive box to hold letterpress prints
For artist Claire Barclay
All-in-one box
Bound in matte linen Ratchfords bookcloth
Lined in acid free paper
Ribbon to lift prints
Foil blocked and editioned on spine in house typeface
Peter Parley’s Tales of Christmas
Book repair
New spine piece and back board for this well loved book
New label, foil blocked to match front board
Original worn patina to be maintained
Strengthened spine, new custom made endbands and marbled endpapers
Lodge Innellan Ritual
Edition of 25 A6 books
Bound in durable Buckram, foil blocked with custom logo and elastic closure
Section sewn hardcover, printed by our print partner in Glasgow
3 narrow ribbon markers
Marbled endpapers and pocket at the rear of book
Fashion Design Portfolio
‘Coptic’ Link stitch
Custom logo foil blocked
Matching linen thread
Printed by trusted local printers
‘100 Catalysts’
Miniature book and box
Perfect bound book, foil blocked dustjacket, 90mm in height
Solander box in two-tone Ratchfords bookcloth, foil blocked in house typeface
3 accompanying sketchbooks bound in a variety of GF Smith papers
Zero Waste Garment books
Bound for Cassandra at The Stitchery
3 A3 Landscape books, bradel structure with lasercut boards over fabric
Slipcase lined in linen fabric
Ribbon marker of recycled raincoat fabric
Sample Books
Structures demonstrating different binding methods used in workshops
Hard and soft cover stab binding, pamphlet binding, longstitch, coptic and casebinding
Bookcloth, decorative papers and japanese papers
Custom fitted slipcase
‘Gemini’
Book and box for photographer Adele Russell
A4 section sewn hardcover book
Solander box to house prints with ribbon for access
Book and box bound in matte linen bookcloth, blind debossed for a subtle finish
Blind debossed partial dustjacket to book in Canson Mi-Tientes
‘In Between’
Bound for Colette Kerr for her New blood exhibition
A4 Concertina book with double sided spreads
Boards with debossed textured shapes which echo the content
Foil blocked gold title in house typeface
‘Choice’
Bound for fashion photographer Hannah Brooks
2 sets of books - one coptic, one pamphlet stitch, one hardcover section sewn
Bound in pastel pink linen bookcloth, foil blocked in house typeface and custom die
Sewn with pink linen thread
Pocket inside front cover for smaller A5 zine
‘RECAST’
Bound for designer Julia Syrzistie
Section sewn hardcover binding
Cover bound in matte linen bookcloth
Hand cut raised and recessed shapes echo the content
Incorporating digital and screen prints, including gatefolds
English Logbook Co.
Bespoke nautical logbooks
Hardcover section sewn case bindings
Rounded and jointed spine for longevity
Bound in Buckram for durability, foil blocked to order with the boat’s name
Endpapers of hand marbled Jemma Lewis marbled paper
Bespoke Wedding Keepsake Box
Hinged box with angled lid, bound in matte linen botanical bookcloth
Removable shelf with compartments to house special items
Large format to hold wedding shoes
Recessed label on lid with initials and dates
Cyanotype Guest Book
Pages designed and printed inhouse
Cover and endpapers of cyanotype sunprints, using local plants
Foil blocking in house typeface
Foredge Painting
Book block edge gilded with oilslick foil
Foredge hand painted, revealed only when pages are fanned
The Outwith Agency Collaboration
Custom journals for writers
Longstitch journals for this Glasgow'-based writing space
Custom designed endpapers, printed with archival inks
Foil blocked on front and back boards - ‘That’s you’ and ‘That’s us’
Matte Ratchfords bookcloth and yellow linen thread
Bespoke Exhibition Visitor book
Section Sewn Hardcover book
Pages designed and printed inhouse onto GF Smith papers
Edges painted in custom mixed archival ink
Foil blocked in custom red foil
100 Singer Sewn pamphlets
Bound for Icecream Architecture/CHARTS
Supplied as A3 flat prints, cut to exact angles using custom jigs
Visible thread sewing