The Nuremberg Chronicle, Leaf by Leaf
The ‘von Lojewski Chronicle’, like the Nuremberg Chronicle itself, is beautifully illustrated. It is itself a work of art, a courageous struggle against a world in flux, at risk of fragmentation.
iBB Podcast #20.1 – Daniel Kelm – Experimenting With Book Arts for Almost 45 Years
The 20th episode of iBookBinding's podcast will be published in three parts because we are talking to Daniel Kelm, an amazing bookbinder and book artist with almost 45 years of experience. Daniel is an amazing speaker and teacher and shares lots of amazing stories during this discussion.
Bookish Talk #13 – Anna Markova – iBB français
It's time for a big announcement! We are recording a pilot episode of the French version of our podcast soon! We invited Anna Markova, the host of the pilot, to this Bookish Talk to talk about our plans and make all the proper introductions.
iBB Podcast #19 – The Conservators – Angelina Bakalarou and Ashleigh Brown
This time we have two guests who work at the same conservation business - The Conservators, Ltd. in London. Ashleigh Brown works in paper and photograph conservation, while Angelina Bakalarou focuses more on paintings and paper conservation.
iBookBinding Is Looking For a New Member of Its Podcast Team – Video Editor
iBookBinding is looking for a new member of our podcast's team. We need a person to join our current editor in preparing some of the episodes of the podcast. Interest in book arts is preferred. Knowledge of book arts is optional but would be a plus.
Bookish Talk With Kate Holland – Bookish Talk #12
We return to Kate Holland to discuss many things related to modern bookbinding. Competitions, the possibility of revival of the craft in the post-covid world, drawing the young generation's attention to book arts, and much more!
iBB Podcast #18 – Kaija Rantakari – Is there a Moment When a Book Isn’t a Book Anymore?
Kaija Rantakari is a poet, bookbinder, and book artist from Helsinki (Finland). In this episode of the iBookBinding's Podcast, we discuss her artist's books. And try to find that line when an object isn't a book anymore. Is there a line of that sort, anyway?
iBB Podcast #17.3 – Dimitris Koutsipetsidis – Workshop Tour and Bookbinding Tools Dimitris Makes
We already shared two parts of our talk with Dimitris Koutsipetsidis, a bookbinder from Athens (Greece). This time Dimitris takes us for a tour of his studio and shows us some of the tools he makes.
Design Bindings of the Booker Prize 2020 – Lori Sauer – Bookish Talk #11
We return to the design bindings made for the shortlisted books of the Booker Prize in 2020. This time we talk to Lori Sauer about her work with the book Shadow King by Maaza Mengiste (Canongate Books, 2020).
iBB Podcast Special – iBookBinding is Moving to France!
Time for the big news! On the 1st of April, Stepan and his wife Sofya are moving to France. And that's not some April Fool's Day thing. This, of course, means that iBookBinding is also moving to France =)
iBB Podcast #17.2 – Dimitris Koutsipetsidis – Bindings with Riddles and Layered Narratives
In the first part of our talk with Dimitris Koutsipetsidis, a bookbinder from Athens (Greece), we discussed the things that brought him to making books. This time we take it one step further and Dimitris shows us some of his bindings and tells us the stories of the making of these books.
Architecture, Bookbinding, and Embroidery – Bookish Talk with Hannah Brown
We invited a British bookbinder Hannah Brown to discuss two of her projects. The first one is a binding with architectural motifs she made several years ago. The other is a board she recently made for a Designer Bookbinders' project.
iBB Podcast #17.1 – Dimitris Koutsipetsidis – Coming to Bookbinding via Linguistics & Leatherworking
Our guest is Dimitris Koutsipetsidis, a bookbinder and toolmaker from Athens, Greece. In the first part of our talk, we discuss his early career and the chain of events that lead him to become a bookbinder.
Design Bindings of the Booker Prize 2020 – Kate Holland – Bookish Talk #9
Kate Holland is a bookbinder from the UK. She was one of the seven bookbinders who worked on the six bindings made for the books shortlisted for the Booker Prize in 2020. And she was the second person who worked on this binding you saw in the preview (picking up from Derek Hood).
iBB Podcast #16.2 – Peter Geraty – More Bindings! Workshop Tour
More bindings, amazing boxes, and even some smoke-like marbling on silk by Chena River Marblers. After discussing books, Peter took us for a tour of his enormous workshop! Tools, workbenches, book projects in works -- all this and more!
