Restored/Conserved Binding
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The entrants in the Complete Book category showed great skills beyond just binding. There were fine examples of wood engraving, dyeing, marble paper making, typesetting, printing, hand made paper making, writing, illustrating, and poetry to name but a few. The wide range of skills displayed were impressive, to say the least.
The judges felt that the entries generally showed an excellent holistic approach. The winning bindings were a careful blend of the book content, the binding and box as a whole concept.
Joint FIRST PRIZE (The Portnall Award)
and BEST OVERALL BOOK Submitted by a Professional Binder
FIM Ingela Dierick
Bound by
Author: Ingela Dierick
Bradel Binding with polycarbonate boards and goatskin on the spine. Boards coloured with an airbrush.
Contents: Printed story about a flying fish, illustrated with watercolour. Written and typeset by the binder.
This is a small binding which was simple and well executed. The judges loved the feel of the book and found the whole package to be superbly crafted. The design is striking and the contents original.
Joint FIRST PRIZE (The Portnall Award)
and BEST OVERALL BOOK Submitted by a Non-Professional Binder
FROM THE COUNTRY OF THE MINOTAUR Mel Jefferson
Bound by
Author: Gerald Nason
A crossed-structure binding in laminated floriated goatskin and reversed suede. Feathered onlays and leather buttons. Sewn on a wraparound concertina endpaper. Leather cameos inkjet printed on alum-tawed goatskin.
Contents - A selection of rhyming Haiku about the plight of the Minotaur, written and illustrated by Gerald Nason. Pen and ink on handmade paper.
Mel impressed the judges with his beautifully made and conceived binding, which was found to be appropriate to the text. The binding was well planned and brilliantly executed.
HIGHLY COMMENDED
AVOCET TO ZANDER
Bound by Rachel Ward-Sale
Author: Anne Cathcart
Book covered in lizard skin and goatskin with feather shape impressed into it. Flyleaves and doublures printed with feathers.
Content: Wood engravings by Anne Cathcart.
This binding showed an excellent holistic approach. The judges found it to be in harmony with the text and loved the simple but effective nature, which complimented the beautiful wood engravings found inside.
