In the bindery, students are introduced to various bookbinding methods. They are taught how to cut paper and cardboard with a guillotine cutting machine or board shears, how to produce adhesive and thread bindings and applying available finishing methods such as edge decorations, hot foil stamping or blind embossing and self-adhesive vinyl.
Producing a hardcover book or an exposed spine brochure reveals a glimpse of the immense range of binding techniques. The workshop offers many different techniques for the students to explore and experiment with, combining unusual materials and methods as per their imagination.
Techniques / Machines
Cutting
Adhesive bindings
Thread bindings
Peripheral equipment
Quick binding techniques
Finishing methods
Papermaking
Insight
3D Tour
Contact
Eileen Hughes
Leiterin Buchbinden und Siebdruck
- Phone
- +41 61 228 42 23 (Central office)
- eileen.hughes@fhnw.ch
Tena Kelemen
Leiterin Digital Fabrication Studio, Stellvertretung Buchbinden und Siebdruck
- Phone
- +41 61 228 43 74 (Direct)
- tena.kelemen@fhnw.ch
Campus.Workshops
FHNW Academy of Art and Design
Freilager-Platz 1
4002 Basel