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
- Board shears (max. cut width 109cm)
- Paper guillotine cutting machine (max. cut width 78cm, stack height max. approx. 10cm)
- Rotary trimmer for posters (max. cut width 165cm)
Adhesive bindings
- Planax DF 83 (for double fan binding)
- Flatbook
Thread bindings
- Thread sewn on supports
- French link stitch or Coptic / chain stitch for exposed spines
- Stab bindings (e.g. Japanese stab binding)
Peripheral equipment
- Creasing machine (max. width 66cm), cardboard creasing, perforating machine (dotted perforation), paper drilling machine (2mm to 12 mm diameter)
Quick binding techniques
- Wire comb binding (Wiro)
- Coil binding
- Wire saddle stitch
- Screw binding
Finishing methods
- Hot foil stamping
- Blind embossing
- Self-adhesive & heat transfer vinyl
- Paper marbling
Papermaking
- mould & deckle A4
- Pneumatic press for couched paper
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