Crossed Structure Binding

Teachers: Cristina Balbiano d’Aramengo, Italy, and Cor Aerssens, Netherlands
Time: April 10–16 , 2010
Place: Jouper Filament, Farsta Strand, Stockholm
Language: In English with support in Italian, French, German and Dutch
Participants: Minst 12, max 14
Pris: 775 €

This workshop is based on Carmencho Arregui’s Crossed Structure Binding technique. Performing it results in a perfectly balanced asymmetry and the technique is developing for an unusual way of thinking. The depth understanding of the Crossed Structure Binding will add value to participant’s every day bookbinding practice.

This intensive course is divided into two parts. Part One deals with eight different variations of Crossed Structure Binding. Participants will make eight sample books with blank pages and covers of handmade paper. In between Parts One and Two, one day of no classes is planned, in order to give participants time to rest and think about the technique. During Part Two, participants will have hands-on experience binding real books with leather or vellum covers.

The goal of the workshop is to learn the basic techniques involved in Crossed Structure Binding. As well, participants will learn to discern which structure is better suited for each book to be bound.

Cristina Balbiano d'Aramengo has worked with me, discussing technical matters, as well as finding new solutions to different problems. /---/ Cristina has developed her own ideas /---/ and is now able to present the structures in a more complete and complex form. Her interest in book conservation has led her to adapting the technique to the needs of old books and heavy volumes. Such matters will be treated during this workshop."
Carmencho Arregui