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Holly is a bookbinder and book restorer working in Brighton. Her work focuses on marrying the beauty and craftsmanship of traditional bookbinding with contemporary design. Holly creates a variety of affordable, handmade books. The materials she uses have been carefully selected for their quality and beauty to create books that are celebrations of pattern, colour and texture.
GALLERY OF WORK
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- Coptic bound memo books : A collection of handmade notebooks hand-sewn using an exposed coptic binding style. This style has been used to bind books since as early as the second century CE. The boards are covered in a beautiful selection of decorative papers from the UK and Japan.
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The Japanese Flower Garden: coptic memo book :
A notebook hand sewn using an exposed coptic binding style. The cover is made from a beautiful summery screen printed Japanese Katazome-shi paper. The pages are hand cut from Fabriano Bioprima archival paper, at 85gsm they are perfect for notes and doodles. The pages were sewn using a strong red waxed linen thread.
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Hardback A5 marbled notebooks :
A collection of handmade hardback blank notebooks made from materials carefully selected for their quality and beauty. These notebooks are designed to embody the balance of function and artistry.<br />
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The Icarus: hardback marbled notebook :
This blank hardback notebook would make a perfect gift for any writer, stationery-lover, artist or bibliophile! Where possible, archival quality materials are used to ensure that that these books are built to last.</p>
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Small decorated notebooks :
A collection of small card-covered notebooks. They are designed with a stunning decorative paper on the outside cover with a contrasting paper used on the inside providing a unique play on patterns. Small enough to fit easily in your bag for capturing thoughts and notes on the go.
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Forest cascade: hardback marbled notebook :
A hardback marbled notebook made in Brighton. Covered with book cloth and marbled paper which was handmade in Wiltshire. This notebook is in A5 which makes it a great balance of portability and quality. This book's design draws inspiration from the colours and textures of the British forest.
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Monochrome Chevron: Coptic memo book :
A notebook hand sewn using an exposed coptic binding style. This structure will allow the book to sit completely flat for ease of writing/doodling/sketching.
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Hardback handbound notebook :
The hardback notebooks are designed to open flat in your lap or on a table, which makes them perfect for sketching. The archival Fabriano Bioprima 85gsm paper is incredibly smooth and buttery to the touch, so great for notes, dreams, diaries or plans. Each of these books come with a colourful silky bookmark so you won't lose your place.
