Specialist in the restoration & sympathetic rebinding of Antiquarian books.
Presentation, Design & Novelty bindings, Thesis Binding, Book Conservation, Map & Archive Documents, Storage Boxes, Gold Tooling, Leather covered antiques & desktops. Periodical binding in Buckram. Grant work undertaken.
Qualifications, Colleges and Placements:
BA (Hons.) Conservation (Books & Archives)
Certificate in Fine Bookbinding and Paper Conservation (Guildford)
City & Guilds of London Institute Advanced Craft Certificate
City & Guilds of London Institute Basic Craft Certificate
1975 - 1977
Brighton Polytechnic (Faculty of Art & Design)
1977- 1979
The London College of Printing
1982 - 1983
West Dean College (various Short Courses)
1993 - 1995
Guildford College of Technology
1996- 1998
The Camberwell College of Arts (The London Institute)
1998
2 Week Professional Placement in the Conservation Department, Bodleian Library, Oxford.
Key Achievements:
Liaison with client and Calligrapher for the design of a Presentation Book for the late HM Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother.
Bound and covered Damask embroidered book to commemorate the Enthronement Service of the Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr. George Carey in 1993.
Repair of antiquarian books from the Library of the Royal Yacht Squadron, Cowes and the Royal Friends of Osborne, Osborne House, Isle of Wight.
Commissioned to design and produce the binding of two Burma Star Association Branch Rolls of Honour for Memorial Services and permanent display. (The Isle of Wight and Bedford & District Branches). Various presentation bindings for both the private and public sectors.
Designed and produced a hand bound, leather covered Tribute Book for the FDNY (Fire Department of New York) dedicated to the fallen Firefighters of 9/11. The book is now on permanent display in the FDNY Training School Library, Randall's Island, Manhattan.
Repair and refurbishment of Charles Dickens First Edition bindings from Cameron House Books, Dimbola Lodge, Freshwater Bay, Isle of Wight.
Designed and produced three leather Fine Bindings for private collector of Tolkein's " Lord of the Rings" Trilogy.
MEMBERSHIPS
ICON (Institute of Conservation) Book and Paper Group
