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01 Photo albums in 10 variations
This course will focus on techniques which are different from the traditional photo album. These techniques are innovative and original. Materials like paper, cardboard and leather as well as materials like plastics and aluminium etc. will be used.
Teacher Edwin Heim
Date 25th – 29th January
Length 5 days
Language German and explanations in a second language
Fee Fr. 690.-, € 457.-
Material costs special material depending on use
Participants bookbinders, interested people with previous knowledge
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02 Bradel binding
In this course the technique of the grooved joint binding will be taught. The participants will apply this technique to a half leather binding. Colour edges, graphite and ivory edges as well as soft slipcases will be additional topics of the course.
Teacher Edwin Heim
Date 1st – 5th February
Length 5 days
Language German and explanations in a second language
Fee Fr. 690.-, € 457.-
Material costs leather depending on use
Participants bookbinders, interested people with previous knowledge
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03 From the monotype to the book
This course will introduce the participants to the technique of monotype, a printing technique providing numerous interesting possibilities of design. Monotype is an offset printing process, always resulting in a unique example. It requires only a few simple devices. The participants will see different design variations of the monotype. They will get the opportunity to try them and make their own experiments. Together with Edwin Heim, the designed single sheets of paper will then be combined into a sophisticated leporello and the covers covered with original monotypes. To complete the work, we will produce an individually tailored slipcase.
Teacher Mirjam Thomen-Lepek / Edwin Heim
Date 15th – 17th February
Length 3 days
Language German and explanations in a second language
Fee Fr. 560.-, € 370.-
Material costs special material depending on use
Participants open to any interested person
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04 Non-adhesive bookbinding techniques
Non-adhesive binding techniques become more significant year after year. The most noticeable advantage: the excellent opening of these books. Participants will produce several variations of these bindings in paper.
Preferably for small books up to approx. 15 x 21 cm
Teacher Edwin Heim
Date 22nd – 26th February
Length 5 days
Language German and explanations in a second language
Fee Fr. 690.–, € 457.–
Material costs special material depending on use
Participants bookbinders, interested people with previous knowledge
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05 Flexible full vellum bindings
Because vellum is a very hygroscopic material, non-adhesive binding techniques are extremely suitable for this material. In this course we will work with new and modern techniques which are very different from traditional binding techniques for parchment. In addition, a soft folder with flaps will be realised for each book.
Teacher Edwin Heim
Date 1st – 5th March
Length 5 days
Language German and explanations in a second language
Fee Fr. 690.-, € 457.-
Material costs parchment depending on use
Participants bookbinders, interested people with previous knowledge
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06 13 Decoration techniques
We will learn and practice the best known and most used bookbinding decoration techniques. Embossed gilding, feather mosaic in leather, sculptural leather application, raised and recessed relief, decorating with acrylic colours, decorating with shrunken leather, decorating with leather strips, leather breakthrough technique, colour printing etc. The techniques will be practised on small boards prepared during the course.
Teacher Edwin Heim
Date 22nd – 26th March
Length 5 days
Language German and explanations in a second language
Fee Fr. 690.-, € 457.-
Material costs Fr. 48.-, € 32.-
Participants bookbinders, interested people with previous knowledge
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07 Crossed Structure Binding
This course invites one to travel into the world of “Crossed Structure Binding”, a technique created by Carmencho Arregui. This technique brought a revolutionary renewal not only in the tradition of bookbinding but also and especially in the conservation area, giving a totally new view concerning the structure of a book and its infinite possibilities of development.
The aim of the course is to create some of the 7 variations of this technique and then leave free space for working on one’s own choice of models.
Teacher Suzanne Schmollgruber
Date 29th – 31st March
Length 3 days
Language German and explanations in a second language
Fee Fr. 630.-, € 417.-
Material costs special material depending on use
Participants bookbinders, interested people with previous knowledge
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08 Fascinating menus
The first impression is important - whether it is a business card or a menu. This course not only shows classical design examples for menus, but also offers exceptional solutions that will be demonstrated, and participants will have the chance to make up some of the examples shown.
In addition participants will have time to create their own design.
Teacher Edwin Heim
Date 14th – 16th April
Length 3 days
Language German and explanations in a second language
Fee Fr. 420.-, € 278.-
Material costs special material depending on use
Participants bookbinders, interested people with previous knowledge
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09 Books + boxes with a magnetic clasp
In this course, we will get to know the mysterious and fascinating power of magnets and use them for clasps on fixed bindings, brochures and boxes.
Participants will process neodymium magnets and magnetic film visibly and invisibly and also have the opportunity to implement their own ideas.
Teacher Nadine Werner
Date 19th – 22nd April
Length 4 days
Language German and explanations in a second language
Fee Fr. 850.-, € 563.-
Material costs special material depending on use
Participants bookbinders, interested people with previous knowledge
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10 CD covers
Compact discs are very common objects in our every day lives. Everyone uses them daily, whether privately or for business. Depending on the purpose, CDs are protected with either a very simple or with an elaborate cover. In this course, different types of CD covers will be demonstrated and made by the participants. The participants will also do group projects and create their own designs.
Teacher Edwin Heim
Date 26th – 28th April
Length 3 days
Language German and explanations in a second language
Fee Fr. 420.-, € 278.-
Material costs special material depending on use
Participants open to any interested person
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11 Bookbinding design: up-to-date - innovative - experimental
Participants will learn how to use the elements colour, form, proportion, rhythm, contrasts, structure and font to create a homogenous design for bookbindings. This course will not only introduce the theoretical aspects of design, participants will also have ample time to practise on individual designs.
Teacher Suzanne Schmollgruber
Date 10th – 12th May
Length 3 days
Language German and explanations in a second language
Fee Fr. 420.-, € 278.-
Material costs included in the course fee
Participants open to any interested person
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12 Bookbindings with unusual material
Color, form and technique are important elements in bookbinding and design. It is well known that materials like leather, parchment, paper and cloth ermously affect the appearance of a book. In this course we will use other materials: felt, cork, wood, aluminium, plexi-glass, polystyrol etc.
Teacher Suzanne Schmollgruber
Date 17th – 21st May
Length 5 days
Language German and explanations in a second language
Fee Fr. 690.-, € 457.-
Material costs special material depending on use
Participants bookbinders, interested people with previous knowledge
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13 Boxcalf leather - French Miniature binding
When boxcalf leather was discovered for bookbindings, many bibliophiles began favouring this fascinating material as a cover material. Boxcalf leather requires a special treatment. Procedures as well as various tips and tricks will be demonstrated.
Teacher Jean Luc Honegger
Date 31st May – 4th June
Length 5 days
Language French and explanations in a second language
Fee Fr. 1’050.-, € 695.-
Material costs leather depending on use
Participants bookbinders
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14 Flexible full leather binding
Certain printed books need special binding techniques. Flexible full leather bindings offer a particularly interesting effect. In addition to the pliable boards, the books will be completed with color or graphite edges, leather headbands, printed title and a slipcase.
Ideal size: 10 x 15 cm to 15 x 21 cm, with 3 to 10 signatures.
Teacher Suzanne Schmollgruber
Date 7th – 11th June
Length 5 days
Language German and explanations in a second language
Fee Fr. 690.-, € 457.-
Material costs leather depending on use
Participants bookbinders
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15 History of Bookbinding Techniques: Gothic binding
This is the third part of a series of seminars about the history of bookbinding techniques. The gothic binding is still today’s most common wooden board binding in western culture. The theoretical part of the course is composed of lectures with slide projection and is based on Prof. J.A. Szirmai’s research on bookbinding. Theoretical lessons will be complemented by making models of the presented bindings and board attachments. Participants will make a model with three different sewing supports, two different board shapes, end bands and clasps.
Teacher Barbara Hassel
Date 14th – 18th June
Length 5 days
Language German, English
Fee Fr. 1’050.-, € 695.-
Material costs depending on use
Participants bookbinders, conservators, participants with equivalent knowledge
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16 Decorative paper - a little different
Mix different techniques and think outside the box. Established techniques like monotype, paste, spatula and batik will be applied to create new and experimental paper. This course will allow the participants to create unusual and original work in the world of decorative paper.
Teacher Suzanne Schmollgruber
Date 22nd – 24th June
Length 3 days
Language German and explanations in a second language
Fee Fr. 420.-, € 278.-
Material costs included in the course fee
Participants open to any interested person
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17 Leporellos from A to Z
The leporello, also known as accordion fold or concertina fold, goes back to the 9th century, but has only been called leporello since Mozart’s opera “Don Giovanni”.
In the course, participants will not only see and produce the conventional version of this timeless book form, but will also implement various sophisticated further developments of the accordion fold, which, in their final form, will merely hint at the leporello.
The sky’s the limit for your imagination!
Teacher Suzanne Schmollgruber
Date 5th – 8th July
Length 4 days
Language German and explanations in a second language
Fee Fr. 550.-, € 364.-
Material costs special material depending on use
Participants open to any interested person
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18 Half leather bindings with paper and silk covered boards
Bright colors and delicate shining silk, brought together in a relation full of tension; in brief, to know the “aura” of valuable fabric. The distinctiveness of this technique lies within the three separate parts. It allows us to show the cover material to its best advantage. Beside the appropriate treatment of the leather, we place emphasis on work with silk.
Teacher Suzanne Schmollgruber
Date 12th – 16th July
Length 5 days
Language German and explanations in a second language
Fee Fr. 690.-, € 457.-
Material costs leather and silk depending on use
Participants bookbinders, interested people with previous knowledge
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19 Paper bindings in three variations
Paper bindings covered with decorated paper are still regarded as extraordinary and are therefore valued and collected. Three variations with leather corners, edge reinforcement and leather headband will be carried out. In addition to these three paper bindings variations, the program includes title printing and soft slipcases.
Teacher Suzanne Schmollgruber
Date 16th – 20th August
Length 5 days
Language German and explanations in a second language
Fee Fr. 690.-, € 457.-
Material costs leather depending on use
Participants bookbinders, interested people with previous knowledge
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20 Prägnant: Tips and tricks for general use
This very practical course has been updated to current standards and will demonstrate previously unknown techniques made possible with this hand stamping press. Program: brief history of printing, type setting, designing and stamping with gold and color foils. Recognising and avoiding potential mistakes. Designing and making a simple brass stamp. Designing and making two book bindings. Introduction to the circular base technique. Endless printing. Use of clichés. Elaboration of the stencil technique. Theory on the use of color foils for
the book cover.
Teacher Suzanne Schmollgruber
Date 23rd – 27th August
Length 5 days
Language German and explanations in a second language
Fee Fr. 690.-, € 457.-
Material costs included in the course fee
Participants bookbinders, interested people with previous knowledge
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21 Working with cardboard on the Prägnant
Everybody knows that one stamps titles on the Prägnant, but only a few know that one can score, crease and fold with it. This course will show how the Prägnant can be used as a multi-purpose instrument in the bindery. You will learn how single items, editions, folder and portfolios or boxes can be carried out cost efficiently and quickly.
Teacher Suzanne Schmollgruber
Date 30th August – 1st September
Length 3 days
Language German and explanations in a second language
Fee Fr. 420.-, € 278.-
Material costs special material depending on use
Participants bookbinders, interested people with previous knowledge
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22 An ingenious bookbinding technique
The technique demonstrated in the course convinces threefold; namely technique, function and design. The book covers and the text block can easily be opened and the sewing construction directly or indirectly functions as an interesting element of design. A course which interestingly completes and expands the bookbinding techniques known to a bookbinder.
Teacher Suzanne Schmollgruber
Date 3rd – 4th September
Length 2 days
Language German and explanations in a second language
Fee Fr. 280.-, € 185.-
Material costs included in the course fee
Participants bookbinders, interested people with previous knowledge
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23 Full vellum binding, colored, with pulled through cords and shaped head caps
In five days of concentrated work, you will produce a full vellum binding which will not become warped! The block is sewn to vellum stripes by pulling them through the joint. The book will have an ‚attached’ cover, not a ‘cover binding’. We will color the vellum and stamp the title on the Prägnant (before the block is put into the vellum). The end bands will be embroidered.
The participants work on their own book which they bring along to the course.
The format should be approximately DIN A4 and not thinner than 15 mm.
Teacher Olaf Nie
Date 6th – 10th September
Length 5 days
Language German and explanations in a second language
Fee Fr. 1’050.-, € 695.-
Material costs parchment depending on use
Participants bookbinders
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24 Gilding by hand (French technique)
Gilding by hand with roll and decoration stamp - blind tooling with lines and decoration stamp - carbon black tooling with decoration stamp - gilding with decoration roll - leather application - spine gilding with pallet and letters. The techniques will be practised on small boards prepared during the course.
Teacher Suzanne Schmollgruber
Date 20th September – 1st October
Length 10 days
Language German and explanations in a second language
Fee Fr. 1’250.-, € 828.-
Material costs leather Fr. 25.-, € 17.-, gold depending on use
Participants bookbinders, interested people with previous knowledge
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25 Little effort - great results
This course takes the humdrum out of the usual, everyday work. With little effort, twin-booklet, special leporellos and extraordinary book covers will be realised. These bindings can be easily integrated into every day work, but they will be very different from the norm.
Teacher Suzanne Schmollgruber
Date 13th – 15th October
Length 3 days
Language German and explanations in a second language
Fee Fr. 420.-, € 278.-
Material costs included in the course fee
Participants bookbinders, interested people with previous knowledge
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26 Sewn-Board-Binding Technique
This relatively new technique allows an easy opening of the book despite the fact that the spine is backed up. It has a contemporary look and is produced without a visible joint. By applying a special technique, the entire book remains very flexible despite the covers’ regular thickness. As a result, the book is interesting and pleasant to touch. Another aim of the course is to stamp the titles on the half-leather and vellum bindings with the Prägnant.
Teacher Suzanne Schmollgruber
Date 18th – 21st October
Length 4 days
Language German and explanations in a second language
Fee Fr. 550.-, € 364.-
Material costs leather depending on use
Participants bookbinders, interested people with previous knowledge
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27 Classical photo albums in leather
In the age of digital cameras, the printed photo album has become fashionable, but for original photos, a leather-bound photo album is still the most suitable solution. As bookbinders, we have to provide our demanding customers with tailor-made solutions regarding format, size, color and design. This course aims at applying an efficient and material-saving technique, which is extremely durable, even without thread sewing. Leather joints and a suited leather preparation are also part of the program.
Teacher Suzanne Schmollgruber
Date 25th – 29th October
Length 5 days
Language German and explanations in a second language
Fee Fr. 690.-, € 457.-
Material costs leather depending on use
Participants bookbinders
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28 Full leather binding (French technique)
In this course - the elaborate technique of the „French binding” - a book becomes a fine work of art. Different endpaper constructions will be demonstrated and the books will be rounded and backed to a 90° joint. Edges will be decorated by gilding or graphite, embroidered headbands both German and French techniques will be taught. Leather preparation will be made with paring machine and knife for covers and inner joint. Special attention will be on the treatment of the leather.
Teacher Suzanne Schmollgruber
Date 8th – 19th November
Length 10 days
Language German and explanations in a second language
Fee Fr. 1’250.-, € 828.-
Material costs leather and gold depending on use
Participants bookbinders
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29 Decorative techniques: classical - contemporary - innovative
Participants can carry out their own designs and ideas on bound books or on small boards which will be prepared during the course. Titles can be stamped by hand or with the hot stamping press “Prägnant”.
Teacher Suzanne Schmollgruber
Date 22nd – 26th November
Length 5 days
Language German and explanations in a second language
Fee Fr. 690.-, € 457.-
Material costs special material depending on use
Participants bookbinders, interested people with previous knowledge
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30 Clamshell box and slipcase
To protect books, graphic art and photos etc. from dust, light, wear and tear, we will produce clamshell boxes or slipcases, depending on the object and purpose.
In this course, you produce made-to-measure padded hard slipcases and cover and border them with leather.
In the second part of the course, you will produce clamshell boxes with a leather back covered with tissue or paper and padded with either paper, molleton, felt or suede. We will also stamp titles for the clamshell boxes.
Teacher Suzanne Schmollgruber
Date 29th November – 3rd December
Length 5 days
Language German and explanations in a second language
Fee Fr. 690.-, € 457.-
Material costs leather depending on use
Participants bookbinders, interested people with previous knowledge
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31 Individual training
This class will help to carry out an idea, a design or a project with the support of an experienced teacher sharing tips and tricks with the participants. In these three days the participants can choose their own topics to gain or improve knowledge or finish a project.
Teacher Suzanne Schmollgruber
Date 6th – 10th December
Length 4 days
Language German and explanations in a second language
Fee Fr. 550.-, € 364.-
Material costs special material depending on use
Participants bookbinders, interested people with previous knowledge
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32 Dos-a-dos binding: 3 variations
You will not only get to know the commonly known classical form of a dos-a-dos binding, but will be directed towards newer, more extraordinary solutions. In order to be able to produce all three variations, we will limit ourselves to paper as a material. However, there are no restrictions regarding forms and colors. The ideal format is approximately DIN A6 - DIN A5. Of course, participants may also use blank, pre-folded quires.
Teacher Suzanne Schmollgruber
Date 13th – 17th December
Length 5 days
Language German and explanations in a second language
Fee Fr. 690.-, € 457.-
Material costs included in the course fee
Participants bookbinders, interested people with previous knowledge
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