Woven structure variations

Course location Ascona

This course focuses on innovative, adhesive-free bookbinding techniques with woven structures. The focus is on two variants that explore the range of stability and flexibility offered by this technique. To begin with, there will be an introduction to using the cutting plotter (Silhouette Cameo 4), which is used for the precise and efficient production of the binding folds.
Two book models are then produced:
The Moonspine variant is a book with fixed covers and a round, stiff spine, in which the content is stapled onto carbon rods, wooden skewers, bicycle spokes, piano strings or similar elements. This technique enables a permanently resilient, adhesive-free binding, even for larger and more extensive objects.
The Self Supporting Structure is a flexible book in which long woven ribbons are not only used for binding, but are also woven into flexible covers at the protrusions.