Art Deco

This archival, hand-sewn journal/sketchbook is made from 80 gsm Mohawk Superfine archival paper stitched with Irish linen thread in the linked pattern that dates back to the ancient Copts. This stitch allows the book to lay open easily at any page.

 This book’s endbands are blue and gold silk, and its bookmark is blue goatskin. The book’s spine is covered in Belgian book cloth, and its boards are wrapped in paper that was silk-screened in Japan in the factories where kimono fabric is decorated.

Treasure binding began with monks in the 6^th Century who would encrust volumes with jewels. During the Renaissance, there was a resurgence in treasure binding. This is a contemporary revival of the treasure binding in which a lucky charm has been embedded in the cover of this book.  

The talisman in this book is a 1968 French 20 centimes coin featuring the art deco Marianne designed by Henri Lagriffoul.

This book is roughly 6 x 9” with a few more than 150 blank pages.