Century of Progress

This archival, hand-sewn journal/sketchbook is made from 100 gsm, antique white Hahnemühle Ingres mouldmade paper from Germany, sewn with Irish linen thread in the linked pattern that was developed by the ancient Copts. This stitch allows the book to lay open easily at any page.

This book’s endbands are brown and gold silk, and its bookmark is goatskin.  Its boards are wrapped in paper that was hand-marbled in France for Relma in Paris, and its spine is covered in French goatskin that was prepared at Rocky Mountain Leather Supply in Utah..

The talisman in this book is a souvenir medallion from the 1933 Chicago World’s Fair.  The Century of Progress show was the second World’s Fair hosted by Chicago, and it focused on the future, helping to lift Americans out of the Great Depression.  Embrace the opportunity; lift spirits with optimism.