Welcome to the Nordic Bookbinding Society!
NEWS
NORDIC NATURE 2025!
The latest date for entry has been postponed to 31st of October 2024.
Welcome to take part in our Nordic Bookbinding Exhibition in collaboration with the National & University Library of Iceland.
The idea of this exhibition is to celebrate Nordic bookbinding and book arts: to encourage Nordic makers to present their work and to gain wide exposure to the art and craft of hand bound books in the Nordic countries.
Read more about it: Nordic Nature >
Read our latest newsletter or look in our archive. Newsletter archive page >
Education
How to become a bookbinder or a book artist >
One of our society’s core issues revolves around education and the cultural heritage within the art of handbound books.
We have collected links to longer educations, shorter courses and ways to become an apprentice, journeyman or master in our Nordic countries. We also wish to promote courses that are held by our members. This is an ongoing project.
We encourage you to contact us if you have other or new information about education opportunities! info@nordicbookbindingsociety.com
NBS held it’s first members’ meeting online 16th of September. We feel like this is a wonderful way to connect with each other and get inspired by colleagues’ presentations. If you have a subject you would like to talk about (or hear about), send an email to info@nordicbookbindingsociety.com. We will host the meeting and guide and help as much as needed!
Blog
NEW! Bookbinding has been a great part of some of Icelands biggest treasure. Read Einar Sveinn Ragnarsson’s article!
We would like this blog to develop into an place for articles that shows the importance of book craft in our Nordic countries; historically and contemporary.
In the blog NBS’ members can share their stories, in any language, about bookbinding, bookarts, letterpress, marbling, bookbinders, books…
Membership & participation
A membership gives you the possibility to engage in the Society’s work for bookbinding and artists’ books. We are a non-profit membership-based society and dependent on support to achieve our goals. Become a member >
This is where the society’s exciting work happens! All members who would like to be actively involved are warmly welcomed to join a committee in the field of their interest: Communication, Education or Exhibitions. Committees >
Earlier Events
2024 We met under the cherry blossoms in Lund, Sweden to network, talk about and look at books. Read about our visit to Lund, April 2024 >
2023 Congress and founding of the Society in July in Copenhagen, Denmark. Read about it in newsletter archive or download pdf: 07_NewsletterJuly2023 >
2022 Bookbinders and book artists were invited to Leksand to talk about the future of handbookbindery, book-craft, artist’s books and the concept of our countries’ previous collaboration; the exhibition Nordic Bookbindings. The meeting proposed a working group that began the work of forming the Nordic Bookbinding Society.
News & Events
WELCOME TO TAKE PART IN THE NORDIC BOOKBINDING EXHIBITION, NORDIC NATURE!
The exhibition will be open to all the Nordic bookbinders and book artists and all the members of the Nordic Bookbinding Society. The name of the exhibition is Nordic nature. Both title and author of the book you choose are optional. One of the participants will be awarded the PA prize (150 €) for outstanding craftsmanship. Participation fee for students is half price.
The exhibition is organised by Nordic Bookbinding Society in cooperation with the National and University Library of Iceland where the exhibition also will open the 23rd of April 2025. The speakers and program are to be confirmed. The exhibition will be displayed throughout the summer 2025.
Read more NORDIC NATURE
Help us spread the news about the exhibition by downloading this NORDIC NATURE pdf and print! (2 MB)
- Important Dates:
- Closing date for entry: 30 October 2024
- Books to be delivered before: 31 January 2025
- Opening of the exhibition: 23 April 2025 at the National and University Library of Iceland
- Exhibition dates: 23 April – end of summer 2025
Newsletter 12 | September 2024
Dear Fellow Bookbinders,
There is a long tradition of Nordic Bookbinding exhibitions, which we hold in great honor and now wish to continue in a way suitable for the present day. This newsletter describes more in detail what to expect! The latest date for entry has been postponed to 31st of October 2024.
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Membership
A membership gives you the possibility to engage and take part in our work for bookbinding and artists’ books. We will also strive to encourage non-members to participate in our society’s activities. We are a non-profit membership-based society and dependent on support to achieve our goals.
If you would like to support a specific cause or initiative please let us know.
This year 50 SEK of the membership fee goes directly to the PA prize fund and it is included in these fees.
If you do not want to pay through our website: use following bank-account and then e-mail to info@nordicbookbindingsociety.com. Write your name, email and what you have paid for.
Nordic Bookbinding Society
SKANDINAVISKA ENSKILDA BANKEN AB
IBAN: SE12 5000 0000 0538 5115 4916
SWIFT/BIC: ESSESESS
When paying from Sweden: Bankgiro 5939-1912
If you have any problem with payment on internet please e-mail us so that we can help. THANK YOU!
Welcome to take part in the society’s work!
Committees
Committees will work to achieve the society’s goals: disseminating knowledge, bookbinding education and the next Nordic Bookbinding Exhibition. Committees plan their own activities and members can choose the amount of work and time they can and wish to spend. This is where the society’s exciting work happens! All members who would like to be actively involved are warmly welcomed to join a committee in the field of their interest: Communication, Education or Exhibitions.
To join in please contact the contact persons of the committees by email:
Exhibitions: Kristine Novika Svensson: kristine(at)nordicbookbindingsociety.com
Education: Vibeke Luther O’Rourke: vibeke(at)nordicbookbindingsociety.com
Communication: Johanna Svenonius: johanna(at)nordicbookbindingsociety.com
Funding — Biggest thank you for support!
The founding congress and some of our future work has been made possible by support from following organisations:
Nordisk Kulturfond
Grafisk Almenvelgørende Fond, Denmark
Kungl. Patriotiska Sällskapet, Sweden
Espoon Kirjansitojat ry — Esbo Bokbindare rf, Finland
De grafiske fags legatfond, Denmark
Ida Petrons minnesfond, Sweden
