Espoo Bookbinder’s Association (Espoon Kirjansitojat ry EKS)
Text about the society of bookbinding in Finland, Espoon Kirjansitojat ry EKS, by Pii Topio, chairman of the board.
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Annual report 2022 – 2023
in this annual report 2022–2023 (for members only) you can read about how it all started. Bookbinders from all Nordic countries were invited to a meeting in Leksand Folkhögskola, Sweden 9.–12.6.2022. Participants discussed the future of Nordic bookbinding: joint exhibitions, education and promoting our profession. It was decided to set up a new association and bookbinders from each Nordic country were chosen to carry out the founding process.
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Annual Report 2023–2024
Here you can take part of our annual report for 2023–2024 (for members only). The board has been involved in many diverse topics concerning the fundamentals and the policies of the new society: What are the benefits of becoming a member, openness and transparency, visual profile, how to use the funds, event organisation, catalogue or no catalogue, and more…
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Bookbinding in Iceland by Einar Sveinn Ragnarsson
Article of bookbinding in Iceland by Einar Sveinn Ragnarsson
“Sadly, there are not many sourses about the history of bookbinding in Iceland even though bookbinding has been a great part of some of our biggest treasures.
As a 4th generation bookbinder I felt obliged to do some digging and reading up on it when asked to write a short article about bookbinding in Iceland.”
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Meeting in Lund 12-14 April 2024
NBS invited Nordic bookbinders, book artists, and book enthusiasts for a spring gathering in Lund, Sweden. There were some interesting visits and wonderful gatherings, meeting old and new friends. Lund welcomed us with cherry and magnolia trees in bloom.
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