LCBA

London Centre for Book Arts is an artist-run, open-access studio for all things books. A community of artists sharing resources, skills, and ideas.

[Book Works @BooksWork]

Our Winter half-price sale continues in January.

Times are tough for small publishers at the moment, and all proceeds go back into our work and programme. If you value and want to support the work we do please consider buying some books in the sale!

https://t.co/dLAMRsZijQ

[London Review of Books @LRB]

‘Letterpress has its own aesthetic. Handmade paper and an even, black impression make the page a three-dimensional object, not a two-dimensional image.’

Peter Campbell on the history of letterpress printing: https://t.co/cmvq48LATW

[St Bride Foundation @stbridefdn]

This looks fab from our friends at @londonbookarts!

[Fenner Paper @FennerPaper]

On Fri/1st Nov @londonbookarts is hosting a talk by Dr Wei Jin Darryl Lim - Lithographic printing and its processes in a nineteenth-century Muslim-Malay world. Read more here... https://t.co/WQ4KYGb4UO

[LCBA @londonbookarts]

Join us on 1 Nov at LCBA for a talk by Darryl Lim: 'Lithographic printing and its processes in a nineteenth-century Muslim-Malay world' - free and open to all https://t.co/2qpPUPcP33

[St Bride Foundation @stbridefdn]

New talk announcement:

Chemical Colour: Evidence for ‘Coal-Tar’ Pigments in British Printing Ink, 1860–1914
With Ian Dooley

Wednesday 6 November 2024
St Bride Foundation and Online via Zoom
7–8.30pm GMT

To book, please visit: https://t.co/wfKnZwLq6o

[LCBA @londonbookarts]

Join us at London Centre for Book Arts for an informal exhibition tour of UN—FOLDED by Haein Song, 3 October at 6:30pm. Free but RSVP required https://t.co/LPKlScTbPh

[LCBA @londonbookarts]

LCBA will be open as part of Open House Festival for building tours and an exhibition of handmade artist's books and prints by studio member Haein Song on Sat 14 Sept. More info & booking here: https://t.co/hgymY2a04z

[Monocle Radio @Monocle_Radio]

On Design: We reflect on Copenhagen Fashion week and highlight a current exhibition @londonbookarts centred on book-spine design https://t.co/3NGDFbwZkp

[CSM Graphic Communication Design @csmgraphics]

Graphic Communication Design in posters, created by our staff team with the support of London Centre for Book Arts @londonbookarts.

https://t.co/jKhh6pjHSN

[Book Works @BooksWork]

On 7th August we're doing the first ever irl edition of Graphic Negotiations at @londonbookarts, with guests Claire Mason and Matthew Walkerdine.

Free but limited places and they're going fast. Book here: https://t.co/eQp1HNS5Uy

[LCBA @londonbookarts]

Spinorama: An Exhibition of Interesting Spines
Curated by Aslak Gurholt & Fraser Muggeridge
5 July–17 August @londonbookarts Opening & Exhibition Talk: 5 July, 6:30–9pm https://t.co/6WFNg7EDAN

[LCBA @londonbookarts]

@Uniformbooks @AdamSmy36314691 @SarahBodman Hello, happy to help / input, do drop us an email as we don't check our Twitter often – website has the info https://t.co/6WFNg7Fbql

[LCBA @londonbookarts]

One space has become available on our Making Books Summer School starting 17 June https://t.co/nhLPsbWL3Z #makingbooks #bookbinding

[LCBA @londonbookarts]

Spring OPEN STUDIO @ LCBA Sunday 5 May 11am–5pm, All welcome! Join us for printing & binding demos; workshop sample sale, 2nd-hand books & books by our favourite independent publishers; catch up w studio members & instructors, & find out about upcoming workshops, events & more!

[LCBA @londonbookarts]

Kotsu is a traditional Japanese tool used to ensure a square edge in bookbinding and box making. Handmade in London by our friends Mentsen and available in ash, cherry and oak https://t.co/BekYnsKIf0 #bookbinding #製本

[Monitor Books @monitor_books]

Exquisitely designed by @joe_hales_ with cover art by Max Hales
Covers printed and bound @londonbookarts
32pp, b&w photos
ISBN: 978-1-7395424-1-2
135mm x 215mm

https://t.co/o7KbnUSjbu

[Monitor Books @monitor_books]

Siblings
by Jay Bernard, Mary Jean Chan, Will Harris, Nisha Ramayya

[Assembling @londonbookarts]

Order here:
https://t.co/adSgqcDK19

[LCBA @londonbookarts]

Join us for an OPEN STUDIO this Sunday, 11 February, 11am–5pm at LCBA to celebrate the reopening of the studio after a devastating flood at the beginning of the year.

[St Bride Foundation @stbridefdn]

We are delighted to announce that @PaulShawLetters will be visiting SBF on 11 June to deliver a lecture on ‘Reading Type Specimens: From Cicero to Spoonie Highdiddel Ladies’ Cicerone’.

It will be held in-person and online via Zoom.

Find out more: https://t.co/DUSWX6aNgV