Sorry Paper...

Last week, the Independent Paper Show came to London. On Wednesday and Thursday the Crypt on the Green in Clerkenwell was packed full of companies showing all the best and latest in paper, printing and finishing. The IPS London show has been brought to the UK and is hosted by Foilco in partnership with the  three Swiss companies who originally founded the show: Bubu, Lorenz Boegli and Sonderegger.

I hope these images will give you a flavour of the event...

We are very pleased with our stand where we had a minature tree with scrunched balls of paper, following the event's theme of "sorry paper..."

Our friends from the Reflex paper mill in Germany were on a stand next door to us, showing their label papers, superbly demonstrated on bottles of beer!

...and Reflex were giving away copies of the wonderful Euro24 wallchart printed on Zeta Hammer, Brilliant 120gsm.

Below is Lorenz Boegli giving a talk about screenprinting and about his inventing his revolutionary technique to print RGB

Below are the stands of the original founders of the show: Bubu, Lorenz Boegli and Sonderegger.

As well as the three original founders,and Foilco there were stands from Antalis, Dreyer Kliche, Fedrigoni, GF Smith, James Cropper, Manifattura Del Seveso, Mondi, Procop, Reflex Paper, Slater Harrison, Winter & Co. 

It was a really worthwhile event, absolutely packed for most of the time and was amazingly well organised by Foilco. Hopefully this will become a regular event in the calendar. Our thanks to everyone that participated but especially to Foilco.

https://papershow.ch/

Posted by Justin Hobson 17.06.2024

Independent Paper Show 2024 - London

Fenner Paper is cordially inviting you to the inaugural Independent Paper Show to be held in London and if you have received one of these amazing invitations, you'll appreciate just how special they are!

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The Independent
 Paper Show is coming to London. This June, the first ever London edition of the IPS will be presented in the Crypt on the Green and all are welcome (whether you received this amazing invitation or not!)

The invitation is contained in this beautifully finished box, which is 245 x 190 x 17mm.

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With the letter is the 8pp concertina invitation 195 x 150mm with multiple finishing effects, too numerous to list here...

The Independent Paper Show is presented by three Swiss companies who founded the original Swiss  show: Bubu, Lorenz Boegli and Sonderegger, and the London show has been brought to the UK in partnership with Foilco. There will be lots of other paper companies there too (it's not just us!)

The event is on Wednesday, June 12th 1pm until 8pm and Thursday, June 13th 10am until 5pm at the Crypt on the Green
 St. James’s Church,
 Clerkenwell
 London EC1R 0EA . 

You can read more about it on their website.. To attend, you just need to register on the event website: https://papershow.ch/ 

We hope to see you there - where you will be able to see a copy of this amazing invitation.

Posted by Justin Hobson 28.05.2024

Save the Date!

The Independent
 Paper Show is coming to town! Yes, this June in Clerkenwell, the first ever London edition of the IPS will be presented in the Crypt on the Green and all are welcome.

Presented by three Swiss companies who founded the original show: Bubu, Lorenz Boegli and Sonderegger, the London show has been brought to the UK in partnership with Foilco.

These superb 'Save the Date' cards have been sent out in the post and you may have received one already!

The event is on Wednesday, June 12th 1pm until 8pm and Thursday, June 13th 10am until 5pm at the Crypt on the Green
 St. James’s Church,
 Clerkenwell
 London EC1R 0EA . You can read more about it on their website.

To attend, you just need to register on the website: https://papershow.ch/ 

We hope to see you there!

Posted by Justin Hobson 25.04.2024

2016 BuBu book

This book is produced by one of the leading book-binderies of the world: BuBu. At the beginning of each year they produce a book which demonstrates a different, unusual and innovative design of book. In previous years, they have produced books using a metal cover, a perspex cover and even a book which is curved. The books are always produced in the characteristic red and white of the swiss flag.

few years ago I was lucky enough to visit Buchbinderei Burkhardt (BuBu) in Mönchaltorf near Zürich. The company is an amazing combination of the commercial bookbinding, hand bookbinding studio and digital book production. BuBu is an amazing business producing quality, long forgotten in some areas of the UK printing industry.

The size of this book is 230x158mm. It is hard to describe and even harder to photograph! I would describe this as a 24pp concertina text mounted onto cover boards which have a 'raw' edge. The concertina text has been duplexed using 4pp sections or red and white which means that both edges have a red/white sandwich effect. The 'real' cover is asymmetric and is made using a red binding cloth over board and is affixed to the outside back cover.

Close up detail of the cloth covered cover:

Some of you maybe able to read the accompanying letter, unfortunately I can't!

Last year, I wrote about the book they produced following a competition at Kingston University: http://justinsamazingworldatfennerpaper.blogspot.co.uk/2014/12/pocket-book-by-jack-beveridge.html

How refreshing that a leading company takes the time and money to produce an item which not only shows their expertise, but which also pushes the boundaries. They produce a quality, long forgotten in some areas of the UK printing industry.

http://www.bubu.ch/

Posted by Justin Hobson 22.01.2016

Pocket Book by Jack Beveridge

I received a superb little a superb little Christmas book from London agency BOB Design. This beautifully presented, package arrived in a substantial envelope and wrapped in silkscreen printed (in two colours) tissue paper.

As you can see from the wording below, BOB set a design brief - re-inventing the book as an object isn't an easy brief!. ...and then producing the end product.

...which is this amazing, pocket book.

This 160pp casebound, notebook is around 130x120mm, formed into the shape of a pocket. Covered in red bookcloth, it not only forms the basic shape but also is rounded so that it follows the contours of the cheek in the back pocket!

The whole thing is exquisitely made - all aspects of the binding are perfect - the V shape in particular is a triumph.

Below is a close up of the leather tab and the sewn sections (10x16pp sections) - this is a truly exquisite piece of binding.

The silkscreened poster, which tells the story of the whole project also incorporates thumbnail sketches of the students designs.

Close up of the thumbnail sketches:

The book is produced by one of the leading book-binderies of the world: BuBu. A few years ago I visited Buchbinderei Burkhardt (BuBu) in Mönchaltorf  near Zürich in and was amazed at the combination of the commercial bookbinding, hand bookbinding studio and digital book production. BuBu is an amazing business producing quality, long forgotten in some areas of the UK printing industry.

Jack Beveridge graduated in the summer with a first class honours degree and you can find him here:
www.jackbeveridge.com

Creative directors at BOB are Mireille Burkhardt and Kieran O'Connor.

www.jackbeveridge.com
www.bobdesign.co.uk
www.bubu.ch
http://www.kingston.ac.uk/undergraduate-course/graphic-design/

Posted by Justin Hobson 29.12.2014

An Advent Adventure

Today I received a superb little a superb little Christmas (Advent) book from London agency BOB Design. Beautifully presented, it arrived in a substantial red envelope and wrapped in glassine paper.

An Advent Adventure is 'a seasonal tale of Victorian villainy in twenty four acts' and is written by Jonathan L. Howard.

 

The size of the book is 115x85mm, portrait. It contains 200pp and is beatifully sewn in sections, with red thread, as you can see pictured below.

It features 'exposed' binding, beautifully folded sections, neatly sewn.



...and here's the clever bit, the text is made of folded, uncut sections, with the instructions to 'reveal one act per day, by tearing along the perforated top of each page' as you can see in the below picture:

On the inside of the folds is printed the story...

This is an exquisite piece of print 'even though it is not printed on lovely Fenner Paper' (as the note, below, states!) Although I don't know the actual paper used, it is an uncoated paper, around 80gsm, with a neutral white shade.

It has been produced by one of the leading book-binderies of the world, BuBu located near Zürich in Switzerland. Some years ago I visited Buchbinderei Burkhardt (BuBu) in Mönchaltorf and was amazed at the combination of the commercial bookbinding, hand bookbinding studio and digital book production. BuBu is an amazing business producing quality, long forgotten in some areas of the UK printing industry.

Design is by BOB Design. Creative directors are Mireille Burkhardt and Kieran O'Connor. Designers are Clara Goodger, Aaron Merrigan and Ed Rivers.

www.bobdesign.co.uk

http://www.jonathanlhoward.com/
www.bubu.ch

Posted by Justin Hobson 02.12.2013