27th Bookbinders´ Fair in Belgium

Sunday 13 April 2025

from 10 am to 4 pm

Here you will find everything you need in one place and in one day.

Participants from The Netherlands, Belgium, France, United Kingdom and Germany

The entrance fee is € 5,-
Children up to 4 years free.
Children 4-12 years € 3,-

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ACTIVITIES DURING THE FAIR

WORKSHOPS

LEPORELLO BOOKLET
Led by Miu de Vries from studio STRO
Make a "leporello withSIGNATURES"
duration approx. 45 minutes, material costs €5
Suitable for all levels, maximum 6 people, register at the stand
at 11am, 12pm, 2pm and 3pm

BOOKLET TO STAND DOWN
Under the guidance of Annemieke van der Moezel
A simple version of the "standing book" by Cor Aerssens and Cristina Balbiano d'Aramengo.
duration approx. 30 minutes, material costs €5,-
Continuous; free space? take a place!

INTUITIVE WORK WITH INK
Under the guidance of Leonie Vollenberg from atelier Velijn
you will decorate large sheets of paper with ink and then make a booklet with the sheets.
duration approx. 90 minutes, material costs €5,-
Suitable for everyone, maximum 8 people, register at the stand
starts at 10.30 am and 2.00 pm

DEMONSTRATIONS

* Cutting technique
Sarah Verstraete shows Tine Noreille's measuring, folding and cutting technique.
With this method you skip the pencil phase, you measure and cut at the same time, very quickly, very perfectly!

* Gilding
CVO Gent and IKA will demonstrate how to gild book covers.

EXHIBITIONS

BOEKBINDCOLLECTIEF 14 x 14
Shows the results of their project 11 “AL(le)TIJD”

SABIWABI boekbindcollectief
Exhibits their miniature book project 3: Bits and Pieces and project 4: Nature

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