Case study
Case Bound Book
A multi-process book produced to present an artist's work with the quality and durability it deserved.
The brief
Translate the artwork onto the printed page without losing its character.
The client asked Printech for advice on producing a case bound book presenting the work of an artist. Paper selection mattered across the text, case cover, endpapers and dust jacket, and the binding needed to feel durable and considered.
The book was thread sewn, finished with head and tail bands, foil blocked on the case cover and protected by a printed dust jacket.
Printing296pp four-colour text, four-colour jacket and a foiled cover.
Material170gsm Balatax Imperial case cover, 170gsm silk text, 150gsm green endpapers and 170gsm white silk jacket.
FinishingGold foil, grey-board case, folding and gathering, thread sewing, endpapers, dust cover and head and tail bands.
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