Book: Insane Clasp Book
A case with overlapping colored windows closes with a unique metal clasp. Inside is a tidy notebook in the classic style of yotsume toji.
Book: Wedding Guest Book
This work was made as a wedding gift for two dear friends. A window in the front cover invites admirers to interact with the Spanish hand-marbled paper within. Clever binding allows the book to lay flat, so wedding guests can leave the couple a sweet note with ease.
Book: Massive portfolio
11” x 14” custom screw post portfolio, commissioned by Durham, NC-based tattooer, illustrator, and printmaker Nick Osetek. This book is about the size of a standard large pepperoni pizza.
Field Mission: My Octopus Teacher
Bounty Archive travels to Osaka, Japan to train in bookbinding with a masterful sensei in an attempt to unlock powerful knowledge and ascend from the valley of despair. There is only so much one can learn from YouTube.
Book: Uchi
A book designed by Bounty Archive and made in collaboration with Atelier Eiko in Osaka, Japan.
Book: Fruit Sticker Album
Watch as Bounty Archive handcrafts a unique notebook meant to catalogue fruit stickers. Then, read along and allow Bounty Archive to take your hand and guide you though some of the project’s most striking features.
50 Year-Old Book Restoration
In this video, watch as Bounty Archive gives a facelift to a 50 year-old book, trading its blown-out paper binding for an elegant hardcover with custom gold-foiling.
How to Make A Screw Post Binder
Bounty Archive provides DIY instructions on how to make a screw post binder. This bookbinding tutorial will help you make an elegant portfolio book to display artwork or hold precious documents.