The Wonders of Hedi Kyle with Suzanne Schmollgruber (Beechingstoke, UK)

Schedule:  Jul 31, Aug 1, 2 & 3, 2021 — 10am - 5pm (GMT); 

Heidi Kyle's extraordinary book constructions, falling somewhere between historical and modern designs, will be reconsidered and further interpreted in this workshop. Artful folding, cutting and sewing techniques will present numerous variations of leporellos as well as codex bindings.

The class will show how rich the possibilities and developments of these works are with the aim to learn more about the techniques of Hedi Kyle and to re-interpret them in your own personal way.

Hedi Kyle will no longer conduct classes outside the US and Suzanne is rarely able to get time off from Ascona so this is a wonderful chance to learn from someone who knows Hedi and has worked with her over the years.

All paper lovers welcome.

Location/Venue:  In-person at The Lori Sauer Bindery
For more info & pictures:  https://www.bookbindingworkshops.com/full-details 
Cost/Fee:  £390
Material/Studio fee:  
To register: https://www.bookbindingworkshops.com/sign-up 

Their workshop calendar:  https://www.bookbindingworkshops.com/full-details 

Instructor and bio:  Since May 2010 Suzanne Schmollgruber has been the director of the Centro del Bel Libro, in Ascona Switzerland. Her responsibilities include teaching courses, coordinating guest instructors and overseeing the continuing development of the programme. Thanks to her broad international experiences and contacts she is always able to bring new energy to the department of Bookbinding and Design.

Suzanne trained as a hand bookbinder in Switzerland from 1988 until 1992 and from 1992/93 at the CBL under Edwin Heim. Between 1994 and 2007 she continued her training with Hedi Kyle, Sün Evrard, Carmencho Arregui and others. From 1996 to 2005 she ran her own workshop in Barcelona and from 2005 she worked in Milan. She leads the Swiss group of professional bookbinders, Buch and Form. www.cbl-ascona.ch    www.buchform.ch