Festival
London Craft Week x V&A Academy 2025
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Celebrating the art of bookbinding, watch three artisans at work, Homo Faber Fellows Manuel Mazzotti, Chihiro Shigemitsu and Tomorrow’s Past member Tracey Rowledge, who all have their unique take on this craft, encompassing art, craft and conservation.
Italian-born Manuel Mazzotti is a bookbinder, designer, artist and trained engineer who creates limited edition books, prints and bespoke presentation boxes.
Chihiro Shigemitsu's work is focused on the human touch, and she aims to bring the modern design process back to a more hands-on approach.
TOMORROW’S PAST is a small international group of bookbinders who make modern conservation bindings for antiquarian books.
Manuel Mazzotti and Chihiro Shigemitsu are supported by the Homo Faber Fellowship, a life-changing programme which facilitates the transmission of knowledge and skills from one generation to the next.
Italian-born Manuel Mazzotti is a bookbinder, designer, artist and trained engineer who creates limited edition books, prints and bespoke presentation boxes.
Chihiro Shigemitsu's work is focused on the human touch, and she aims to bring the modern design process back to a more hands-on approach.
TOMORROW’S PAST is a small international group of bookbinders who make modern conservation bindings for antiquarian books.
Manuel Mazzotti and Chihiro Shigemitsu are supported by the Homo Faber Fellowship, a life-changing programme which facilitates the transmission of knowledge and skills from one generation to the next.
Header image: ©Daniele Zappala