Solar Binding: bookbinding with MDF covers
Personalisation
Education and research
Books, albums and notebooks
Bookbinding, Printing, Cutting and fretwork, Assembly, Adhesive bonding and gluing, Engraving and marking
MDF, Paper and card
The project
Fran’s final qualification project, focused on a photovoltaic panel installation, became a bound book with a cover that reflects its subject. Archicercle carried out the complete binding process, from printing the document to making the front and back covers.
The bookbinding was carried out by hand and included printing, guillotine trimming, stapling and gluing. The studio’s contribution covered both the preparation of the pages and the making of the book’s covers.
The front and back covers were made from laser-cut and engraved MDF. Card was then added behind them to create a sense of depth: a layered composition combining the worked board with its card backing.
The cover features a pattern reminiscent of solar panel cells, connecting it to the document’s subject. The brown covers contrast with the dark graphics and black spine. This personalisation brings the academic content and its physical presentation together in a single object.
Processes and materials: fabrication services · available materials · studio machinery.
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