Aspects of running a bookbinder's supplies company as a family business
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This summer, we had a chance to visit the headquarters of @Schmedt - The World of Bookbinding -- a well-known German producer and distributor of all things related to book craft!
One of the reasons for our visit was to kickstart a partnership between iBookBinding and Schmedt. From now on, you can buy a selected line of iBookBinding tools in Schmedt's webshop. Specifically printed in the colors the customers of this German company are quite used to! =)
In this video, we discuss the company's history, aspects of running a family business for several generations, finding a balance between selling to artisans and larger companies, and much more!
In the second part of our talk, we continue this discussion and are invited for a tour of Schmedt's showroom and warehouse.
Listen to this episode on:
- Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/ibookbinding
- iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/nl/podcast/ibookbinding-podcast/id1510257102
- Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5zb3VuZGNsb3VkLmNvbS91c2Vycy9zb3VuZGNsb3VkOnVzZXJzOjgxNTMwMzAwNS9zb3VuZHMucnNz
Brought to you by iBookBinding. Bookbinding resources and tutorials: http://www.iBookBinding.com
You can ask our future guests questions on:
Instagram — https://www.instagram.com/ibookbinding/
Discord — https://discord.gg/TJY5FeS
Facebook — https://www.facebook.com/iBookBinding/
Schmedt: https://schmedt.com/
iBookBinding's tools in Schmedt's webshop: https://schmedt.com/brands/ibookbinding-tools/
00:00 – Beginning
01:22 – How is it all begin - the history of the Schmedt family business
04:06 – Developing of The PräGnant machine - manual blocking press for one-off titles and name embossings
06:03 – Machine building’s part of the Schmedt’s business that started from a little workshop in the former stable
07:59 – Focus on the small bookbinders
09:35 – About trade binderies in Germany and other countries
11:37 – The International side of Schmedt’s business, participation in the printing equipment exhibition in Dusseldorf (The Drupa)
15:18 – The material part of business, starting webshop in 1997
17:20 – Modernization of the web shop nowadays
20:00 – Importance and advantage of personal presence in your own business processes
21:04 – The opportunities offered by the market in united Europe and worldwide
26:10 – Selling in small quantities of materials, the “hobby side” of the bookbinding market
27:34 – Business processes during the pandemic, the start of presenting machines via video calls
34:23 – Changes in perception and expectations from communication between sellers and clients nowadays
40:38 – Schmedt’s Machine’s display space in Hamburg
42:18 – Examples of digitally printed book edges
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Aspects of running a bookbinder's supplies company as a family business
Watch the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ynUZozrlMbc
🔴 Support iBookBinding!
Become a patron: https://www.patreon.com/ibookbinding
Pledges start at only $1 / €1 / £1 per month.
This summer, we had a chance to visit the headquarters of @Schmedt - The World of Bookbinding -- a well-known German producer and distributor of all things related to book craft!
One of the reasons for our visit was to kickstart a partnership between iBookBinding and Schmedt. From now on, you can buy a selected line of iBookBinding tools in Schmedt's webshop. Specifically printed in the colors the customers of this German company are quite used to! =)
In this video, we discuss the company's history, aspects of running a family business for several generations, finding a balance between selling to artisans and larger companies, and much more!
In the second part of our talk, we continue this discussion and are invited for a tour of Schmedt's showroom and warehouse.
Listen to this episode on:
- Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/ibookbinding
- iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/nl/podcast/ibookbinding-podcast/id1510257102
- Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5zb3VuZGNsb3VkLmNvbS91c2Vycy9zb3VuZGNsb3VkOnVzZXJzOjgxNTMwMzAwNS9zb3VuZHMucnNz
Brought to you by iBookBinding. Bookbinding resources and tutorials: http://www.iBookBinding.com
You can ask our future guests questions on:
Instagram — https://www.instagram.com/ibookbinding/
Discord — https://discord.gg/TJY5FeS
Facebook — https://www.facebook.com/iBookBinding/
Schmedt: https://schmedt.com/
iBookBinding's tools in Schmedt's webshop: https://schmedt.com/brands/ibookbinding-tools/
00:00 – Beginning
01:22 – How is it all begin - the history of the Schmedt family business
04:06 – Developing of The PräGnant machine - manual blocking press for one-off titles and name embossings
06:03 – Machine building’s part of the Schmedt’s business that started from a little workshop in the former stable
07:59 – Focus on the small bookbinders
09:35 – About trade binderies in Germany and other countries
11:37 – The International side of Schmedt’s business, participation in the printing equipment exhibition in Dusseldorf (The Drupa)
15:18 – The material part of business, starting webshop in 1997
17:20 – Modernization of the web shop nowadays
20:00 – Importance and advantage of personal presence in your own business processes
21:04 – The opportunities offered by the market in united Europe and worldwide
26:10 – Selling in small quantities of materials, the “hobby side” of the bookbinding market
27:34 – Business processes during the pandemic, the start of presenting machines via video calls
34:23 – Changes in perception and expectations from communication between sellers and clients nowadays
40:38 – Schmedt’s Machine’s display space in Hamburg
42:18 – Examples of digitally printed book edges
Design Bindings of the Booker Prize 2021 - Mark Cockram [Bookish Talk #24]
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3 years ago
Design Bindings of the Booker Prize 2021 - Mark Cockram [Bookish Talk #24]
Every year, six Designer Bookbinders' fellows are chosen to create six unique bindings for the books shortlisted for the Booker Prize. Last year, we have published a series of videos with bookbinders who took part in that project. We return to that theme this year with six new bindings. Our first guest is Mark Cockram with his binding for "No One Is Talking About This" by Patricia Lockwood.
We hope to see the authors of all six bindings made for the Booker Prize in 2021, and currently, we have already recorded two videos and preparing to record two more. We'll see how it goes early in January.
Mark Cockram is a regular guest on our podcast. You can find other talks with him here: https://www.youtube.com/c/iBookBinding/search?query=Mark%20Cockram
You can watch the video of this episode here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KvtVv8qlxL4
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00:00 – Beginning
00:34 – Backstage of the binding processes for The Booker Prize shortlist
03:59 – Reading and interacting with the text while working
07:04 – "No One Is Talking About This" by Patricia Lockwood
08:03 – Difference between a "normal reading" and reading when you are looking for a visual metaphor for binding
10:15 – From a rough sketch to finished binding: how the process begins
12:47 – Difficulties with finding materials for collage on the cover of "No One Is Talking About This"
16:29 – Hiding a secret work from students and visitors of the Mark's studio
18:20 – How quotes from the book become parts of a collage as a metaphor of communication on the Internet
24:25 – Some technical moments of binding "No One Is Talking About This" by Patricia Lockwood
29:50 – The chicken or the egg: making a box for the binding
32:15 – Working on the book's edges
34:21 – The presentation of The Booker Prize 2021
38:11 – Collaboration of the Booker Prize and bookbinders, the difference between binding old/famous and modern/brand new books
45:05 – Interacting with the author of the text during the binding process
iBookBinding Podcast
Aspects of running a bookbinder's supplies company as a family business
Watch the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ynUZozrlMbc
🔴 Support iBookBinding!
Become a patron: https://www.patreon.com/ibookbinding
Pledges start at only $1 / €1 / £1 per month.
This summer, we had a chance to visit the headquarters of @Schmedt - The World of Bookbinding -- a well-known German producer and distributor of all things related to book craft!
One of the reasons for our visit was to kickstart a partnership between iBookBinding and Schmedt. From now on, you can buy a selected line of iBookBinding tools in Schmedt's webshop. Specifically printed in the colors the customers of this German company are quite used to! =)
In this video, we discuss the company's history, aspects of running a family business for several generations, finding a balance between selling to artisans and larger companies, and much more!
In the second part of our talk, we continue this discussion and are invited for a tour of Schmedt's showroom and warehouse.
Listen to this episode on:
- Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/ibookbinding
- iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/nl/podcast/ibookbinding-podcast/id1510257102
- Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5zb3VuZGNsb3VkLmNvbS91c2Vycy9zb3VuZGNsb3VkOnVzZXJzOjgxNTMwMzAwNS9zb3VuZHMucnNz
Brought to you by iBookBinding. Bookbinding resources and tutorials: http://www.iBookBinding.com
You can ask our future guests questions on:
Instagram — https://www.instagram.com/ibookbinding/
Discord — https://discord.gg/TJY5FeS
Facebook — https://www.facebook.com/iBookBinding/
Schmedt: https://schmedt.com/
iBookBinding's tools in Schmedt's webshop: https://schmedt.com/brands/ibookbinding-tools/
00:00 – Beginning
01:22 – How is it all begin - the history of the Schmedt family business
04:06 – Developing of The PräGnant machine - manual blocking press for one-off titles and name embossings
06:03 – Machine building’s part of the Schmedt’s business that started from a little workshop in the former stable
07:59 – Focus on the small bookbinders
09:35 – About trade binderies in Germany and other countries
11:37 – The International side of Schmedt’s business, participation in the printing equipment exhibition in Dusseldorf (The Drupa)
15:18 – The material part of business, starting webshop in 1997
17:20 – Modernization of the web shop nowadays
20:00 – Importance and advantage of personal presence in your own business processes
21:04 – The opportunities offered by the market in united Europe and worldwide
26:10 – Selling in small quantities of materials, the “hobby side” of the bookbinding market
27:34 – Business processes during the pandemic, the start of presenting machines via video calls
34:23 – Changes in perception and expectations from communication between sellers and clients nowadays
40:38 – Schmedt’s Machine’s display space in Hamburg
42:18 – Examples of digitally printed book edges
