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
Richard Minsky: Job Printer at 13, Book Artist Today (And Not Only That!) [iBB Podcast #25.1]
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3 years ago
Richard Minsky: Job Printer at 13, Book Artist Today (And Not Only That!) [iBB Podcast #25.1]
This time we invited Richard Minsky to our podcast, a bookbinder, book artist, teacher, and many things more. In the end, the episode became a three-parter, as we recorded with Richard for more than 3 hours. The first part is mostly dedicated to beginnings: printing in childhood, first experiences in bookbinding, shifting to art as a social commentary, and the origins of the Center for Book Arts in New York.
In the other two parts, Richard talks and shows more of his bindings, digital world, politics, history, and takes us for a tour of his studio. Stay tuned, they will be published in the upcoming weeks!
You can watch the video version of this podcast on our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Cvo1iNOGC0
Brought to you by iBookBinding. Bookbinding resources and tutorials: http://www.iBookBinding.com
Become a patron (and get more content): https://www.patreon.com/ibookbinding
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/
Find out more about Richard Minsky:
- https://minsky.com/
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Minsky
- https://centerforbookarts.org/people/richard-minsky
- https://web.library.yale.edu/arts/special-collections/interviews-with-richard-minsky
00:00 – Beginning
00:55 – Richard’s childhood: graphic art shop class, starting a first printing business at the age of 13 with a platen press
04:58 – Making a photo of Lyndon B. Johnson with handmade “Working press” shield
06:45 – How a printing press helped to attract 300 students to a Junior Astronomy Club’s lecture
07:48 – Promoting events and printing art through the years
09:11 – Twists of life: Path from printing to bookbinding through astrophysics, car crash, economics, violin, and chorus
16:41 – Richard’s firsts: full leather and tooled bindings made as a student of Daniel G. Knowlton in 1969
17:54 – “The Georgics” of Virgil with the French method of onlay: Learning on your own mistakes to make your bookbinding and design better
21:52 – “Garbage or archive”: The importance of documenting the process and the results of errors
25:43 – The shift from making “just” books to making book art that is a social commentary
34:28 – Origins of the Center for Book Arts in New York City
41:44 – Disconnect between the communities: design, art, and bookbinding. Possibility of collaborations
50:00 – Theoretical critical apparatus for discussion of bookbinding and book art. The “Material meets metaphor” methodology introduced by Richard Minsky
55:31 – Should an artist be versed in all the theories or can it be an intuitive art? Differences between art and craft
57:28 – Importance of being able to talk about your art
58:07 – Continuation of the story of the origin of the Center for Book Arts in New York City
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
