Case Studies, News & Stories

We now have a page on our site dedicated to all things Menu covers, be they leather, faux leather or book cloth.

It's been a while since we featured a Photography portfolio and it's been even longer since we featured a genuine leather bound portfolio book.

Reputations travel far for our leather menus  and so it was for us as we recently and very fortunately received an order for A4 leather menu covers for France Soir restaurant in Melbourne. 

This was a project that started with a pre printed book block which we then bound into a hard cover book and the hand stitched a leather dust jacket for.

A car from 1904 comes with a great deal of history. A regular on the London to Brighton and a recent full restoration, meant providing places for medals, programmes, the cars history as well as the service records.

In November (2020) we got a call from Paul Kellum who had this fantastic guest house and was looking for a bespoke guest book for his visitors to fill out about their stay as well a being top provide them with a comprehensive guide to the property as well the local area. To keep things organised and tidy, both of these binders would live in a custom made box.

Last year we made a bespoke leather portfolio that was to be used a pilot's logbook for airline pilot Steven Robbins. After seeing our Instagram feed over the last few months, he decided however, what he really wanted was one of our personalised casebound portfolios with a slipcase.

This first article appeared in the AOP May 2019 newsletter. It asks the question of photographic commissioners and photography agents, the importance of a photography portfolio book and ultimately, what makes for a good photography portfolio. Here they offer their insights and advice.

These custom made ring binders contain the history and technical data of a very special car, The owner ensured that the portfolio covers matched the exterior colour of the car and the inner covers matched the interior detail.

These small A5 exposed screw post binders were custom made for Woolacombe Bay, a beautiful hotel in the most gorgeous of all the English counties, Devon.