During the bookbinding workshop I experimented with three different types of stitching and created a signature based book (chap book), a Japanese book block, and a coptic book. Here is my final and favourite result, a coptic stitch book with black pages, white …
There are two very different aspects to a visit to the Boros Collection, however, at the end of the visit it almost feels that they are converging into a new whole. One element is the obvious history of the location and venue, the other is …
Lux Revolver Poster printed with wooden letters (and shadow) Delving deeper into the history of letterpress and printing presses, I learn many interesting facts such as that historically movable type was in use in China and Korea for centuries before Gutenberg affected change in …
Exciting to walk past the Berliner Stadtbibliothek (Zentral- und Landesbibliothek Berlin) on Breite Strasse in Berlin Mitte today, in the knowledge that they are keeping a copy of my first book ‘Berlin Reflections – Antlitz Berlin’ in their archive.
The director of the Buchstabenmuseum Berlin (Typography Museum), Barbara Dechant, was so kind to let me take a look at their new premises under the S-Bahn station ‘Bellevue’. The museum is currently closed to the public, whilst negotiations for a new contract with the owner of …
Setting out to visit the Jüdischer Friedhof and Lapidarium at Schönhauser Allee, I am curious to see what lies behind the red brick walls of the Jewish cemetery that I have so often walked by in the past. The cemetery itself is silent and …
Bertolt Brecht’s grave and that of his second wife, Helene Weigel, are located on the beautiful Dorotheenstaedtischer Friedhof in Berlin Mitte. It’s a peaceful and sun-filled cemetery right in the city centre, a city that disappears right behind the graveyard walls. Next …
‘Obama: An Intimate Portrait’ Exhibition at the Museum The Kennedys, Auguststrasse 11 – 13, Berlin No photography allowed inside the exhibition as is the case in most German museums and galleries. The exhibition leaves me wondering how many of the portraits are …
Been spending time working on my Dogs of Berlin and their Humans website, updating the site and uploading new features. New Dogs and their Humans portrait to be photographed this Sunday in Köpenick with its beautiful old town and palace island as a great backdrop to …
Arriving at Bury train station, I spotted this interesting welcome sign. I went to visit Bury Art Museum again today, to explore the ground and upper floors and galleries.