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Respect of the tradition, innovation, modernity : that’s the definition of the bookbinding work, according to Renaud Vernier.

To be a bookbinder nowadays, it is necessary to offer a high level of skills to the specialist customers, a level only great artists can reach.The deep knowledge of traditional techniques of bookbinding and the skill to use them rigorously, with intelligence and the sense of perfection are, above all, the essential base in which the collector or the professional bibliophile puts his trust. Artistic culture and creativity ensure the enrichment of the bookbinder’s traditional workmanship with a personal bringing-in that will make all the difference and on which a large part of the craftsman’s notoriety depends.

Because it is a modern art craft, the bookbinding art must be able to express itself, when it is necessary for the work, through different contemporary materials : leather, of course, but also altuglas, stainless steel, various metals, precious essences, etc...Thanks to his highly specialized professional skills, Renaud Vernier is regularly asked to create unique and numbered objects of bookbinding, soft bookbinding and cases.

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