BOOKS
Case Studies
Explore examples of my commissions too show how I capture People, Identity, and Lifestyle in different ways
PEOPLE – click on FOR SARAH BOOK
IDENTITY - click on JWJ COLLECTION BOOK
LIFESTYLE - click on OUR MALTA BOOK
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Tailor-Made
The story of your life captured in photographs preserved in an exquisite tailor-made book.
I specialise in creating truly amazing books that are unique to you, to tell your story and only yours.
Working in collaboration with the finest British craftsmen to expertly design and print your photographs in a Tailored Book exclusive to Hurtwood. Every image is printed on Mohawk Superfine Paper - the finest printing paper made today - and great care is taken to bind and stitch each page to create a unique book.
Your book is expertly designed by our designers and tailored to your individual requirements. Each one with a choice of cover finish, endpaper colours, and combination colours for head and tail bands – we pride ourselves on attention to detail.
The finished book is treasured by families as a record of special occasions and their lives together. Corporate clients value the high-quality finish as a reflection of their own business and commission a book as a client gift or as part of a marketing campaign.
The perfect way to preserve memories and create provenance
Pages
Lay flat for seamless picture presentation.
Stitching
Sequences of pages sewn together.
Endpapers
Choice of colours for the endpapers – the sheet that attaches the first and last pages of text in a case bound book to its cover.
Head & Tail Bands
Choice of Head & Tail Bands – The ornamental decorative addition of a cloth piece at the top and bottom of a book, just inside the spine.
Archival Paper
Acid free mohawk super-fine paper with a life of over 100 years without discolouration.
The grain is the direction in which the majority of fibres lie in a sheet of paper. The grain of the paper must run parallel to the spine (this is the law!).
Foil blocking
A technique to apply an image to paper or board using metallic or coloured foil on the cover and spine of the book.
Provenance
Capture the distinguished provenance of
your collection for yourself, a loved one,
VIP clients or corporate gift.
Exclusivity
The images I take are handcrafted
and bound in a unique bespoke book in England -
tailored to your individual requirements.
With a choice of colours for the cloth or leather cover, the head and tail bands, and the endpapers.
Legacy
A visual memory, to pass on a
valuable legacy to future generations.
““Amazing quality, the attention to detail is superb. Stella is a pleasure to work with. Her creativity and dedication to our project made the process fun and exciting. We now have a book we are proud to own, to last a lifetime and beyond””