17 March 2011

PERSEPHONE BOOKS




















Persephone Books are now stocking my Bloomsbury bookplates in their shop on Lamb's Conduit Street, London.

When I was doing research at Charleston for my doctorate, I discovered a large number of bookplates amongst the bookshelves that members of Bloomsbury had designed and made for themselves and for each other. Each of them was so decorative and beautiful, inspiring a delight in the material qualities of the book, that I decided I wanted to make my own.

The resulting design draws inspiration from these Bloomsbury bookplate designs, as well as the domestic decorations at Charleston, and I think that they complement the publications of Persephone Books, with their gorgeous endpapers, rather nicely.

2 comments:

  1. hello anna,

    just saw your mention in vogue so had to check your work out -- i love persephone books! and your designs and work are beautiful!

    patricia

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