Handmade And Bound, affordable book-art and zine fair, London 18th Nov 2012

Handmade And Bound, affordable London book-art and zine fair, St Bride Foundation, Fleet Street, London 18th November 2012

On Sunday, I visited the 2012 Handmade And Bound independent fair, a showcase for limited edition, affordable, handmade artists’ books, comics and zines.

Handmade And Bound, affordable London book-art and zine fair, St Bride Foundation, Fleet Street, London 18th November 2012

Put together by my good friends Simon and Anne (who swiftly collared me into photographic duties), this year’s fair took place at the St Bride Foundation, off Fleet Street, London EC4, and attracted a good turn out of exhibitors and visitors.

Handmade And Bound, affordable London book-art and zine fair, St Bride Foundation, Fleet Street, London 18th November 2012

The free event aims to present a balance of handmade artists’ books and old-fashioned zines (in the DIY punk tradition), and is open to anyone who makes their stuff, as opposed to sending it off to the printers.

Handmade And Bound, affordable London book-art and zine fair, St Bride Foundation, Fleet Street, London 18th November 2012

Handmade And Bound, affordable London book-art and zine fair, St Bride Foundation, Fleet Street, London 18th November 2012

Handmade And Bound, affordable London book-art and zine fair, St Bride Foundation, Fleet Street, London 18th November 2012

Handmade And Bound, affordable London book-art and zine fair, St Bride Foundation, Fleet Street, London 18th November 2012

Handmade And Bound, affordable London book-art and zine fair, St Bride Foundation, Fleet Street, London 18th November 2012

Handmade And Bound, affordable London book-art and zine fair, St Bride Foundation, Fleet Street, London 18th November 2012

Handmade And Bound, affordable London book-art and zine fair, St Bride Foundation, Fleet Street, London 18th November 2012

Handmade And Bound, affordable London book-art and zine fair, St Bride Foundation, Fleet Street, London 18th November 2012

Spot the hipster!

Handmade And Bound, affordable London book-art and zine fair, St Bride Foundation, Fleet Street, London 18th November 2012

Handmade And Bound, affordable London book-art and zine fair, St Bride Foundation, Fleet Street, London 18th November 2012

Prizes for the best three exhibitors were given out by Simon, who manfully tussled with his role as MC.

Handmade And Bound, affordable London book-art and zine fair, St Bride Foundation, Fleet Street, London 18th November 2012

Handmade And Bound, affordable London book-art and zine fair, St Bride Foundation, Fleet Street, London 18th November 2012

First prize winners!

Handmade And Bound, affordable London book-art and zine fair, St Bride Foundation, Fleet Street, London 18th November 2012

The fair took place over two rooms.

Handmade And Bound, affordable London book-art and zine fair, St Bride Foundation, Fleet Street, London 18th November 2012

Handmade And Bound, affordable London book-art and zine fair, St Bride Foundation, Fleet Street, London 18th November 2012

Handmade And Bound, affordable London book-art and zine fair, St Bride Foundation, Fleet Street, London 18th November 2012

Handmade And Bound, affordable London book-art and zine fair, St Bride Foundation, Fleet Street, London 18th November 2012

Handmade And Bound, affordable London book-art and zine fair, St Bride Foundation, Fleet Street, London 18th November 2012

Handmade And Bound, affordable London book-art and zine fair, St Bride Foundation, Fleet Street, London 18th November 2012

Handmade And Bound, affordable London book-art and zine fair, St Bride Foundation, Fleet Street, London 18th November 2012

Handmade And Bound, affordable London book-art and zine fair, St Bride Foundation, Fleet Street, London 18th November 2012

Handmade And Bound, affordable London book-art and zine fair, St Bride Foundation, Fleet Street, London 18th November 2012

Handmade And Bound, affordable London book-art and zine fair, St Bride Foundation, Fleet Street, London 18th November 2012

The prize winning work.

Handmade And Bound, affordable London book-art and zine fair, St Bride Foundation, Fleet Street, London 18th November 2012

Handmade And Bound, affordable London book-art and zine fair, St Bride Foundation, Fleet Street, London 18th November 2012

More:  http://www.handmadeandbound.com/

One Comment on “Handmade And Bound, affordable book-art and zine fair, London 18th Nov 2012”

  1. Good coverage of the fair with some really good photographs. We are really pleased to have won the first prize at the show. Please feel free to visit our blog to find out more about it. We rebloged some of your photographs, hope that is ok. fondzine.tumblr.com

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