Anna van Rietschoten
bookbinder | maker of bespoke boxes | book conservator
Lovely to meet you here. Since graduating I have been working as a professional, independent bookbinder and box maker and more recently also as a book conservator. It do love my job and I’m always looking into learning new skills, new bindings and structures.
For me, Anna In Paperland is about the magical wonderworld of paper, binding books and making boxes, exploring art — and a reference to one of my favourite books, Alice in Wonderland.
I graduated from the bookbinding college that is part of the Art & Design College in Utrecht, the Netherlands. I also had the privilege to attend a number of classes by master bookbinders.
Please feel free to contact me for your own unique handmade binding via info@annainpaperland.com. You are also welcome to check out my Etsy shop: annainpaperland.etsy.com for ready to ship books!
Anna van Rietschoten | Anna in Paperland
Anna in Paperland is part of
Van Rietschoten Boeken
KvK 84014423
VNH member | Association for Professional Bookbinders
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Expositions
- Uppercase ‘Rag & Pulp’ binding project | creating a unique book |2024
- International Box your Book competition, “Alice in Wonderland” was one of the 34 winning box designs chosen by the jury. Exhibited at
Boekkunstbeurs – Book Art Fair, Leiden (NL) | 6, 7 November 2021
OBA, Amsterdam (NL) | February, March 2022
Museum Jan Boon, De Rijp (NL) | April 2022
Bookbinding Centre, Echten (NL) | May, June 2022
BplusC Cultural Library Leiden (NL) | July, August 2022
Cultural Centre Scharpoord (BE) | September, October 2022 - Bookbindchallenge II – Mooi Marginaal. Exhibited at Boekkunstbeurs – Book Art Fair, Leiden (NL) | 6, 7 November 2021
- National bookbinding exhibition ‘The Promiss’, Hoorn (NL), winner of both the first prize and the audience award | 2019 – 2020
Education
VOHB book restoration & conservation in practice, Art & Design college Utrecht | 2023 – 2024
VOHB bookbinding, Art & Design college Utrecht | 2019 – 2022
Classes by Wilma van Driel, bookbinder at Papyrus bookbindery | 2018 – 2020
Masterclass ‘Free Style Boxmaking’ by Kylin Lee (CH) | 2024
Masterclass ‘Designer slipcase’ by Suzanne Schmollgruber (CH) | 2023
Masterclass ‘Pixel binding’ by Benjamin Elbel (NL) | 2022
Workshop ‘Pleated hinge binding’ by Marja Wilgenkamp | 2022
Masterclass ‘Steck Album and Rod binding’ by Nadine Werner (DE) | 2021
Masterclass ‘Pianel’ by Benjamin Elbel (NL) | 2020
Workshop ‘A collection of stitches’ by Wilma van Driel (NL) | 2020
Workshop ‘Stabbindings’ by Karin & Saskia Jansen (NL) | 2019
Workshop ‘Dos rapporté’ by Marja Wilgenkamp (NL) | 2019
Workshop ‘Buttonhole stitch book’ by Bari Zaki (USA) | 2019
Masterclass ‘Bauhaus inspired Box design’ by Kylin Lee (CH) | 2019
Workshop ‘Rotary box’ by Jonna Cohen (NL) | 2019
Workshop ‘Ingenious foldings’ by Marja Wilgenkamp (NL) | 2019
Course ‘Typography’ by Bert Rigters (NL) | 2019
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