WE CRAFT ONLY THE FINEST HANDMADE ALBUMS
- The Artisan Albums -There’s simply no comparison. We make the best albums using materials that others do not use. Albums so stunning, it will impress your clients.
WE CRAFT ONLY THE FINEST ALBUMS
There’s simply no comparison. We make the best albums using materials that others do not use. Albums so stunning, it will impress your clients.
Handmade Albums
With Prints That Lasts
A Lifetime & Beyond
Each box is individually measured, cut and bound by hand. You will receive the finest boxes made just for you, covered with our fine Japanese silks. Boxes can be customized for your specific needs.
EXPLORE OUR HANDMADE ALBUMS
Our finest albums, made using traditional bookbinding methods, covered in the finest Japanese silks & fabrics with archival grade prints.
THE ARTISAN ALBUM
Our premium album, made only with the finest materials available. Handmade individually upon order with archival grade materials, this precious heirloom will last over 100 years .
PETITE ARTISAN ALBUM
Our precious little album. At only 4″x4″, this album is built with the same method and finest material as its larger counterpart, the Artisan Album. Without a doubt, the finest mini album available in the country.
CUSTOM MADE ALBUMS
Need or want something specific for your studio? With each of our keepsake made by hand using traditional bookbinding methods, we can customize for your studio and requirements.
Albums can also be customized to different sizes and with a combination of Japanese silks.
– THE ARTISAN ALBUM –
Beautiful Colours, Archival Grade Prints
We use the highest quality print available in the world – 12 colour inkjet printing on archival grade German made papers.
Read more about our quality.
Standard sizes include 8″x8″, 10″x10″, 12″x12″ (squares) and 9″x12″ (landscape) with custom sizes available.
Starts off with a base of 20 pages + 1 preface/intro + 1 vellum page.
Cover options include name imprinting, photo inset or quarter bound image cover. Custom options such as dust jackets are also available.
Album Materials: Holland boards, Italian made substrates. Over 40 Selection of Japanese Silks
Printing: Archival Grade, 12 Colour Inkjet Printing on German made papers (matte) with a soft touch, velvet lamination.
Page type: Thick page (1.2mm) and ultra thick page (2mm) types are available.
Full details in our catalog.
– MORE DETAILS ON THE ARTISAN ALBUM –
- We do NOT use press prints (used by photo books) nor lab prints. Instead, our albums use the highest quality print in the world – 12 colour inkjet printing on a German made heavyweight paper. Inkjet prints offer the deepest black & beautiful robust colours and will last over 100 years with reasonable care.
- Each album takes approximately 5 hours to bind by hand. With the amount of detail, care & work that goes into each album, we only use the finest materials which includes Holland-made boards, Italian substrates, acid-free adhesives and Japanese silks.
- Includes an elegant wrapping with French vellum, satin ribbon and imprint (when selected with the imprint cover option)
- Our albums uses traditional bookbinding methods and tools to bind.
- To find out more about our keepsakes and quality, visit our dedicated page on our quality.
The Most Stunning Second Impression
Our Vellum & Preface Page, The Ultimate Open
All our Artisan Album includes the new stunning custom Vellum & Preface page. A stunning second impression after a beautiful first impression when they first open their album. Fully customizable, you can place your logo for branding, combined with names, titles, text, verses and more.
*not available for the Petite Album
Presentation
Is Paramount
A Beautiful, Unforgettable First Impression
Quality is a must, but let’s not forget first impressions. Every Artisan Album comes wrapped in French made vellum, finished off with a satin ribbon and a hand torn care note. You can even opt to include your logo and deeply customise the care note to your requirements.
– THE PETITE ARTISAN ALBUM –
The Finest Petite Album Ever Made
Small in size, amazing on quality The same build, material & quality as our larger Artisan Album, the Petite Artisan is probably the highest quality album you can find in this pocketable size.
Available in 4″x4″ (square) and 4″x6″ (landscape).
Base album starts with 20 pages, thick page type (1.2mm).
Imprinting, custom dust jacket (as pictured) options are available.
Full details in our catalog.
– CUSTOM MADE ALBUMS –
Albums, Boxes, Matted Prints, Custom Prints & More.
Customized For Your Studio.
Talk To Us. We can make beautiful keepsakes for your studio’s specification.
Each product of ours is individually handmade – so talk to us about your studio’s needs & how you’d like us to customize and what to offer your clients.
HANDMADE
ALBUM BOXES
Add on a beautiful handmade box to house your client’s precious albums. Our Presentation Box or custom Artisan Keepsake box adds a whole level of elegance in presentation.
We’ll Design & Proof,
So That You Don’t Have To.
Let Us Handle The Entire Design Process For You
Save time and hassle. Spend more time shooting.
We’ll handle everything – from designing, making changes to online proofing .
All you need to do is send your client a link.
Register now and enjoy a low flat rate for custom album design (unlimited pages)
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– COMPARISON : OUR ALBUM VS PHOTO BOOKS –
Due to the handmade nature and the materials we use in crafting our keepsakes, our albums tend to cost more compared to photo books. What you will be receiving is a precious handmade heirloom, which will last for generations, even over 100 years with reasonable care and storage.
Our Handmade Albums
~ The Artisan Series ~
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12 Colour Archival Grade Inkjet Printing
(German made papers), over 100 years longevity
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Fully handmade, page by page individually using traditional bookbinding methods
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Our fully handcrafted album takes approximately 4-5 hours to meticulously bind by hand
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Ultra thick 1.2/2mm pages pages using acid-free Italian made substrates
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Made with no gutter, one beautiful continuous spread all across
Other Photo Book / Lay Flat Albums
~ Other Companies ~
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Press Printed 4/6 Colour Dye Inks
or lab prints
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Highly automated with heavy use of machinery
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Albums usually takes minutes to bind by machine
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Thin pages with no substrates or unknown substrates origin
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Gutter between pages