MADE BY HANDS
Located in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, Rag & Bone Bindery creates Photo Albums, Journals, Guest Books, Baby Books, and other fine bindings distinguished by their craftsmanship and enduring beauty. We've been creating handbound books since 1991 in our Rhode Island based Bookbinding Studios.
Skilled artisans handle every aspect of the production process from start to finish, resulting in quality, archival, well constructed books. Our Books, Albums & Journals can be found in fine Gift Shops, Stationery Stores, Photo Studios and Galleries across America.
NOT A FACELESS CORPORATION
As a studio, we're dedicated to the fine art of Bookbinding, paper arts, book arts and journaling. We enjoy what we do and take pride in producing well bound books at an appropriate cost. Please browse our site to find out more about our products, who we are, what we do and where we work.
WE PRODUCE HANDCRAFTED:
• Albums
• Baby Books
• Guestbooks
• Journals
• Binders
• Brag Books
• Ande more...
WHY CHOOSE RAG & BONE
Our promise to you: every book we create is crafted with skill & care. We've been making books for almost twenty years now and if we can pat ourselves on the back, we're pretty good at it. Making books is all that we do and we care about every book we ship out of the bindery. We use archival materials and traditional bookbinding skills to produce books which are meant to last a lifetime. If you have any questions about the binding process, please contact us direct - we love to talk books!
AS SEEN IN...
Rag & Bone books have been featured in magazines, movies and television shows. Recently we produced albums for "Extreme Makeover Home Edition" and "Wedding Day" [TV shows], Modern Bride, Pregnancy & Newborn, Cookie, InStyle magazine and more. If you see our books in print please let us know!
Read more on our Press Pages.
OUR HISTORY
The first ever handbound book I can remember holding in my hands was the book given to me by Ilira, my then girlfriend (And now wife!), for my 23rd birthday. It's a book she made completely by hand with materials and tools available at local art stores. She even marbleized her own paper - how cool is that? I was impressed by the complexity and simplicity of the book and I decided to venture to learn this 'lost art' of bookbinding myself...
Read the rest on our History Pages.
ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY
The environmental impact of the production of our products is a matter of the materials used to create Rag & Bone Books and their environmental impact. The paper pages for our books and our paper goods contain 30% Post Consumer Content and are sourced from a local mill which is FSC Certified. Our printed goods - from books to packaging to collateral materials - are printed by a local FSC certified printer. The covers for our books (book board) contain 100% recycled content with a minimum 75% post consumer waste. The adhesives we use are produced using natural (no synthetic) ingredients and are manufactured in a local facility - within driving distance to the Bindery.
The entire manufacturing process is done in-house in our Rhode Island based bookbinding studio - no overseas sourcing of any finished goods or components. We hire & train local bookbinders and manufacture our books from design to material handling to binding and finishing. As the majority of our raw materials are sourced either locally (preferred) or domestically, the impact on transporting materials is reduced. Our products are archival and are created to last a lifetime. Rag & Bone Books are intended to be displayed on the shelves of our customers for years to come, they are not expected to end up in landfills. Rag & Bone donates unused materials to Rhode Island Recycling for Education.
OUR FOUNDERS
Founder Jason Thompson is the creative director and general manager. Jason is the author of "Making Journals By Hand" and the forthcoming "Playing With Books" and he was recently interviewed by the Huffington Post Business News and by Linda Resnik as the proprieter of a business weathering the economic downturn. Rhode Island School of Design graduate Ilira Steinman is the Rag & Bone production manager, she runs the shop and takes care of our crew. Ilira teaches local students the art of bookbinding and volunteers at our local library and school.
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