Gavin Dovey

Gavin Dovey started bookbinding in 1998 with fellow of DB -UK, Mark Cockram, and received a Diploma, with Merit, in Design Bookbinding at the London College of Printing 2002. He then went on to work at the Wyvern bindery, London - as well as many other binderies in and around UK and Eire - as a forwarder. Later he was fortunate to work along side fellow of DB- UK Paul C. Delrue. at his bindery in Wales, UK . Gavin came to New York in 2003 to work in a Manhattan bindery , and along the way taught some basic and advanced bookbinding at the Center for Book arts, The Chicago Center for Book and Paper art, and the Smithsonian institute . He started Paper Dragon Books and opened a store-front bindery in 2006, in the Chelsea area of Manhattan, where he continues to work . Paper Dragon Books specialises in fine and design binding and box making for private libraries, museums, galleries as well as offering a variety of trade binding services for art and commercial presentation. Gavin continues to teach bookbinding from the bindery, runs classes and takes private students .

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