Bookbinder

Gavin Dovey

A graduate of LCP and alumni of the University of the Arts London, Gavin started bookbinding in the late 1990’s acquiring a good deal of experience working in various trade binderies in Europe, as well as alongside several master binders. In many areas, though, Gavin is largely self-taught through years of work on various projects for a wide variety of clients, from collectors and dealers, to designers, architects, artists, museums and galleries, and was featured on the PBS show “New York Originals”.

Although grounded in tradition, Gavin’s work has a distinctly modern design sensibility, using printing, photo-transfer and varied dyeing and airbrush techniques to achieve fresh perspective on an old craft. Gavin has taught as faculty at various art institutions in the USA, tutored several apprentices, and today takes private students at his workshop in Pound Ridge, NY.