THE PROCESS

Shaped by the eye of the photographer and the designer, a unique book carries the past and present to the future - a window into your world.

DESIGN

Innovative designer Yolanda Cuomo has collaborated for over two decades with visual and performing artists such as Richard Avedon, Twyla Tharp, Paul Simon, and Laurie Anderson. Her studio designed the worldwide exhibition and book Diane Arbus: Revelations. Other books include: Pre-Pop Warhol, A House Like Me, September 11 by Magnum photographers, Kenneth Cole—Footnotes, and Irish Travellers, Tinkers No More by Alen MacWeeney. She brings a refined, energetic style to all her work.

PRINTING

Hammond Editions' preferred method to achieve the highest-quality results is archival pigment printing on fine art papers treated with an ink-receptive coating. This state-of-the-art process delivers rich, luminous printing with superb tonal detail and color.

For editions of more than 200 copies offset is employed; a universal printing process that offers a cost-effective method for fine reproduction of art, photography, and text.

For the reproduction of fine typography that results in crisp lettering and embossing, letterpress is unsurpassed. It is used extensively to produce handmade artists’ books.

PAPER

The wealth of archival fine art papers available today offers a wide choice of surface textures and tonalities. The paper selection is determined once the photography and the design are complete.

BINDING

Hammond Editions binds books entirely by hand, employing techniques virtually unchanged for 300 years. Only the finest archival materials are used, from hand-tanned leather to 100% cotton rag paper. More than thirty steps go into binding a book. It begins with the paper being cut, folded and hand-sewn together to become the text block; it ends with embossing, in precious metal, a signature or a hand-tooled design on a leather or fabric cover.

CASES AND FOLDING BOXES

Each custom book is slipcased or comes in a folding box covered in linen, leather, or other materials. These choices are made in collaboration with the client.