Rachel Hazell

rachel hazell

The art of narrative; installations and exhibitions inspired by the book form. This is where you will find conceptual and sculptural work. A preoccupation with Antarctica features here »

Hazell Designs Books

hazell designs books

The craft of binding. Repetition, ordering. All the booky business of teaching and residencies. Information about previous commissions and what’s possible. A portfolio of examples »

The Travelling Bookbinder

the travelling bookbinder

Mapping the journey; taking a few pictures and writing down notes in order to remember. Documentation of residencies and life »




latest news

  • Bookbinding at a lighthouse!
    Hazell Designs Books features in this months COAST magazine.
    Bressay Lighthouse on the Shetland Islands was the location of a three day workshop earlier this year. Booking now for April 2010....

  • Read Make Love Books on the Isle of Skye October 2010

    Create an A - Z of definitions, your own encylopedia, in five star luxury at The Spoons.

    For more information and bookings please get in touch via the contact form »

  • Advance Booky Workshop dates for 2010!

    6th-8th February 2010 - Maps, Charts and Other Discoveries. Three days of nautical, metaphorical and personal mapping in an atlas binding. St Agnes, Isles of Scilly.

    23rd/25th April 2010 DICTIONARIES AND DEFINITIONS Three days of island book art at Bressay Lighthouse, Shetland. Accommodation in the lighthouse keeper's cottages included.
    For more information and bookings please get in touch via the contact form »

    There may be another writing and binding, poetry and bookart course with the Arvon Foundation iin 2010! Full details not available until January - sign up to receive a brochure and be the first to book.
    Book directly through www.arvonfoundation.org »