Richard Beadsmoore

Richard is a contemporary design binder and was elected a Fellow of Designer Bookbinders in 2022.

He has bindings in public and private collections in the UK, Europe, USA, and China.      

AWARDS

2022 DB International Competition, ‘Pollen’, Distinguished Winner

2021 DB UK Competition, ‘Of Mice and Men’, Judges’ Prize (Maggs Bros)

2021 DB UK Competition, ‘Hokusai’. Clothworkers Second Prize for Open Choice, Shepherds Prize for Book Arts

2020 American Academy of Bookbinding Open/Set Competition. ‘Happy Abstract’, Highly Commendable for Tooling

2017        The Clothworkers' Prize for Open Choice Book, Designer         Bookbinders Annual Competition

2017          The Ash Rare Books Lettering award, Designer Bookbinders Annual Competition

2017            Harmatan Leather Award for Finishing, Society of Bookbinders International Competition  

2016            The Sally Lou Smith Prize for Forwarding, Designer Bookbinders Annual Competition

2013              Fine Binding, Third Prize, Society of Bookbinders International Competition

2009            Highly Commended, Designer Bookbinders Annual Competition

EXHIBITIONS

"COLLECT" : Saatchi Gallery, London, 2018

"LES PAGES BIEN GARDEE", Salon du Livres Rares, Grand Palais, Paris, 2018