Membership of Designer Bookbinders Membership Designer Bookbinders is a society in Great Britain devoted to the craft of hand bookbinding. The society is internationally known and respected, and Fellows of the society are amongst the finest exponents of the craft in the world. Fellows of Designer Bookbinder are elected by submission of work, and are considered to have achieved the highest standards in both design and technique.
Fellows are the exhibiting members of the society.
Licentiates are elected on submission of work which is deemed to display a potential in design and technique likely to commend them as candidates for election to Fellowship within five years. Their work may also be shown in the society's exhibitions. The society is constantly seeking new talent, and promising bookbinders are encouraged to apply for Licentiateship and then for Fellowship. Associate membership is open to anyone interested in bookbinding. Associates comprise the largest category of membership with about seven hundred Associates in twenty-eight countries, and with librarians, collectors, conservators, booksellers, teachers, amateur and professional bookbinders amongst that number.