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  This page displays a collection of Juhani Roininen’s unique bindings in different techniques. The oldest works presented here are from 1969 and the latest are from recent years. Every book has it’s own protective case. Nowadays these bindings are in libraries or in private possession.


Prince of Sweden at Hviträsk-exhibition, 1975. General Ehrnrooth and Juhani Roininen also in the picture

Honorary arts professor Unto Koistinen visiting, 1980

Tellervo Koivisto at KOP-exhibition, 1987

Photo from KOP-exhibition

August Strindberg’s first editions.
At client’s request Juhani Roininen painted in oils imitations of Strindberg’s paintings, 1980-85

August Strindberg, half leather binding

August Strindberg, half leather binding

August Strindberg, half leather binding

Half leather bindings with hand stained cover papers

Crayon-resist technique, gold leaf on spine

Crayon-resist technique on cover, blind tooled lines on spine

Greenland theme. Lino technique on cover, Stockholm, 1970

Väinö Rouvinen; Grafiikka. Blind tooling and leather appliqué on cover

Inner cover of Väinö Rouvinen’s book. Hand stained, fly leaf black suede

Gunnar Ékelöf. Sent på jorden. Appliqué technique on cover. Stockholm, 1970

Via Dolorosa. Appliqué technique on cover. Stockholm, 1970

Neljätoista taiteilijaa. Appliqué technique. Helsinki, 1990

Unto Täällä. Self portrait in oils, blind tooling. Helsinki, 1985

Morocco leather, appliqué technique and a protective case. Helsinki, 1988

Gastronomicue. Morocco leather. Location France, 1985

Protective case for the full leather binding

Leather appliqué and blind tooling, 1980

Seitsemän veljestä. In possession of The Royal Library, Stockholm. Made in Switzerland, 1970

Bound in Morocco leather with carbon black impression and gold leaf tooling. Cover text hand tooled letter by letter with gold leaf. In possession of The Royal Library, Stockholm. 1970

Candide. Leather appliqué, white gold. 1980

Nordic bookbinding championship, 1973. Appliqué technique on cover

Morocco leather. Switzerland, 1970

Morocco leather. Switzerland, 1969

Morocco leather. First prize, 1980

Picasso. Oil painting, 1990

Morocco leather, appliqué technique. 1990

Gandaren Lamento, book and a case lined with velvet

Oil painting in a case. Denmark, 1990

Candaren Lamento, with a horseshoe theme on cover and its case in the other photo

Pentti Kaskipuron Grafiikkaa, Ägg. Book’s covers are made of glass. Black case with a hole. 1989

Morocco leather, appliqué technique on cover

Morocco leather, appliqué technique. 1985

Morocco leather binding designed by HUGO PELLER. Switzerland, 1969

Ryijy. Morocco leather binding

Full leather envelope cases made for Kymi Kymmene, 1984

Vellum binding with carbon black impression