All bindings from 2026 contest
All the bindings submitted to the jury of the 2026 competition are now available to view on our website. If you would like to purchase one of them, please contact us and we will put you in touch with its creator!
2026 Audience Award
The 2026 Audience award has been announced! So many of you voted during the exhibition in Saint-Rémy-lès-Chevreuse for the 18th World Biennial of Art Bookbinding, and we would like to thank you all!
Your favourite was the creation by Mr Soan BRUET-PEDRO, a bookbinder based in L’Isle-Adam (95), France. Congratulations!
Choice of the binding’s return after the exhibition
Choose how the binding returns after the exhibition : collection by yourself from the Association’s premises in Saint-Rémy-lès-Chevreuse (by appointment). Or your binding can be shipped to the address of your choice. Please arrange payment of the return shipping costs now.
Binding Exhibition Open to the Public: September 24–27, 2026
All 234 competition bindings on public display from September 24 to 27, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., at the Espace Jean Racine in Saint-Rémy-lès-Chevreuse, near Paris, France.
Suppliers’ Fair: from September 24 to 27, 2026
Alongside the exhibition, suppliers were offering a wide range of products for sale, including leather, parchment, marbled papers, paste papers, pigments, tools, and more.
A Talk on Colette
A Lecture on Colette by Frédéric Maget, Director of the ” Maison de Colette” – september 24th, 2026
Awards Ceremony 2026
Saturday, September 26, 2026 at 6:00 p.m. at Espace Jean Racine: performance “Dans l’oreille de Colette”, followed by the Awards Ceremony.
International Jury
In early June, the international jury convenes to select the prize winners from among the 231 bindings submitted. Each award recipient has been notified by email of the prize they have won.
30 countries ! Welcome to Latvia !
🇱🇻 Sveiki, Latvijas grāmatsējēji! Latvia officially joins the adventure ✨ With the registration of Latvian bookbinders, we are proud to announce that 30 countries are now taking part in the International Competition of the Biennales Mondiales de la Reliure d’Art! 🌍📚 🇩🇪 Germany – 🇦🇷 Argentina – 🇦🇹 Austria – 🇧🇪 Belgium – 🇧🇷 Brazil…
29 countries ! Welcome to Luxembourg !
Wëllkomm un d’Lëtzebuerger Buchbinder! Avec l’inscription de relieurs du #Luxembourg, nous sommes heureux d’annoncer que 29 pays sont désormais inscrits au Concours International des Biennales Mondiales de la Reliure d’Art ! ✨ Allemagne – Argentine – Autriche – Belgique – Brésil – Canada – Chine – Corée du Sud – Danemark – Espagne – Estonie…