CHARLOTTE WAINWRIGHT
A creative bookbinder, marbling artist and visual content creator, who collaborates with brands that share a passion for elevating and reimagining traditional crafts in contemporary culture.
I work on a wide range of projects, from exclusive hand-marbled products for galleries and stores, branded notebooks for special events, one-off bespoke re-binds and hand-restored bindings, to creating video content of my processes for feature films and craft-related ads.
A Graphic Design graduate from Central St Martins, I now have over a decade’s worth of experience in fine-bookbinding, and over the past few years have been developing my craft in paper marbling and video content creation.
I've enjoyed working on projects for Liberty London, Saatchi Gallery, Tate, Toast, Wallace Museum, V&A and BBC.
Buy a personalised, original hand-marbled or bookcloth notebook from the Wainwright Bookbinding online shop.
SELECTED PROJECTS
I worked with Little Dot Studios for the BBC on their series, The Rebound. In this mini series, craftspeople from BookTok’s vibrant community were chosen to take a celebrity’s all time favourite book and transform it into a custom ‘rebound’ that reflected their unique style and story.
I rebound ‘Sherlock Holmes’ for comedian Josh Widdicombe, shooting all my own video content for this dreamy brief. It was collaboratively posted on TikTok, YouTube and Instagram by the BBC, Josh Widdicombe and Wainwright Bookbinding channels.
SAATCHI GALLERY
The 'Marbled Wild Flora' collection was commissioned by the Saatchi Gallery store to accompany their Flowers exhibition in 2025.
I created a range of hand-marbled sketchbooks, inspired by British Wildflowers: Cornflower, Cow Parsley, Red Campion and Primrose.
I filmed and edited a feature film showcasing the process, which is included as a QR link on the products themselves.
These are available to purchase on the Saatchi Gallery online store.
I love to collaborate with fashion, homeware, and fabric designers to craft bespoke branded stationery. I’ve covered hand-bound notebooks in beautiful designer fabrics and wallpapers for products or event gifts.
Some of my favourite projects include working with Fromental, Projekti Tynny and Sophie Harpley.
There’s nothing quite like a crisp, gold-foiled logo debossed into a beautiful cotton patterned fabric or wallpaper-covered book or box - a luxurious detail that elevates each piece.
