Bookshell Bindery is located in Cornwall, on the South West tip of England and was founded by Zoe and David in 2014. During a year-long traveling adventure through North, Central and South America, Zoe and David were faced with the dilemma of how to travel inconspicuously with expensive iPhones, Kindles and laptops.
“We found ourselves in some pretty dodgy situations, and the only way we could use our iPhones safely was to disguise them behind a book.”
And so the original idea behind Bookshell was born – to use a book as a shell to protect and disguise digital devices. On their return to the UK, Zoe and David set about turning their ideas into reality. David retrained as a bookbinder while Zoe developed the brand. After extensive prototyping they successfully combined their passion for traveling with the look and feel of old, leather-bound books. The first Bookshell case was born, and they’ve been hand crafting leather cases ever since. Since the original Bookshell concept, the team have since expanded into producing a unique range of other personalised gifts and beautiful stationery items. These include leather journals, keyrings, notebooks, personalised pencils and even bookbinding supplies.
