Leather Bindery · Istanbul · est. 1978

Deep hand embossing.
Genuine leather.
Handcrafted boxes.

From our second-generation workshop in Istanbul, we craft genuine leather book covers and handmade book boxes for publishers and printing houses. We also create bespoke luxury leather boxes for distinctive projects.

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Three genuine-leather Qur'an bindings in tan, maroon and green with hand-formed raised spine bands
Deep embossing up to 2 mm Raised spine hubs French groove joints Hot foil Art-gilt edges Blind tooling
Selected work

Leather bindings & handcrafted boxes

For publishers & printing houses

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Genuine leather book covers and matching boxes for religious works, collector editions and special publishing projects.

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Macro detail of deep floral relief embossing on leather, showing clean shoulders
Why GÜNALP

Hand-operated presses, kept that way by choice

No motor drives our presses, a craftsman's hand does. Reading the pattern as he works, he eases the leather into relief as deep as 2 mm: a depth no fully automated line has ever reached.

And Istanbul lends the work one more quiet advantage: the same handwork, the same patience, at rates that sit well below Western European binderies.

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Ask for our free sample kit

Our free sample kit is exclusively for publishers and printing houses. Leather swatches, an embossed cover and a mini traycase, on your desk by DHL in 2-4 days.

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