Il Torchia is a chic Oltrarno workshop that revives traditional bookbinding with modern flair, offering exquisite leather-bound journals, custom gifts, and a passion for craftsmanship.
"A bookmaker in the Oltrarno neighborhood that creates special books of drawings and watercolors for Temple St. Clair." - Elizabeth Cantrell Elizabeth Cantrell Elizabeth Cantrell is a senior editor at Travel + Leisure. She edits stories with a focus on outdoor and adventure travel, as well as Canada, Northern Europe, and the Southeastern U.S. Travel + Leisure
"Part shop and part studio, Il Torchia is a brightly lit Oltrarno workshop that showcases the traditional art of bookbinding—updated for modern times. You'll find albums, photos frames, and other gifts made of Florentine leather, in addition to handmade marbled papers and canvas, all of which incorporate techniques that have been practiced in Florence for centuries. Some of the more traditional designs haven't changed since the 1980s, when the shop opened; others (books with olive wood as the front cover and leather-bound books held shut with brightly-colored elastic bands, for example) are more contemporary." - Nicky Swallow
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