eBay My World: diaryshop( 3188)

I am an interior designer by profession, but my hobby is making books. I have a special love for good paper and for beautifully bound books. A few years ago I discovered that other people share my enthusiasms - and I turned my hobby into a business.

paper, albums, binders, folders, journals, sketchbooks, CUSTOM bindings of any kind

porcelain, old machines, vinyl records

English, German

Making books, painting, sculpture, designing wacky new houses, restoring beautiful old houses

Benjamin Britten, Sibelius, The Ink Spots

My name is Paul-Francis Law and my profession is interior design. I work mainly in stone - and my first love is sculpture! Making books has been my principal hobby for years. I began to make my own sketchbooks and journals because I could not find the sort of book - and the quality of paper - that I wanted. Everywhere I found the same drab designs, the same dull factory-made paper, and the same poorly proportioned pages. I wonder if artists are aware how much they have lost under the pressure of standardisation? I mostly make books with leather bindings. I love working with leather, but I have ethical reservations about the use of leather. If you check the 'ethical production policy' statement on my eBay listings you will see that I exclusively use 'vintage' leather from working animals. This means that no animals have been bred and slaughtered solely for the production of my books. I also avoid the use of chemical pollutants that are commonly employed in tanning and dyeing.

PayPal, personal cheque, postal order

I hope you will like the books that I make. But if you are disappointed with anything you receive, just post it back to me for a refund.

My business address: The DiaryShop, High Trees, Parrock Lane, Hartfield, East Sussex, TN7 4HS tel 01342 822444 email: paulfrancislaw@btinternet.com thediaryshoponline@yahoo.co.uk paul@diaryshoponline.com web: www.diaryshoponline.com