Lost Link Archive

Lost Link Archive

The complete archive of the design and papermaking company Lost Link Designs, which began as Lost Link Papers/Lost Link Bindery in New York City. Founded by Nora Ligorano and Vin Buchan, the company’s initial focus in the late 1980s and early 1990s included hand-painted paste papers as well as long stitch and album books. Later projects included translating paste paper motifs into surface designs, for applications in upholstery, apparel, wall coverings, and other interior and commercial projects. This collection traces the arc of Lost Link’s design work, including photographs, correspondence, catalogs of designs, sales records, notebooks, recipe books for paste paper production, comprehensive samples, ephemera, digital media, and the tools used to create the paste papers. These materials shed light on the technical, artistic, and business aspects of design work, and will be of interest to researchers and practitioners of book and paper arts, surface design, and textile design from the perspective of a women-owned small business.

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