The Future Fund is a bold new campaign to find and secure a permanent home for LCBA. With our current lease ending in 2029, we have a rare opportunity to nearly double our capacity, expand our programming, and build a new cultural destination in London dedicated to books and their makers.

  • The First of Its Kind in the UK

    We started LCBA in 2012 with an idea of providing affordable workspaces, bringing together facilities for printing, binding and publishing. Since then, we have grown into an internationally recognised, artist-run organisation at the intersection of art, publishing, design and craft.

    Our pioneering education and training programme has set new standards; and we are now widely regarded as a leading organisation in the teaching and preservation of the heritage crafts of bookbinding and letterpress printing.

  • What We’ve Achieved So Far

    A community of 500+ studio members

    Over 800 workshops, exhibitions & events with partners including V&A, Barbican, Penguin, Faber, UAL, RCA, Toast, and many others

    More than 20,000 visitors to our studios in Bow, Tower Hamlets

    More than 20 residencies for emerging artists, craftspeople, designers, and publishers. Since 2018 we have partnered with the Wynkyn de Worde Society to offer residencies to UK-based graphic design graduates.

    Two successful crowdfunding campaigns in 2017 and 2021 to improve and expand our studios, raising a total of over £66,000

  • Independent but Never Alone

    LCBA receives little to no external funding. Our operations are sustained by workshop and event income; studio membership fees; and retail sales.

    With your support, the FUTURE FUND will allow us to take the next big step in planning for our future—while making sure not to lose focus of our commitments to our community and our mission. 

With more than 800 workshops for the public since 2012, LCBA has become a leading organisation in the teaching and preserva tion of the heritage crafts of bookbinding and letterpress printing.
With more than 800 workshops for the public since 2012, LCBA has become a leading organisation in the teaching and preserva tion of the heritage crafts of bookbinding and letterpress printing.

We’ve always prided ourselves on our independence, but independence has never meant that we go at it alone.

LCBA continues to rely on the generosity and trust of friends and strangers—kindred spirits—who share our vision.

Your support will allow us to invest in people, equipment, and programming; and begin the hard work for planning and building the future of LCBA.

LCBA is the first and only open-access studio in the UK to offer facilities for all aspects of book production, such as foil blocking.
LCBA is the first and only open-access studio in the UK to offer facilities for all aspects of book production, such as foil blocking.
THEMERSON & THEMERSON Gaberbocchus Press 1948–1979, part of LCBA's exhibition programme highlighting hidden histories and pioneering artists, craftspeople, and publishers.
THEMERSON & THEMERSON Gaberbocchus Press 1948–1979, part of LCBA's exhibition programme highlighting hidden histories and pioneering artists, craftspeople, and publishers.
LCBA is proudly part of a wider economy of books that include publishers, printers and finishers, paper mills and merchants, and specialist manufacturers of tools and materials such as book cloth. 
LCBA is proudly part of a wider economy of books that include publishers, printers and finishers, paper mills and merchants, and specialist manufacturers of tools and materials such as book cloth. 

Join us as we write this next chapter and help shape the future of books in the UK.

  • Friend of LCBA

    £150 per annum or £20 per month

    Join a group of supporters who believe in what LCBA has stood for since 2012 and want to be part of an exciting and ambitious new chapter for the Centre.

    Benefits include:

    • 10% discount from the LCBA Shop and on workshops
    • Invitations to private views and special events
    • Invitations to exclusive supporter events
    • Regular email updates to keep you connected

  • Benefactor

    £1,000 per annum or £85 per month

    Benefactors are our champions. Through their encouragement and enthusiasm for LCBA, we will meet all of our challenges head-on and be inspired to think big. A distinguished group spanning different fields and industries, your contribution will be the building blocks of the new LCBA.

    Benefits include:

    • Named acknowledgement as a Benefactor at the entrance to the future premises and all relevant communications.
    • Invitations to exclusive events.
    • Invitations to private views and special events.
    • 10% discount from the LCBA Shop and on workshops
    • More benefits to be announced.

  • Founder Patron

    £5,000 per annum or £425 per month

    Founder Patrons are our most dedicated supporters, whose generosity directly allows us to take on ambitious programmes, reach new audiences, and created opportunities with big impact. By becoming a Founder Patron, you will play a crucial role in shaping LCBA’s future and establishing its place in London’s cultural landscape. 

    Benefits include:

    • Named acknowledgement as a Founder Patron at the entrance to the future premises and all relevant communications.

    • Invitations to exclusive events.

    • Invitations to private views and special events.

    • 15% discount from the LCBA Shop and on workshops.

    • More benefits to be announced.