Contact
Chicago, IL
United States
papereaterstudios@gmail.com
Behance
The Studio
Where patience takes shape.
Paper Eater Studios is an artist-run practice specializing in collaborative print work and artist book production. The studio partners with concept-driven collaborators to develop handcrafted objects through custom binding, structural design, graphic layout, and handmade paper processes. Emphasizing slow production and material research, Paper Eater Studios supports projects where form and content are inseparable.
For more info on the ethos of the studio click here.
Est. 2025
The Steward
Book artist, print erudite, and lifelong learner – Emma Bloom is a designer trained in print-centered production work for readers, collectors, and enthusiasts of print culture.
Educated near Chicago's Printer’s Row, Emma believes design is as much an ethic as it is a skill. Her practice is guided by these few convictions:
Everyone designs; why and for whom distinguish those worthy of the title.
Slow processes are deliberate, not deficient.
Choices should be shaped by hope, not fear.
The Selection
consistency – emma bloom on ray kajioka
attention habitat 1.0 – personal ethnography
drops of the jordan – waters of march series
resting on the substance of the water – waters of march series
my bunch of books
obliquity of a natural soul - emma bloom on brian eno
The Services
Paper Eater Studios collaborates with artists, writers, and researchers to develop artist books and print projects where structure and material carry meaning. Services include custom bookbinding, papermaking, and print-centered graphic design to be developed in conversation with each project’s unique content.
The Skills
Abode InDesign, Photoshop
Affinity
Papermaking
Bookbinding
Print & Publication Design
Prepress & Production
Ideation & Conceptualization
Experimental Design