Is all of it really done by hand?

The cutting, the sewing and the finishing, yes. For embossing and laser work we use machines, because that precision genuinely cannot be matched by hand.

Yes. We have shipped to the UAE, Malaysia, Canada and Germany.

Ibrahim Anwar, who bound his first book here in 2011 and still leads the Hibrkraft Experience sessions today.

Where do the conservation standards come from?

Hibrkraft is a member of the International Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works (IIC). Those are the standards we work to for book repair and conservation, including for institutional collections.

Can I order just one?

You can. There is no minimum order, and that holds for custom orders too.

A wooden sign reading hibrkraft above a shelf of leather journals

About us · Bogor

We make books that keep stories.

It began in 2011 with recycled notebooks and CD cases. Since 2013 the focus has been one material — leather — and one job: getting people to write again.

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Track Record

15 Years of Work
100,000+ Products Made
4.9 Google Rating · 85 reviews
4 Countries UAE · MY · CA · DE
2,000 pcs Capacity / Month

Trusted by: Pertamina · POLRI · PPLi · Unilever
Covered by: TVRI · Trans7 · MNC Home Living · iNews Radio
In print: Tabloid Nova · Bogor Today · Tren Bogor
Awards: UDUNAN 2020 Winner · Ekraf Jabar · Mitra Jabar

The Hibrkraft team outside the workshop in Bogor — The Hibrkraft team, Bogor

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Colourful leather offcuts in a plastic basket

The beginning

From CD cases to leather

It was called hibrcraft then. The product was notebooks made from recycled paper and used CD cases — simple craft, done single-handed.

In 2013 the name became Hibrkraft and the focus narrowed to one material. Leather was not chosen because it is luxurious, but because it is the only cover material that gets better after years of use.

This is how it used to look

Promotional material, trade stands and commissioned covers from the early years. Deliberately left untidied — the text stuck onto the pictures is part of the period.

The front room of the Hibrkraft workshop, with its wooden sign and a shelf of leather journals — The front room of the workshop, Cileungsi.

2015Hand-painted covers, from our BlackBerry Messenger-era promotional material.
2015The Sweet Yumiko series — illustrated covers, sewn one at a time.
2015The Juno series.
2015An old-map cover with a cloth spine.
2015Our own advertising, long before this page existed.
2016A pop-up stand in a shopping centre. We built the shelving ourselves.
2018Our own marker for the year: Time to settle.

A stack of folded paper signatures, punched and ready to sew

How it is done

Sewn, not glued

Paper is folded into signatures, punched, then sewn one by one with waxed thread. It is slower than gluing, and that is exactly what it costs.

What it buys: the book lies flat on a table without being held open, and the spine does not crack after a few years.

In the workshop

The work that never makes it into a product photograph

Screen-printing a logo. One pull of the squeegee per sheet, and the next sheet waits for the last one’s ink to dry.

A black leather planner lettered Agenda 2017 Pariwisata Riau, with a brass charm — The Riau Tourism planner, 2017 — black leather, hand-sewn, with brass charms cast separately and fitted one at a time.

A man operating an industrial paper-cutting machine in front of stacked board — Cutting paper before it is folded into signatures. This part uses a machine, and there is no point pretending otherwise.

A hand wearing a leather finger guard and holding a sewing needle — A finger guard made from offcuts. Sewing one book means pulling the needle through hundreds of times.

In the workshop

How the books are made

Pieces of black leather joined with neat cross-stitching.

Hands levelling a stack of paper with a metal rule on the table.

A pile of colourful leather offcuts in a plastic basket.

A stack of paper signatures, folded and punched, ready to sew.

A leather journal cover saddle-stitched along its edge.

Pink leather pieces with their sewing holes already punched, on the workbench.

A stack of punched brown leather sheets ready for journal making.

A stack of brown leather journals with their hand stitching visible.

A group of people talking in the Hibrkraft workshop

The workshop

Bogor

The workshop is small and was never designed to become a factory. Its capacity is about two thousand books a month, and that is a limit we chose ourselves so that every book can still be checked individually.

Visiting

Before you come

This is a place of work rather than a shop that is always ready for visitors — so let us know on WhatsApp first, so that someone is there to meet you and the books you want to see are already off the shelf.

Aksesibilitas: Parkir ramah kursi roda; Tempat duduk ramah kursi roda; Toilet ramah kursi roda
Pilihan layanan: Pengiriman; Belanja di tempat; Layanan di tempat
Fasilitas: Toilet netral gender; Wi-Fi gratis
Parkir: Parkir di lokasi; Lahan parkir gratis; Parkir tepi jalan gratis
Kunjungan: Perlu janji temu dulu; Cocok untuk kunjungan singkat
Pembayaran: Kartu debit; Pembayaran NFC; Cek

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What we do

Four main things

Custom journals

From one to two thousand, with the material, size and personalisation you specify.

See custom notebooks

Book repair

From light repair to the conservation of old books, including for institutional collections.

See book repair

Hibrkraft Experience

Come to the workshop and bind your own book in four hours.

See the binding class

Corporate

Merchandise, gifts and white label for companies. The logo is embossed into the leather, not stuck onto it.

See corporate services

The full list of 104 services

Our shelf

Some of what has left this workshop

A blue leather journal with a tie closure on a table.

A brown leather journal closed with a leather tie.

A dark leather journal with a leather tie, on a table.

A stack of leather journals with exposed coptic stitching.

Two leather journals with wrap ties on a wooden table.

Two coptic-bound leather journals stacked on a wooden table.

Questions

What we are often asked

Is all of it really done by hand?: The cutting, the sewing and the finishing, yes. For embossing and laser work we use machines, because that precision genuinely cannot be matched by hand.
Do you ship abroad?: Yes. We have shipped to the UAE, Malaysia, Canada and Germany.
Who founded it?: Ibrahim Anwar, who bound his first book here in 2011 and still leads the Hibrkraft Experience sessions today.
Where do the conservation standards come from?: Hibrkraft is a member of the International Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works (IIC). Those are the standards we work to for book repair and conservation, including for institutional collections.
Can I order just one?: You can. There is no minimum order, and that holds for custom orders too.

The full list of services — 104 services in ten categories, with starting prices.
Why people choose the more expensive book — the price, explained.
What we write, free to read — guides, a glossary and working notes.
A glossary of bookbinding and conservation — 99 terms, with their sources.
Ibrahim Anwar — the founder, and the person who leads the Hibrkraft Experience sessions.
Elsa Helmia Puteri — CEO of PT Hibrkraft Kreasi Indonesia.
Aika Mentari — content writer, and the author of most of this journal.

Something to make, or something to mend?

Tell us about it first. You do not have to know yet what you want.