Auckland • New Zealand
September 2025
Lecture for Bind25 Conference, Association of Book Crafts
Subject: What can a bookbinder do in the 21st Century?
Ben shares key lessons about running a businesses gathered along the way and presents a variety of business models with real life examples

Weimar • Germany
May 2024
Lecture for MDE Einbandkunst
Subject: Book structures from Bookbinding out of the box

Metz • France
September 2023
Les Bibliothèques Mediathèques de Metz
Subject: Overview of contemporary Bookbinding

Milan • Italy
March 2017
Professione Libro
Subject: Ben's journey in bookbinding and Bookbinding out of the box

The Hague • The Netherlands
October 2016
Royal Library The Hague
Subject: Boven Kamers - designing a one-off book structure

Mariemont • Belgium
October 2015
Musée royal de Mariemont
Subject: Benjamin Elbel bookbinder

London • United Kingdom
November 2015
St. Brides Library
Subject: Boven Kamers - designing a one-off book structure

Bakersville • USA
September 2014
Penland School of Craft
Ben's bookbinding journey and Bookbinding out of the box