The “PILLARS” Collection is in itself a story of lost roots and the attempt to trace them back. Inspired by the ornamentation of Bulgarian, Balkan and Byzantine bindings, I wanted to experience the attitude of the old masters when they worked. However, I wanted to distort this feeling as well, change the proportions and dimensions, make chaos in the lines, have levels that hide and at the same time reveal the past. What I did not want to change is the feeling of strength and the heavy, secure presence of the book body. My father examined this idea through the prism of his own craft, and finally with his silver work we enveloped and sealed our ideas in the finished bindings.