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David Ashman

Member profile details

Membership level

Full Member

First name

David

Last name

Ashman

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Regional Group

Auckland

Business address

PO Box 20244, Glen Eden, Auckland, 0641

Occupation

Book and Archives Conservator

Specialism/expertise

Archives and Library Materials
Books
Emergency response and planning
Paper
Parchment
Pests
Preventive Conservation

Available for:

Conservation advice and treatment of objects.

About/bio

David is founder and principal conservator of Book Studio One. He has worked in the printing, paper and conservation sectors for over 35 years. He qualified as a conservator through completion of a Diploma in Book and Archives Conservation at the Colchester Institute, and a Higher National Diploma in Conservation Studies from Lincolnshire College of Art, UK.

David has worked in senior positions for Nottinghamshire County Archives in the UK, the National Library of New Zealand, the State Library of Western Australia and Auckland Libraries. In the private sector he was co-founder and principal conservator with Triptych Conservation Services Ltd.

https://bookstudioone.co.nz/

Qualifications and/or experience

1972-84 Worked in paper and printing industries, UK and Australia

1988-92 Senior Archives Conservator, Nottinghamshire County Archives Office, UK

1992-2002 Senior Conservator of Books, National Library of New Zealand Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa, Wellington

2000-05 Co-founder, Principal Conservator and Director of Triptych Ltd, Wellington

2005-07 Senior Conservator, State Library of Western Australia, Perth

2007- 2023 Preservation Manager\Book Conservator, Auckland Libraries – Ngā Pātaka Kōrero o Tāmaki Makaurau

2017- present Founder, Principal Conservator and Director of Book Studio One Ltd, Auckland

Relevant training

1984-86 Diploma in Book and Archive Conservation & East Anglian Diploma of Design (Conservation), Colchester Institute, UK

1986-88 BTEC Higher National Diploma in Conservation Studies, Lincolnshire College of Art, UK

Code of Ethics

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