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Stuart M. Welch
Stuart Welch studied fine art and design from 1963 to 1969. He worked as an artist, animator and teacher before starting Atlantis Paper Company in 1977 which also ran one of the first contemporary Art Galleries in East London. In 1985, he founded conservation suppliers Atlantis France (now CXD France). In 1992, he established Conservation By Design Limited (CXD). He has a broad knowledge of Western and Eastern papermaking. Enjoying a long collaboration with conservation professionals he has innovated many familiar products, materials and equipment for conservation and storage. In 1997, following his interest in anoxic storage, he invented ‘Squelch Drying’ which uses vacuum packing to dry wet books. The technique proved very successful following floods in Cambridge, Prague, Egypt and Japan where it proved especially good at removing sea salt from the paper. It was recommended by Christopher Clarkson for drying The Book in the Bog.
Stuart retired from CXD in 2019 to work as a consultant and give more time to his artwork.