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December 29, 2008 · Filed Under book art, bookshelves, writers · 1 Comment 

A few bits & pieces from around the traps…

The Book Design Review has a list of favourite book covers of 2008, including one that nearly gave me vertigo:

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Book Patrol has a post about some fascinating book-related art by Marina Camargo.

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The appropriately named Bookshelf blog continues to post a fascinating collection of interesting bookshelves. This one caught my eye today. Probably not quite to my taste in terms of style, but I kind of liked the function.

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Last but not least, DailyWritingTips attempt to cheer up rejected authors by listing how many times some famous books were rejected.

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Sorted books

September 26, 2008 · Filed Under book art · 1 Comment 

Vetti sent me a link to Nina Katchadourian’s sorted books work. They are essentially piles or clusters of books arranged so the titles can be read to make a story, poem, or perhaps satirical comment on the nature and meaning of life. Very clever.

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It made me want to grab some books and try my hand at creating something. Most of my books are still in boxes after our termite-induced furniture shuffle, but among the library books on my shelf now are “The game”, “The indigo girls”, “Skin”, “Juicy writing”, “Baby love”, “Bog child”, and “Hazel’s phantasmagoria”. I feel like there’s something there, but I’m not sure if I want to find it.

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Surprise! More recycled book art

September 11, 2008 · Filed Under book art, recycled books · Comment 

I have a bit of a track record of getting excited by stuff made from old books.

So why stop now? Go look here.

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[via josh mings]

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More stuff made from books - vases and a table this time

September 9, 2008 · Filed Under book art, recycled books · 1 Comment 

Vetti pointed me in the direction of these cute vases made from old books by Laura Cahill. In case you are wondering, the books are cut to shape on a bandsaw then wrapped around a test tube.

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Amongst the comments on that page was a link to this table, made by Richard Hutten.

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Bookshelves made from books

July 1, 2008 · Filed Under book art, bookshelves, recycled books · Comment 

Looking for somewhere unique to store you beloved books? There is quite a range of interesting bookshelves out there and one of the more interesting ideas I have come across are the recycled bookshelves made by Jim Rosenau at This Into That.

His shelves are actually made of old books. You can buy a shelf that has already been made (off the shelf?), or request something specific. You can even have one made with books that you provide.

I happen to think they’re quite beautiful works of art. Whether you would put one in your home may depend on your decor, but if you want a bookshelf that is one of a kind and emphasizes it’s bookish nature, then this might be the shelf style for you.

Another thing, every time I look at these shelves I have the urge to try to build some myself. However, I’m sure making something that looks good and doesn’t fall apart is going to be far more difficult than I would like it to be. Maybe I’ll grab a couple of old books and play around in the shed during my next holidays.

 

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