The Lord of the Rings by Kurt B. Reighley The International Edible Book Festival is held every year around April 1st."This ephemeral global banquet, in which anyone can participate, is shared by all on the internet and allows everyone to preserve and discover unique bookish nourishments. This festival is a celebration of the ingestion of culture and a way to concretely share a book."There are events taking place around the world so get baking and get ready.Seattle's annual contribution, Cook the Books!, takes place this Saturday April 4th at the Good Shepherd Center. Upwards of 100 digestible tomes will be...
The Bookshelf Portraits of Victoria Reichelt
Possession Obsession, oil on canvas, 2008, 46 x 86cmTolstoi, oil on canvas, 2006, 50 x 50cDavid Sequeira, oil on canvas, 2008, 80 x 60.5cmNapoleon, oil on canvas, 2006, 60 x 60cmAustralian artist Victoria Reichelt has been painting bookshelf portraits for a few years. Recently, she began painting portraits of the bookshelves of actual people."This was a different way to do a portrait - because the decisions people make about the books they choose to buy, keep and display, reveals a lot about them. It offers a deeper insight into their interests and inspirations" Reichelt told the Inside Out blog who...
Missile Shelf
click to enlarge"Of War & Wits & Power" is the latest from the Singapore-based industrial designer Daniel Loves Objects.On its origin, Daniel says:Driven by the recent crisis of certain countries who got very uptight over issues of being asked to disarm their missile test launched, their alarming action to remain hostile and persistent in their belief had stirred me to create this part of a furniture combination to depict their behavioral trait, a bookshelf with their golden army, strategically placed underneath, to uphold and to protect their ultimate plans, frozen in time for all to see.Got to love that 'military...
Powell’s Books Shelves Expansion
Michael Powell and his daughter Emily Photo by Leah Nash for The New York TimesThe plans for a $5 million expansion of Powell's flagship store have been put on hold.Citing the overall current economic downturn and a 5% decline in sales the "project no longer looked prudent" according to owner Michael Powell.How close were they to enlarging their city of books? The plans were already drawn up and the financing was secured. And when do they feel they'll be ready to move forward?“It’s going to take a period of time to recover...Whether it’s 2 years or 10 years I don’t...
Shop at Barnes & Noble : Help the Kids at 497941
The Barnes & Noble in my neighborhood is having a Book Fair for a local pre-school. Its one of those 'a portion of the proceeds' events where a little piece of your purchase goes their way.These days this is nothing to sneeze at and should be commended.But here's the kicker:For the school to benefit you must mention this code when purchasing: 497941Granted you can shop at any B&N during the allotted time but where did they come up with 497941?Using the zip code would even feel better.This is a civic-minded gesture rather than a community-minded act. A chain behavior as...