Deborah Bowness is a wallpaper artist. Her 'Genuine Fake Bookshelf' and 'Original Genuine Bookshelf' designs adorn the walls of some pretty hip destinations.Phillip Stark /Yoo DenmarkThe 'Library' of the Soho House New YorkThe Sausage-Leamington SpaImagine if you could choose the titles or the bookshelf.Thanks to Habitually Chic for the lead. Her recent post Member's Only has the skinny on the smashing interiors of Soho House.
Pop-Up Books Meet Photoshop
Last week the folks at Something Awful invited their forum members "to make some fancy new pop-up books based on a variety of topics, from video games and movies to art and being a jerk." Link to the 7 page gallery
Helen Yentus Book Design
Talk about an inviting altered book.Released to late to make the Top Ten Lists for Book Design this year but a spot on the 2008 list pretty much guaranteed.Helen Yentus also did the cover for Elizabeth Gilbert's hugely popular book eat pray loveGallery of Yentus book coversThanks to The Book Design Review for the lead
The Book Wall at the Kansas City Public Library
Great idea - worthy titles- the design is questionable- books look like a cross between a book club edition and Easton PressThanks to Iconic Books for the leadImage 1 viaImage 2 via
The Reading Reading Light
Little Man With a Book Reading LightPolished zinc-plated arms and legs with a 40 watt bulb as the body.From Black and BlumRuns about $45.Went from cool to weird in a minute when it started to look too much like a Little Man With a Book in the Bathroom Reading Light.Thanks to The Puget News for the lead