Tag: Books and Design

Rebound Designs by Caitlin Phillips

Earth Day, 2009.Nell Greenfieldboyce's feature Judging a Book (Bag) By Its Cover on NPR's All Things Considered gives us a glimpse into the world of Caitlin Phillips.For five years now Phillips has been transforming discarded books into functional purses.Why purses?"The book kind of pretty much decided what form it was going to be," she says. "The spine becomes the bottom of the purse, because I keep the cover completely intact." She adds handles and a vintage button to match."Highlights:Book most often requested - Pride and PrejudiceBooks out of bounds-Phillips "won't cut up the Quran, although she will sometimes cut up...

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Bookshelves to Die In

William Warren's Shelves For Life :a self-initiated project by the designer to further explore ideas of built-in sentimentality within our possessions. The aim is to make stronger emotional relationships with our belongings and encourage life-long use.The shelves are CNC cut in oak veneered plywood to the customer's measurements. They are intended to be used throughout life as storage for personal belongings. On death, the shelves are dismantled and rebuilt as a coffin. Shelves for Life was launched at the British Library during the Travelling Apothecary Show and simultaneously at Liberties as part of Design UK, during London Design Week, September...

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Library at the L House

The L House comes to us via the Swiss-based architect, Philippe Stuebi Architekten GMBH and was completed in 2005."The three-sided glazing of the library in the ground floor is mirrored-glass. Depending upon time of day and conditions you can see the stored books or the reflected garden. The upper floors are implemented in bright lime rendering and the glazings in nature-anodized aluminum."More photographs herevia

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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...

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