April 15th, 2008
Non reading uses for old hardbacks
If you can’t actually get around to reading all your old hardback books, here are a couple of suggestions. Via Curbly, a video tutorial on how to make this bag:
Or, via a Design Files interview with Australian book sculptor Nicolas Jones (more images via the link, something a bit trickier.
April 15th, 2008 at 8:24 am
OOOh. I like that handbag a lot and I have tons of unused, unread hardbacks…
April 15th, 2008 at 9:07 am
Sacrilege! The Invaders rocked…
* waits for DVDs *
April 15th, 2008 at 12:13 pm
Red - it’s very cool.
Martin - but you’ll always have your DVD? And you could, ahem, make one of these as a gift for your nearest and dearest, being a design geek and all. *cough, cough*
April 17th, 2008 at 5:35 am
If someone is in your bad books you can give him an appropriate handbagging (!)
April 19th, 2008 at 1:01 pm
Wow.
I’m so not obsessive compulsive enough for the book art though - I wonder how long that took. And how to get it so perfect. !