Curled Up With A Book

Morell's A Book of Books, and On Reading by André Kertész

For those of you that liked the Abelardo Morell shots from yesterday, I forgot to mention that you can get some for your coffee table via his A Book of Books, a collection of his book-related photographs. Drooling over Morell's images yesterday only made me hungry for more book photography. And look what I found: This gem is On Reading, a compilation of André Kertész' photographs. I found it at the SFMOMA store (which never disappoints me). From the MOMA website: "André Kertész was one of the most inventive, influential, and prolific photographers in the medium's history. Taken between 1920 and 1970, ...

Cara Barer

Check out these stunning photographs by photographer and sculptor Cara Barer. Gorgeous. Click here to see lots more on Cara's website. "Butterfly #2" "Indigo" "Wave and Fog" "La Bruja" "Secret" "Moth" "Shitake"

Nicholas Jones, Book Sculptor

After stumbling upon some fantastic creations of Melbourne-based book Nicholas Jones (via an interview at the design files), I've been poring over the photographs of Nicholas' folded and cut works on his website. Check these out, and find more here: "Greek Art" "Current Affairs Bulletin 1" "Treble" "Conch" "Stigmata" "Bookworm Ensconced"

Brian Dettmer — Altered Books

These intricately carved books are the work of artist Brian Dettmer. Dettmer is no newbie to the art world, but his works are brand new to me and as soon as I stumbled upon them (through Kinz + Tillou Fine Art) I wanted to share them here. Some bibliophiles seem to cringe at the thought of destroying books, but I've always loved books and I think Dettmer's art is fascinating and beautiful. From Dettmar's bio on the Kinz + Tillou Fine Art website: "Brian Dettmer sifts through stacks of antiquated books, boxes of dusty cassette tapes, and piles of obsolete maps to ...

Library Card Catalogs

For a little while now I've been looking for an old library card catalog. My quest has largely been disappointing in its results (probably because I don't want to spend too much on it), but the other day I got a bit of inspiration to keep looking, via this design*sponge spotlight on Matthew Fairbanks. Fairbanks is a Brooklyn-based furniture artist who created this lovely card catalog writing desk. I went hunting for some other nice card catalog shots and found lots of good ones, rekindling my hope that there's a card catolog out there for me somewhere... Good ol' closeup in this ...

Penguin Classics Designed by Coralie Bickford-Smith

I'm a big fan of Coralie Bickford-Smith's cover designs (earlier this year I pointed out some of her great designs). Today I'm extra excited to show off these cloth-bound classics that Coralie designed for for Penguin. I heard about them this morning via design*sponge, where you can also find an interview with Coralie. The series just became available in the US. Wouldn't they make great gifts?

Typewriter Envy

I wish I had a typewriter... Olivetti Valentine Typewriter (1969) at My Typewriter Olivetti Manual Typewriter at Fred Flare (saw it first at Geek Sugar) 1950's Royal Typewriter at Three Potato Four Remington Noiseless Portable in Duotone Green (1931) at My Typewriter Olivetti Ico at Typewriter.be Corona No. 4 in Blue at My Typewriter Remington Rand at My Typewriter Corona Streamline (1930s) at My Typewriter

A Little Bookish Inspiration

Oy...I stayed up late last night reading Ballet's Magic Kingdom and today is turning into one of those days you just have to slog through tired. When I need some inspiration I like to go hunting on pretty design blogs or on Flickr. Today I came up with some great images of book sculptures on Flickr...just the thing I needed to motivate me back to work. I especially like the first and last ones. Book Vomit, from w00kie on Flickr from MissTurner on Flickr (the book used is Twilight) Pietro Magni’s marble statue The Reading Girl , at the National Gallery of Art in ...

Biblioteca Vasconcelos

Love this library photograph of the Vasconcelos "mega-library" in Mexico City. Taken by Eneas, found on Flickr.

M.L. Van Nice’s Swiss Army Book

Swiss Army Book by M.L. Van Nice

SALKIM Floating Bookshelf

I love this SALKIM floating bookshelf from Das rote Paket. Made from steel wire, it moves gently when a breeze sweeps through the room, emphasizing the airiness of the design. I'd like to fill one with poetry books...poetry in motion!

May 2012

A Book for People Who Like Bookshelves

By Barbara

If you find bookshelves fascinating and beautiful because you love books, then I think you’ll like Bookshelf, by Alex Johnson. Lots of unusual and visually interesting bookshelves. There are a few I would absolutely love to have in my own apartment.