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The Rise of the Digital Book Cover

Tintin and The Secret of Literature—The Digital Book Cover  “I went from assuming the cover might someday disappear completely, to believing that it could take on a whole new life” said Charlie Orr in...

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"Lolita" Accompanies Natalie Portman to "Black Swan" premiere

  Natalie Portman at the “Black Swan” premiere Nov. 30 in New York. Credit: Evan Agostini / Associated Press Got to love the purse Natalie Portman brought with her to the premiere of her new film Black...

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Books and Fire: A New App and a Fiery Bookshelf

The folks at Snarky Apps have created an app that allows you to burn a book on the privacy of your own iPhone. from the description:“Have you ever had the urge to burn a book? Well there’s never been...

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Side Table with Book Slant

Here’s a blast from the past – this gem made its way around the design blogosphere in July 2009. The Lectus Pile of Books end table by Josefin Hellstrom-Olsson25.59″ tall x 17.72″ wide and retails for...

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A Book Wall in a Food Place

 The restaurant is called Brushstroke, a much anticipated Japanese restaurant about to open in New York City,  and the walls of the bar/lounge are made of 12,000 used paperbacks! The Gothamist notes...

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The BiebBus: A Mobile Library for the Ages

 The essence of a successful library is one that serves its community well. But what about those places that are hard to get to and where it is to costly to build a library? That’s where the...

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Goodnight Book

No, this isn’t one of those all too common stories lamenting the end of books. This is a story about a comfortable place for your books to rest. Now you can sleep side by side with your most cherished...

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A Bookshelf Frames the View to the World Outside

  Designer Fábio Galeazzo has hit a home run with his transformation of an abandoned house in São Paulo, Brazil into a stunning “Urban Cabin.” One of the centerpieces of the design is a circular...

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The LunchBook

Snack on this: An international recipe book with “paper plate” pages to eat on. LunchBook is designed by Italian design team Sebastiano Ercoli and Alessandro Garlandini for the Expo Milano 2015 world...

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Letters for the birds

Check out these typographic bird houses by Indian industrial designer Nishant Jethi. The series is titled Living Typography and features the complete alphabet in hollowed out 3D letters. The bird...

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The Rise of the Digital Book Cover

Tintin and The Secret of Literature—The Digital Book Cover  “I went from assuming the cover might someday disappear completely, to believing that it could take on a whole new life” said Charlie Orr in...

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Image may be NSFW.
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"Lolita" Accompanies Natalie Portman to "Black Swan" premiere

  Natalie Portman at the “Black Swan” premiere Nov. 30 in New York. Credit: Evan Agostini / Associated Press Got to love the purse Natalie Portman brought with her to the premiere of her new film Black...

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Books and Fire: A New App and a Fiery Bookshelf

The folks at Snarky Apps have created an app that allows you to burn a book on the privacy of your own iPhone. from the description:“Have you ever had the urge to burn a book? Well there’s never been...

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Side Table with Book Slant

Here’s a blast from the past – this gem made its way around the design blogosphere in July 2009. The Lectus Pile of Books end table by Josefin Hellstrom-Olsson25.59″ tall x 17.72″ wide and retails for...

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A Book Wall in a Food Place

 The restaurant is called Brushstroke, a much anticipated Japanese restaurant about to open in New York City,  and the walls of the bar/lounge are made of 12,000 used paperbacks! The Gothamist notes...

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Image may be NSFW.
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The BiebBus: A Mobile Library for the Ages

 The essence of a successful library is one that serves its community well. But what about those places that are hard to get to and where it is to costly to build a library? That’s where the...

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Image may be NSFW.
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Goodnight Book

No, this isn’t one of those all too common stories lamenting the end of books. This is a story about a comfortable place for your books to rest. Now you can sleep side by side with your most cherished...

View Article


Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

A Bookshelf Frames the View to the World Outside

  Designer Fábio Galeazzo has hit a home run with his transformation of an abandoned house in São Paulo, Brazil into a stunning “Urban Cabin.” One of the centerpieces of the design is a circular...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

The LunchBook

Snack on this: An international recipe book with “paper plate” pages to eat on. LunchBook is designed by Italian design team Sebastiano Ercoli and Alessandro Garlandini for the Expo Milano 2015 world...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Letters for the birds

Check out these typographic bird houses by Indian industrial designer Nishant Jethi. The series is titled Living Typography and features the complete alphabet in hollowed out 3D letters. The bird...

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