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Deconstructing Books

November 15, 2011

It’s happening already. Books are not yet extinct, but creative folks are developing new uses for these soon to be relics of another culture.

From Rebound Designs, I recently purchased a “book purse” for my niece made from a slightly worn hardback copy of Emma. (I was momentarily tempted by the bright orange copy of The Chicago Manual of Style, but thought my niece would be less than enthusiastic. )

For do-it-yourselfers, Lisa Occhipinti offers step-by-step instructions for “33 craft projects that give old books new life” in her book The Repurposed Library.

Book destruction is not limited to the etsy crowd , “serious” artists are using books as canvas too. Artist Kylie Stillman as seen in a recent ArtStormer post creates book sculptures from stacked books.

Books torn asunder to make decorative objects is still a bit creepy to a book lover such as myself , but the sheer creativity of the repurposing is intriguing.

What do you think? Is this a travesty or are you already reaching for your glue gun and that stack of old books ?

 

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