This is not a book. It's a fabulous little clutch purse that looks like a book cover made by Olympia LeTan.
via Kottke.org
Purses made to look like book covers
Leave a comment
More items
Inebriated woman falls in front of oncoming train
A woman who appears to have been inebriated fell onto the tracks in a Boston subway as a train was rushing towards her. People on the platform frantically waved at the train, which stopped in the nick of time.... More.
Death-ray enthusiast calls for official "Anti-Muslim 'Backlash'"
Mil-tech reporter Noah Shachtman: "First, he said he found Saddam's WMD bunkers. Then, he claimed the U.S. military was zapping animals to death with real-life ray guns. Now (...) former Air Force Office of Special Investigations agent Dave Gaubatz is calling for a 'professional and legal backlash a... More.
Aerobics championship video from 1987
Ladies and Gentlemen, the 1987 Crystal light National Aerobic Championship. (Thanks, Bloggy!)... More.
Fist sledgehammer
DesignMartus's portfolio has some beautiful metalwork on display, around a motif of hands and fists. This wonderful fist sledgehammer would be a fine addition to any toolkit. Early Tools (via Make)... More.
Choose your own visualization
Intriguing visualizations of the possibilities and paths from various classic Choose Your Own Adventure books. Now, someone do Fighting Fantasy! [Samizdat]... More.
RSS Feed
It is the little things like this purse that make me wish I was a girl. This and shoes. Men's shoes are so gottam boring.
I want an OED manbag.
@#1- You could use them as little boxes perhaps. They sell book-boxes at Hobby Lobby which are cool, but not as cute as these.
I bought a book purse from Rebound designs after I saw them on BB way back: http://www.boingboing.net/2005/09/23/custom-purses-made-f.html Its super cute but falling apart after carrying it only a few times. Maybe collaging a cigar box would be a better option? Or maybe thats just the crafter in me ;)
Cute idea, but for over 1k I think if I want one I'll just whip out the embroidery thread and buy a purse form.
...besides she probably doesn't have one for Blood Meridian, The Painted Bird, or Place of Dead Roads anyway :(
I've seen book-purses before, but this one takes the cake since it's not actually a book. My problem with other book-purses is that the text block is destroyed! (Who DOES that to Nancy Drew?!) I'll be needing a quarto, though -- I carry too much stuff!