prototype
at last month’s photo meetup, sarah asked me to make a book that one could use to store fresh polaroids while during an outing, especially on chilly days: between the thighs and against the décolletage presents some awkwardness in public, and clothing fibers sometimes attach to wet emulsion.
my prototype: acid-free glassine bags, glued to the inside of a folded sheet of heavy weight paper. the bags are punched in the front with a circular punch, to allow for easy in/out. the book is coptic bound, for a quick/easy open. i didn’t insert a heat source (those pocket warmers popping up at retailers here could be used in some way!), but the book is small enough to pop into a pocket, or in your armpit.
i gave sarah the prototype last night. if it serves its purpose, i’ll make a few more for the shop.
November 12th, 2009 at 8:12 am
this is great! too bad the bags aren’t see through so that it could be a storage book/photo album. still a great idea and i know everyone who takes polaroids on the go have found themselves in the “WTF do I do with this wet polaroid situation”…
November 12th, 2009 at 8:44 am
very cool… and I think it would be a great photo album, or travel journal. you could sneak all your found scraps in the sweet pockets. your ideas are endless.
November 12th, 2009 at 9:37 am
Love that top shot of it. Can’t wait to hear Sarah’s review.
November 12th, 2009 at 1:45 pm
love your thinking. i am very impressed. one wonders how you can make it into just a photobook….
November 12th, 2009 at 3:49 pm
This is lovely! Your eye for detail is top-notch. I can totally see this as an artist book…
November 12th, 2009 at 5:13 pm
I love it for reasons even beyond polaroid drying. I’m thinking wine labels, found scraps of paper from behind cracked stairs, interesting wrappers, postcards……..on and on…….
November 12th, 2009 at 5:28 pm
brilliant!
November 12th, 2009 at 5:33 pm
ooh, so lovely….
November 12th, 2009 at 8:31 pm
this is brilliance! i’ve used pieces of grocery bags, but that is not the same thing. it never occurred to me to use full bags as pages. oh, i cannot wait to try this with my stash of little white bags. i can’t bind like you do, but i’m sure i’ll find some sort of schlocky workaround.
November 12th, 2009 at 11:55 pm
you’re so inventive! and such a great design
November 13th, 2009 at 6:03 am
what a beautiful book! I have no polaroids or ever print pictures but I need to find a use for a book like this and get it! ahahah very very cool!
November 13th, 2009 at 6:59 am
i found you via aimee. i love your album!
November 13th, 2009 at 6:39 pm
what an absolutely fabulous book!!! and i noticed lots and lots of other things in your etsy shop that i’m crazy for, too! :))
November 13th, 2009 at 10:52 pm
What a super idea!! (I also came via Aimee!)
November 15th, 2009 at 6:19 pm
i NEED one of course. very very cool!
November 15th, 2009 at 11:13 pm
i can’t tell whether i like the photos of the book or book more.
November 17th, 2009 at 11:25 pm
oooo… these are brilliant … i am struck speechless both by this idea and your amazingly gorgeous book binding … thank you thank you so much for your kind words of encouragement for my first wobbly attempt at a coptic binding… i’m excited to keep scrolling through and reading more and getting to know you better
November 22nd, 2009 at 8:23 pm
Terrific book form!