ALCHEMYInspired by the contemporary Penguin Classics, ALCHEMY is a one-off prototype of an embellished reading book.
Combining the conceptual approach of artists' books and the practical nature of a reading book, ALCHEMY aimed to reinvigorate interest in the book as an object, in a time when technology is threatening to render the book obsolete. Making a book into an object of desire through hand-crafted decoration, this project explored screen and heatpress printing, hand-cutting and marquetry in leather and sheet plastics. Not only were the patterns designed to visually elevate the appearance of the book, but the cut outs and different levels of transparency could be used to highlight particular words or phrases that are fundamental to the story. |