CB2 concertina book

I love CB2. I love their furniture. I love their shopping bags. I was lucky enough to get a freelance gig for making some handmade books. This book is my practice piece before starting the project. I recycled a CB2 bag for the book covers.

I cropped the "2" on the back of the back for one cover. I like how the straight bottom of the number sits against the curve. The paper has a natural, speckle texture.

I cropped the "B" for the other cover. I like how the curves of the "B" kind of echo the curve.

The book is a concertina binding. The front and back page are glued to the book covers, and the rest of the book hangs out.

Word to the wise: careful when messing with colors in Photoshop. These photos look much more yellow-orange than the ones above. The actual color has more red to it, like the first photos. The covers against each other, with the pages folded out underneath. Almost makes a perfect circle.

I haven't made a handbound book since the artist book class I took in college four years ago. I was thrilled to be able to have a good reason to make one again. All you need is a little inspiration and a couple trips to the art supply store.