The Repurposed Library 3 3 C R A F T P R OJ E C T S T H AT G I V E O L D B O O K S N E W L I F E ■
BY L I S A O C C H I P I N T I
SE LLING POINTS ■ Most projects require only a book
33 DIY creations that transform books into art objects and functional items for the home
to be deconstructed, an X-Acto knife and glue ■ Unique topic with far-reaching appeal in DIY community ■ Quirky and inventive subject matter guarantees word-ofmouth buzz and publicity hits ■ A timely response to the rising popularity of e-books
SPECIFICATIONS 75 photographs; 150 illustrations 144 pages 7⅜ × 7⅜" (244 × 187mm) Hardback RIGHTS: WORLD PUB MONTH: MAY CRAFT
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ISBN 978-1-58479-909-2 e all love to read and learn from books, but The
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Repurposed Library takes our passion even
further, presenting us with 33 projects to make – quite literally – out of books. For these projects, Lisa Occhipinti rescues and repurposes orphaned and outdated books from flea markets and library sales and turns them into new art objects and practical items for the home. Her creations range from artfully constructed mobiles, wreaths and vases, to functional items like shelves, stor-
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age boxes and even a Kindle ‘keeper’ for those who want to replicate the sensation of holding a ‘real’ book while reading from an e-reader. Projects utilize every imaginable part of a book – from hardback cover to individual pages – and are a DIY celebration of a new way to view a book’s potential.
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The work of Lisa Occhipinti has been featured on mul-
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tiple websites and blogs, including Apartment Therapy, Publishers Weekly and the New Yorker.
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