We were asked by Wallpaper* magazine to create a special cover for its annual Handmade issue. Forbidden from using any digital tools to create our cover, we chose to experiment with type and the idea of reproduction, creating a simple image whose hand-drawn irregularities are only visible on close inspection.
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Product Interventions
We were asked to participate in with Wallpaper’s Handmade 2011 issue, where designers from various practices collaborate with manufacturers to create bespoke one-offs – our selected partner was Emform, a German stationery manufacturer. We wanted to play on their products simplicity and showcase what the function of each item was. We began by powder-coating each piece of stationary white as a blank canvas, with our interventions taking the form of the shapes of the stationary’s end-product. Cut tape on the side of the tape dispenser, circular pieces removed from the hole-puncher, and pencil squiggles on the inside of the pencil pot.
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