Leica is on a roll. A beautiful, beautiful, leather and anodized silver camera-making roll.
Meet Leica’s new Hermès Leica M9-P digital Rangefinder. It was co-designed by the Parisian fashion house for an edition of 300. 200 will go for $25,000, while an extra special 100 will go for $50,000.
Check out the Making Of & Unboxing videos showing off the craftsmanship that went into these cameras.
14th May 2012
Reblogged From photojojo
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(Source: majorfashion)
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Swell Accessories has announced that they are making covers for all Kindle models using old books. The BookCase is made from vintage hardback book covers “lovingly sorted and hand picked for their size and interest.” The repurposed covers offer those with an e-reader the opportunity to still feel like they’re holding a book when they’re reading.
Design Indaba reports that each unique BookCase for Kindle is handmade in Durban, South Africa.
More here: Vintage Hardcover Book Jackets Repurposed As Kindle Cases [Pics] @PSFK
And meanwhile, Design*Sponge contributes this do-it-yourself option for making your own e-reader cover from an old (or “vintage”) book.
Prior Uncon coverage of book-repurposing galore.](http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m0bbbwdP6I1qzv12bo1_1280.jpg)
Swell Accessories has announced that they are making covers for all Kindle models using old books. The BookCase is made from vintage hardback book covers “lovingly sorted and hand picked for their size and interest.” The repurposed covers offer those with an e-reader the opportunity to still feel like they’re holding a book when they’re reading.
Design Indaba reports that each unique BookCase for Kindle is handmade in Durban, South Africa.
More here: Vintage Hardcover Book Jackets Repurposed As Kindle Cases [Pics] @PSFK
And meanwhile, Design*Sponge contributes this do-it-yourself option for making your own e-reader cover from an old (or “vintage”) book.
Prior Uncon coverage of book-repurposing galore.
(Source: amaz4yn)
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theatlantic:
Remembering Jan Berenstain, co-creator of ‘The Berenstain Bears’
In a sad development for those who grew up with her ubiquitous children’s books, Jan Berenstain, co-creator of The Berenstain Bears, died on Friday at age 88 after suffering a severe stroke the day before, reports the Associated Press. The longtime resident of Solebury, Pennsylvania is survived by four grandchildren and her two sons, one of which, named Mike, told the AP’s Joann Loviglio that his mother remained productive until the end. ”She was working on two books and had been doing illustrations until the day before she passed away.” All told, about 260 million of the jovial books filled with time-tested, family-oriented adages made their way into the hands of children and parents since the series first began.
Read more. [Image: Associated Press]](http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m02mwvDtMH1qcokc4o1_1280.jpg)
Remembering Jan Berenstain, co-creator of ‘The Berenstain Bears’
In a sad development for those who grew up with her ubiquitous children’s books, Jan Berenstain, co-creator of The Berenstain Bears, died on Friday at age 88 after suffering a severe stroke the day before, reports the Associated Press. The longtime resident of Solebury, Pennsylvania is survived by four grandchildren and her two sons, one of which, named Mike, told the AP’s Joann Loviglio that his mother remained productive until the end. ”She was working on two books and had been doing illustrations until the day before she passed away.” All told, about 260 million of the jovial books filled with time-tested, family-oriented adages made their way into the hands of children and parents since the series first began.
Read more. [Image: Associated Press]
