tyler bender’s vintage journals
When I was younger, I would generally eschew older books for those with flashier, more snazzily designed dust jackets. How times have changed: I really love Tyler Bender’s vintage journals for exactly the opposite reason. From simple, monotone covers to books adorned with retro imagery, each one is recycled from actual books.
You’re not just buying chopped-up old books, of course; Tyler meticulously reinforces and resizes each cover and fills them with assorted hand-cut pages. You’ll find lined, printed and plain paper inside, whose dynamic nature means instant inspiration for artists and writers. I’m really hankering to pick up a few of these myself as they’re definitely a labor of love.
PS - to those of you who were curious about where Tyler went (his Etsy shop has been closed), he recently contacted me, and is indeed alive and well! Tyler has decided to focus on craft shows for the time being. In fact, he’s given me permission to post his holiday schedule; please do stop by and say hello to him if you plan on attending!
STITCH (Austin, TX)
November 10, 2007
http://www.stitchaustin.com/
FELT CLUB (Los Angeles, CA)
November 18, 2007
http://www.feltclub.com/
HANDMADE FOR THE HOLIDAYS
November 24-45, 2007
http://homegrownmarket.com/pages.php?pageid=30
BAZAAR BIZARRE (San Francisco, CA)
December 15, 2007
http://bazaarbizarre.org/
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4 Responses to “tyler bender’s vintage journals”
I love the vintage and recycle-ness of these books! I’ll definitely be keeping them in mind for my next journal.
By Kinichi River at September 25th, 2007 at 8:52 am
I never thought I would drool over a stationary item. These give me a bad case of the gimmies.
By Lizzy at September 25th, 2007 at 8:25 pm
What an excellent idea! Every page has its own style. No matter what you write or doodle in there, the pages are going to look pretty!
By Veron at September 27th, 2007 at 11:00 am
where did his shop go? his Etsy shop and myspace are both closed. do you know if he’s still selling these somewhere?
By kobedog.etsy.com at October 3rd, 2007 at 10:45 pm