Penguin Books Ouija Board

Sadly, you can't buy this Penguin Books-inspired Ouija Board.  Graphic designer Kathleen McIntyre designed this Ouija Board as a study of the Sabon typeface, which was designed by Jan Tschichold, who was one of the most important editors and designers at Penguin Books.

(Kathleen McIntyre)

Olympia Le-Tan X Pierre Marcolini Chocolate Boxes

Olympia Le-Tan, famous for her handmade book clutches (see some here), is teaming up with French   chocolatier/pâtisserie Pierre Marcolini to create boxes for chocolates and macarons.  Like her clutches, the boxes are made to look like books.

(Vogue France)

Warby Parker Reading Position Wallpaper

Bookish-stylish-hipster-affordable glasses company Warby Parker has designed this brilliant wallpaper, which seems so far not to be for purchase.  It's based on an illustration of amusing reading positions that was made for their blog.

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Puffin in Bloom: Children's Classics with New Covers by Anna Bond

These new covers by Anna Bond, head artist at Rifle Paper Co., are so gorgeous.  This is the latest Puffin/Penguin collaboration, following Puffin Chalk Classics, designed by Dana Tanamachi (here), Penguin Threads, designed by Jillian Tamaki and Rachel Sumpter, and Puffin Hardback Classics designed by Daniela Jaglenka Terrazzini.  These books are children's book-priced hardbacks, and the covers are illustrated in Bond/Rifle Paper's signature whimsical style. They will be on sale from Penguin in late August.

The Map of Modern Art, from William Gompertz' What Are You Looking At?

The UK edition of William Gompertz' popular survey of modern art, What Are You Looking At?  The Surprising, Shocking, and Sometimes Strange Story of 150 Years of Modern Art, has this wonderful pull-out "map of modern art."  The map illustrates the relationships between various modern art movements, and shows the development of those movements through time from left to right.  The map uses the design of the famous London Tube map as its inspiration, and the different tube lines represent the various movements, and the "tube stops" are artists in those movements.  Gompertz is a former board director of the Tate Gallery, and currently the BBC arts editor.  Check out the Pop Art-inspired UK and US book covers below.  It's such a shame that the US edition doesn't include the map!  You can buy a copy of it from the Penguin Books UK site.

UK edition

US edition

(Penguin UK)

Land of Nod Library-Themed Storage

I've always wanted my very own card catalog to hold my bits and bobs, but this one, the Circulation Chest, would be more practical, since the drawers are actually a variety of sizes.  

The Local Branch Library Cart is for storing (and moving) books and other nursery practicals as well.

Maeve Glasses Print Amory Tank Top

You definitely need some glasses on your pintucked tank top.

(Anthropologie)