Our downstairs neighbor David recently opened up Ambonnay, Portland's only champagne bar, conveniently located on the the first floor of the OMCC. We were delighted when he asked us to make custom menu boards for him. We'll be heading down for some bubbles very soon!
Molly and I are big believers in the beauty and experience of printed photos in an album, but many wedding couples these days are opting to receive all of their wedding photographs on a disk. Is there a way to store and present these disks that complements the beauty of the images they store? Why yes, there is, and we make it!
DVD Folio with photo mat and folded disk sleeve.
Disk folios with coordinating proof boxes.
Handmade DVD folios start at $75 each. As always, we can adjust the size, materials, ribbon/no ribbon, number of folders/mats to your liking. Please contact us to find out more.
Carlie from Work.place came to visit us the other week and took some lovely photos of our studio. We're happy to be included on this site with so many other Portland makers and shakers.
Early this year, Sally Murdoch came to us with a project for Kona Brewing. As their PR firm, she was planning secret tastings along the west coast for their new beer, Koko Brown (coconut flavored!). She had us make handmade coconut paper folios as part of their press kit. The tastings were a hit -- we went and the beer was delicious. Now the entire project is up for a 2011 Rosey Award! Read more about it and visit the site to "like" the project. The press kit: Beer by Kona Brewing, folder by HSS with letterpress by Studio Olivine, concept by Sally Murdoch Media Relations.
Yesterday we had the pleasure of teaching bookbinding to a wonderful group from Wieden+Kennedy (graciously hosted by Yahoo). We made a sewn text block that attached to the decorative cover via ribbons sewn onto the spine. Here are some of the steps we went through to make the books:
Class members prepare materials.
Paper is folded into signatures (six signatures of four sheets each.)
Holes are poked with an awl into each signature where the thread will be sewn through.
Class members sew signatures with waxed linen thread.
A lovely example of the finished text block:
A decorative cover is scored and sliced to create the slots for the ribbons to go through:
Ribbons are then pulled through the book spine, and tied into knots or bows to hold the book together.
The class, with Michelle and assistant Kortni show off their finished books!
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