tankbooks classic mini box set

posted by the scholar on January 29th, 2008
filed under: design, words

look at this set of minibooks from the folks from london-based tank magazine, simply called tankbooks. they were inspired in part by iconic packaging of cigarettes - classic literature in classic packaging as they say. authors include tolstoy, kipling and hemingway.

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smoke read ‘em if ya got ‘em.

purchase the set for 45 euros at colette.

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4 Responses to “tankbooks classic mini box set”

  1. Kelly Says:
    January 29th, 2008 at 9:29 am

    great packaging.

    i just discovered your blog via BB and will definitely be back!

  2. the scholar Says:
    January 29th, 2008 at 9:41 am

    hi kelly,

    aren’t these books fun?

    i am so happy that you clicked over from BB. BB rules! I’m not kidding. :)

    thanks for the visit!

  3. sosser Says:
    January 29th, 2008 at 11:32 am

    i’m a packaging fan, too, and this stuff is brilliant! nice find!

  4. the scholar Says:
    January 29th, 2008 at 11:53 pm

    yeppers the packaging is AWESOME.

    thanks for the comment sosser!

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