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Handbound Albums

Friday, February 3rd, 2012

A wedding really feels complete once we deliver the albums to our client. And last week we picked up a gorgeous set of  hand bound albums for Jennie & Adam, who’s wedding we photographed a couple of years ago. They are such a sweet couple, who now have a gorgeous eight month old son.

While we offer a wide variety of album types, we especially love making the hand bound albums and their timeless and classic feel. To be able to work with the finest materials and the collaboration with some of the best traditional bookbinders in the New England area is just amazing. They are truly unique end exquisite pieces of art – which happen to also be someones wedding album :)

For Jennie & Adman we photographed both the rehearsal dinner and the wedding – they decided that they wanted to create one album for each event.

Both albums are stored in this custom made clam shell box, which also protects them against dust and light.

Portfolio box for hand bound album

The box opens up to reveal the set of albums.

Open portfolio box for hand bound albums

Here is a closeup of the spine imprinting – the couple just wanted a blind impression,

but there is also a huge selection of tinted foils available which can be used.

Detail of spine imprinting

One of the great things about our hand bound albums is that they are completely designed and crafted from scratch,

which means that any and all details can be customized to your liking.

This couple really fell in love with four different cloths, so we ended up using all of them :)

Detail of the album cover

The rehearsal dinner album is much smaller, containing only around 30 images, the wedding album holds around 150.

Both albums side by side

Jennie & Adam chose to include a set of magnificent Katazome-Shi endpapers.

Katazome-Shi Paper

For this album we also made a fold out page which contained a great sequence of the couple walking on the lawn of Rosecliff.

Fold out page

Page spread

 

Bohemian Beauties, Hippy Chic and Family …

Tuesday, January 10th, 2012

One of the best parts of my Christmas break is seeing my large, beautiful and totally eccentric french family.

Allow me  to introduce you to my  sister Daphne’s kids.

Without much a do … Alix of Bohemia … fashion and clothing designer extraordinaire.

After spending 2 years wowing Hong Kong with her style and designs, Alix recently moved to London.

She is a visionary, creative soul, world traveler and all around tres chic IT gal …

Visit her blog for an abundance of inspiration : Alix Of Bohemia

All of these designs are available for purchase, contact her for details.

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Alix and I were talking about shooting her first major collection in an exotic location

and then I had the idea to do a sort of  “Royal Tennebaums” theme.

In the beautiful house they grew up in, with all the siblings.

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This is her little sister Olivia who is leaving NYC and heading  to London UK! Yay!

The beautiful thing about Livi is that she has no idea how gorgeous she really is!!

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This is Caleb, the youngest,  a prefect at Choate Rosemary Hall.

He manages to be  cute, creative, smart and quirky all at the SAME time.

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And then there’s Cyril, who is dashing and elegant and so misunderstood … he’s a  PICES after all …

Cyril is living and working in Paris, taking a break from St Andrews but mostly breaking a lot of girls hearts …

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And this is Daphne, my amazing beautiful creative sister and the the mother of all these gorgeous kids!

Daphne is a ceramic artist, fabric and jewelry designer, architectural interiors, culinary maestro … the list is endless.

She is truly an artist …  in every pore of her body … from the color she chooses to put on the walls to what she prepares for every meal.

I am so thrilled that she is moving to Rhode Island …Yippee!!

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Stripes inspire mother and daughter’s creations …

Ceramic Lamps and Urns by Daphne Verley – dress by Alix

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Hand made bow tie made by Caleb.

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Alix has a way of combining items that you would not  normally see together and yet she merges them flawlessly.

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Family snuggle …

Dancing Shiva

Tuesday, November 1st, 2011

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My prediction … this boy will be BIG one day! In more ways than one …

Thanks Mr. Magnus!!

Albums & Slinkies at MBV

Tuesday, April 12th, 2011


We have been working on our new web page which will soon be launched …

These new images will be part of the  more extensive “Albums” section.

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I started making these slinkie books as a gift for my beloved … one of my clients saw it and it was a hit!

My son Rumi is always asking me to make one that holds photographs of all his friends …

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Our albums are made in the same way that the finest albums have always been made … heirloom quality.

Bookbinding is becoming a lost art and we are proud to have these albums made locally

by an amazing team of bookbinders that work  closely with us on each step of the creation.

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The spine can either be flat or round … a slip cover is a great way to protect the album.

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We can do any kind of cover … this was designed by one of our amazing brides

who is an artist and designer herself … she included fabric from the wedding table cloths as well as

their names on a copper plate set deep into a window … Gorgeous!!

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Decorative Inlay Papers and printing personalize any Hand Bound Album.

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These “Accordions Albums” are a beautiful  alternative to the hand bound albums.

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These are made in much less time and can be a perfect last minute gift idea.

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Aside from our “Heirloom Hand bound Albums” we offer “Flush Mount Albums”

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Everyone loves “Coffee Table Books” …

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I love them too … I made these of  our travels  and trips this past year.

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They are perfect for party shots from a wedding,  as well as “Family Chronicles” that happen yearly.

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These are “Proof Books” which hold each and every image from the wedding.

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A nice option when you need to hold the images in your hand rather than viewing the images online.

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There are so many different, creative possibilities to best show off all of your beautiful images!!

Making these albums is like a meditation … a real labor of love!