We were asked to re-think an every-day object, and my group was given 'Second-hand books'. We spent a lot of time thinking about what makes a book 'second hand' and where a book gets it's identity from. Searching charity shops, we found some fascinating books with notes, messages, time-tables, receipts, greetings...whole stories stashed away inside them. From some of the examples, we were able to create an entire history or journey. We were also fascinated by the smell of the books, and how each old book smelt different. We even attempted to make an 'Od De Old Book'...not something I recommend! However we were keen on the smell idea, and so used it to help us give 'new' books 'old' personalities - we wanted a blank book to have an old books charm, because it's not the content of the book that matters at all. We infused the new pages with old smell, and made each an identity card with details of its history.
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