The Book Unfolded
The Book Unfolded
Robin Mitchell Cranfield
The Book Unfolded, Part 1: The form of the book in the 21st century
21 minutes Posted Sep 25, 2020 at 7:31 am.
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How the book changed the way we live and relate to each other, inspired by Kenya Hara and his essay, "Books as Information Sculpture". Also: Alice and Wonderland, Michel de Montaigne, audiobooks, and Ray and Charles Eames' film, Powers of Ten. The text version is on my web site. A version of this essay appeared in Amphora Magazine.

I don’t think it’s cool to spend the present anticipating the future.

— Kenya Hara