Abutilon (Lime Mallow) Pod - Karl Blossfeldt Notebook
Description
Unfurling from this A5 spiral-bound notebook, Blossfeldt's lime mallow pods rise like Bauhaus lanterns. You're not merely scribbling notes; you're wielding a conduit to early 20th-century photographic revolution.
Blossfeldt's lens transmutes Abutilon into Jugendstil sculptures writ small. His craftsman's eye dissects each pleated capsule, rendering this tropical flora into a study of organic engineering. Observe how chiaroscuro dances across the ribbed surfaces, metamorphosing these humble seed vessels into modernist totems.
This isn't mere botanical documentation. It's "urformen" made manifest – nature's primal rhythms frozen in gelatin silver. Blossfeldt's custom-rigged apparatus and relentless field studies elevated garden-variety specimens to avant-garde status, catalyzing New Objectivity and nurturing Bauhaus design principles.
Your ideas will germinate amid this monochromatic botanical ballet. Each page turn echoes Blossfeldt's quest to unveil the extraordinary within the mundane. This notebook bridges empirical scrutiny and artistic abstraction, challenging you to decode hidden geometries lurking in everyday flora.
Cultivate Blossfeldt's legacy of meticulous observation and paradigm-shifting vision. Let these mallow pods propagate your own creative evolution, one pen stroke at a time.
Information
Ready when you are: At 6 x 8” (15.2 x 20.3cm) this wirebound notebook is made for adventure. With 60 sheets (120 pages) of 90gsm paper that won't feather, bleed through or tear easily.
Visions made sturdy: Strong, spiral coil binding so your pages won’t slip around or detach easily in your bag.
Customize your creative side: Stay organized and efficient with ruled pages, or choose graph pages if drawings and diagrams are more your style.
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Cost
Orders over $50 USD ship free.
Orders under $50 USD cost between $5-10 USD to ship depending on which part of the world you're ordering from.
Delivery Times
Production:
The average time it takes to produce the treasures you find here is 2-4 days.
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Average shipping times:
USA: 2-5 days • Canada: 3-8 days • UK: 2-5 days • Europe: 3-6 days • Australia: 2-5 days • New Zealand: 3-8 days • Rest of the world: 2-4 weeks
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5. Return shipping costs are only covered in the rare cases that items arrive faulty, incorrect or damaged.
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Brand New, Just For You
Your new notebook will be produced with care after you place an order. It's called print on demand: minimizing landfill, water & energy use by only producing things people actually want.
FSC® Certified Paper
Trees are harvested with no net loss of forest over time. Workers are provided proper training, safety protocols, and fair wages. Local communities’ rights and resources are respected.
Water-based Inks
Your new notebook case will be printed with bright and vibrant water-based inks. Non-hazardous and toxin-free, they're used in a pro-lab process that delivers spectacular colors and outstanding clarity.
Partnered with Prodigi
I've worked with a lot of partners over the years. Prodigi's quality and care is remarkable, but their commitment to art, the environment and ethical supply chains that captured my heart.
Brand New, Just For You
Your new notebook will be produced with care after you place an order. It's called print on demand: minimizing landfill, water & energy use by only producing things people actually want.
FSC® Certified Paper
Trees are harvested with no net loss of forest over time. Workers are provided proper training, safety protocols, and fair wages. Local communities’ rights and resources are respected.
Water-based Inks
Your new notebook case will be printed with bright and vibrant water-based inks. Non-hazardous and toxin-free, they're used in a pro-lab process that delivers spectacular colors and outstanding clarity.
Partnered with Prodigi
I've worked with a lot of partners over the years. Prodigi's quality and care is remarkable, but their commitment to art, the environment and ethical supply chains that captured my heart.
