Amsterdam-based designer Irma Boom has created over 250 books, but her latest creation is by far the most different of the bunch. Irma tells the story of Gabrielle “Coco” Chanel with a beautiful 300-page book…without
the use of any ink at all. Instead, the pages are embossed by using an old letterpress machine with the ink removed. Each page was first designed on an aluminum plate and turned into a mold that the pages would then press against.

Irma had free reign on the project, given all the information she wanted by the Chanel team. She spent her time in Chanel’s Paris apartment and studied her life, witnessed the bottling process and even joined the Chanel team as they picked roses, which is when inspiration struck.

Marisa Mendez

Source: Wired