The Scarlet & Jones blog

Some of the most exciting products we spotted at 100% Design during the London Design Festival were the highly original whole book prints by Spineless Classics. We’re pleased to say that we’re now stocking a range of Spineless Classics posters.

Spineless Classics take the full text of a classic book and print it on one single sheet. The layout of the text is also shaped to create beautiful works of art out of works of fiction. Where there are shapes in the design the words wrap to the edges rather than being removed or shaded so the whole book is on the print with not one word missing. We think they make a fantastically original addition to any room.

We’re featuring what we think are the best Spineless Classics designs: The Hound of the Baskervilles featuring Sherlock Holmes, their top design, Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad and Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen, both great for literary types, and we think children will love the Gulliver’s Travels and Alice in Wonderland poster prints.

Founder Carl Pappenheim produced a poster of Persuasion by Jane Austen as a Christmas present for his mum. It was such a big hit with family and friends that he decided to set up in business. He says “enjoying a great book need not end when you turn the final page. My dream is to get people invigorated by the idea of books as great works of art and to get those who might not otherwise be exposed to them, excited anew about classic stories.”

Every word on the Spineless Classics poster prints is captured in deep black ink which will not fade. These posters feature the entire text printed in super-fine detail on lush, heavy-weight, satin finish paper using state-of-the-art printing technology. The text is necessarily small but pin-sharp and perfectly legible. The paper is non-reflective so you can hang and light them exactly as you wish.