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ReadyMade 100: The Special Print-on-Demand Issue

To create the custom publication for ReadyMade 100, ReadyMade turned to the Espresso Book Machine at McNally Jackson in New York, NY. Check out why ReadyMade chose this alternative printing method and see how the device works in this video by Brittany Weiss. Order the book here. 

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RM100 TV: Making the Geeky Bar Top

The crew at West End Architectural Salvage and our design team made your projects come to life for the ReadyMade 100 Issue. Artist Shantell Martin caught some making-of and behind-the-scenes action for the Geeky Bar Top, and set it to "Wild Palms" by Chicago's favorite dream-synth band Night Gallery, whose new record is out now on Rainbow Body Records.

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How To: Teach Your Dog to Read

Train your canine to get literary or pair up to volunteer at your local library. 

In this issue's Tech Talk, we sort through the hype of handheld cameras so you don't have to in. Here's one camera's test-run. 

In this issue's Tech Talk, we sort through the hype of handheld cameras so you don't have to in.  Here's one camera's test-run. 

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Issue Extra: Learn a Lesson in Label Making

Watch the how-to on a pretty, minimalist way to keep your dry goods organized and in their place, as featured in the magazine.

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Issue Extra: Paint Chip Orbs

ReadyMade Deputy Editor Amy Palanjian takes us through the making of these whimsical deco accents, as whipped up by reader Michelle Spaw, who likes to re-appropriate under-appreciated supplies.

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Studio Visit: Emily Martin of Orange Beautiful

Emily Martin, owner of store and studio Orange Beautiful in Chicago, binds books and designs greeting cards and other paper goodies to her heart's content. She gives us the lowdown on owning her own business, how a letterpress works, and explains the Great Design Predicament (the item that you like the most is the least-selling design, and the design you wish you hadn't made is the one that everyone loves). Video by Keith Mulvihill

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Glassphemy!

Glassphemy!, a psychological recycling center in Brooklyn from the minds of Macro-Sea, allows participants to release pent-up emotion by smashing glass bottles aimed at other people. Sound violent? Maybe a little. But you're safely behind bullet proof glass and do the good deed of recycling while you're at it. Glassphemy! even inspired a contest co-sponsored with ReadyMade: What would you make with glass?