Other hands got here first, and that is the draw. Jimbōchō’s shelves and the world’s 37,233 street book boxes run on books already read, Archie & Dennis pick their Army tent canvas for its stains and patched repairs, and Noah Nolet scans the rust and flaking paint a city’s weather left behind.
Jimbōchō via Kottke.org
Tokyo's used-book district, 100+ stores deep, mapped through four favorites
→ kottke.org
A crowd-mapped directory of 37,000-plus little free libraries worldwide
→ bookcorners.org
A carry-on bag cut from surplus US Army tent canvas
→ archieanddennis.com
City Scans via Kottke.org
Handheld-scanner textures of city surfaces, from Tokyo to LA to Paris
→ cityscans.shop