I guess technically this door doesn’t ‘pocket’ but I don’t know what else to call it… A ’sliding door’ is what you use to get to the backyard.
Anyway, Lidia Stonemate Alessandro of Make Design wanted to print this enormous bathroom door for a client’s apartment renovation. We vectorized these reedy things which I think are goldenrod and after a couple tests (see the bottom of the gallery page) decided on a really subtle silver on white print. We picked the 5000 pound door up at San’s shop in Third Ward and the thing barely fit in Buck. We were nearly crushed to death but we got it here. The printing went pretty smoothly, which almost never happens, and after a few color tests we had it finished and ready for the trip back for a final protective clearcoat.

Since we had a huge screen sitting around we made my darkroom door into a pink evil twin. It weighs about 5 pounds.

and here are some final photos of the finished project which i think is really impressive. Ian and Alessandro did a beautiful job and i like how it came out sophisticated and unique but still kind of punk. These photos were taken by the clients, Joel Barhamand and Ashley Macknica, who live in the apartment so kudos on a great job photographing your own place. (they are both pros, btw)

this was actually one of those rare occasions when everything goes according to plan and makes you want to print more stuff like that. i think kitchen cabinets would be a good candidate and maybe some kind of a decorative paneling system. i can also print fleas on your sofa.

File this under ‘nerd’ but this was a simple request I thought many people (especially screen printers) needed but nothing exists to do it. Well, nothing I could find anyway that fits in a lateral file, so I had to make one. The strategy is just a box within a box that angles the 11″ side of the sheet so it fits in the drawer.

The box is about 15″ x 18″ and made from an unnamed but free construction material. ;) Mark 3 equal seqments of 5″ at the top and just insert another sheet of cardboard from that mark to the bottom corner.

The key dimension is the 11-3/16″ angled piece. This is all just taped and glued together, which might have been easier to do before the outer box was closed up.

Add little post-it tabs with labels on each paper divider to make it easier to find and organize things.