BOOKBOX: acrylic boxes for Sara Gurrea

The project

For Sara Gurrea’s project «La estancia, inmejorable», we developed boxes combining a transparent body, a click-fit fastening and a personalised lid. Archicercle handled the design, prototyping and manufacture, from cutting the components to the final engraving.

The design takes a rectangular form, allowing the contents to remain visible through the box. Views of the assembled piece present it alongside printed items, both inside the box and partially removed. A click-fit fastening provides the opening mechanism as part of the box design.

We made the components from 3 mm clear acrylic using laser cutting. The body was solvent-bonded, a process that joins the acrylic by dissolving the material at the contact surfaces. The bonding of the components and the lid’s opening mechanism are two separate aspects of the construction.

We completed the work by engraving the lid with our galvanometer laser system. The result brings together the development of the box, its manufacture and the personalisation of the lid within a single commission.

Processes and materials: fabrication services · available materials · studio machinery.