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Polaboy

01.19.12

Posted by Caroline Williamson

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If you’re anything like me, you have tons of Polaroid pictures lying around and have nothing to do with them. Until now… The German design duo Lightboys developed the large-scale Polaboy® frame.

They take a Polaroid picture, professionally scan and enlarge it on a scale of 10:1, and then expose it on special slide film. The image is then framed in a backlit wooden Polaboy® frame and shipped worldwide. The effect is quite beautiful with the warm look of a Polaroid combined with the cutting edge LED technology.

You have the option of sending in your own Polaroids or choosing from their catalog of images.

[via MoCo Loco and Highsnobiety]

Caroline Williamson is Managing Editor of Design Milk. She has a BFA in photography from SCAD and writes about her life, inspirations and creative pursuits on her element75 blog.

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whitney on 01.21.2012 at 13:07 PM

whoa! what a great idea. those are incredible.

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max on 04.15.2013 at 11:21 AM

much cheaper option on etsy: http://www.etsy.com/listing/129118939

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