For young, city-based, families where average apartment sizes hover around 700 sq. ft., clutter and storage become predominant issues. As children grow, so do their catalogs of artwork. Parents are torn between saving memories and running out of space. This series will share a simple and guilt-free pathway to reducing clutter, while retaining tangible keepsakes.
Recently, a photo book app available for download here, streamlines the hardest parts of the photo book creation process. It uses intelligent photo analysis and automation to organize, layout and print photo books automatically. “Recently takes seconds, compared to other apps which are complicated, making the process cumbersome and time consuming,” says Alison Mazurek, “And the paper quality and design is unmatched.”
The partnership is a logical extension of years of mutual appreciation. “Elizabeth and I have always admired Alison’s creative strategies for maximizing small spaces, her skill when photographing kid’s art, her aesthetic when practicing minimalism and her commitment to chronicling her family’s life.” says Scott Valins, founder of the Recently app.
About the Partnership
Both sets of founders are city-dwelling parents, and originally connected by an appreciation of simplicity and minimal design. They have each spent years trying to solve the eternal dilemma of artistically prolific kids and small apartment living.
About Recently
Recently was founded in 2015 by husband and wife team Scott and Elizabeth Valins. Unsatisfied with other platforms and photo products, the Brooklyn-based designers built Recently to make higher quality archival photo books and streamline the overly complex process of printing photos from mobile phones.
About 600 Sq Ft
Starting in a 600 square foot one bedroom apartment with a baby and then adding a second kid. Alison has been advocating for small space city living families for years and has grown a community of like-minded families. With a love of design and simplicity she helps others to appreciate the spaces they have and make it work for their growing families with fewer, better things.
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