These shelves are designed to last you a lifetime. The wood will
colour, the surfaces will mark and stain and over the years and the
furniture will become a part of you. When you die, the shelves can be taken apart and reassembled as a
coffin. The brass plate under the bottom shelf, that tells the story
about this transformation, is then flipped over and you’re dates
inscribed on it.
William Warren
The RIT bookwheel was a thoroughly modern take on a Renaissance design.
Before building it, the students designed a 3-D digital model.
Full story at Atlas Obscura
As an object of desire for book collectors, it would be hard to top this
replica of rare book dealer John Fleming’s 57th Street Gallery, where
he bought and sold in “baronial splendor” according to the New York Times,
from 1952 to 1987. Encased in a leaded glass enclosure, the
dollhouse-sized library setting features oak bookshelves full of book
models, including six “real” miniature books, as well as a silver tea
service, a globe, and other plush furnishings that will make some
bibliophiles swoon — one of whom will no doubt bid on it at auction on June 23, when it is estimated to reach $1,500-2,500.
Fine Books magazine
A special project that carries the traditional Vietnamese
horticulture, aquaculture & animal husbandry, from rural to urban
areas... The VAC Library is also geared towards an open library space for
children. Children in the area and elsewhere can come here to play
together, read books, and learn about this ecological model visually at
the building.
Farming Architects
Hidden bookcase doors are both an attractive and practical addition to
any room space but are particularly effective where included as part of a
real or false bookcase.
Faux Books
Bibliophiles do not approach bookshelves lightly. A stranger’s
collection is to us a window to their soul. We peruse with judgment,
sometimes admiration and occasionally repulsion (Ayn Rand?!). With
celebrities now frequently speaking on television in front of their home
libraries, a voyeuristic pleasure presents itself: Are they actually
really like us?
New York Times
