Igloo shelving

Linda Bergroth

Recycled bookshelf

Humberto Campana

Sliced bookshelf

nobody&co

Check shelf

Made of solid maple with a clear gloss finish
BuiltIn Studio

Bathroom bookshelf

Skip Sroka has been practicing interior design since graduating from Cleveland Institute of Art in 1977. Skip practices a design philosophy that emphasizes each client's personal tastes and lifestyle needs in order to achieve interiors that blend fine aesthetics with comfort and function. He feels that a new project should look as if it has always been there; a design in context to its surroundings.
Houzz

Step shelf

Shelf as a stair, divided in two parts and with combinations and possibilities.
Made by solid wood, multi layer wood plated with aluminium, fiber boards glossy lacquered and matt lacquered.
Big part H 98 x L 96 x P 46 cm, Small part H 42 x L 72 x P 46 cm
Marti Guixe

Serpent

A mod­u­lar shelving sys­tem which gives the user an oppor­tun­ity to choose the desired dimen­sions of the shelf. It also allows to com­bine and arrange the shelves to fit vari­ous interi­ors and spaces. The idea of the struc­ture gives numer­ous usage pos­sib­il­it­ies by modi­fy­ing the dimen­sions of the shelves and wires and adjust­ing them to diverse spaces. The struc­ture is plain and makes the product sus­tain­able and easy to recycle.
Bashco Trybek

Designing an infinite digital bookcase

As digital designers, we often think about how to translate traditional media into a virtual space. Recently, we thought about the bookcase. What would it look like if it was designed to hold digital books?
Google

Book spool table

Halligan Norris Smith

Book Worm

Cyrill Drummerson

Horizontal Bookcase

Ju Hyeon Oh and Eun-Jee Kim

Booktree

Domestic bookcase tree
Material: solid wood.
Finishings: ash, tineo and ebony
Dimensions: 90x190x20cm.
DIY assembling
Producer: G&F mobili
Kostas Syrtariotis

The bookshelf book - the cover

This is the front cover of the English language edition of bookshelf which is now available for preorder at amazon.co.uk and amazon.com. I hope you like it. I'll post the other language editions once they're confirmed (the Japanese one is especially intriguing).

Sailor carved bookcase

Circa 1890, American oak and poplar profusely carved bookcase over cabinet w/ nautical and wildlife themes, 74½" high, 32¾" wide, 20" deep.
Thomaston Place Auction Galleries

Spruce Tree Bookcase

Trees are popping up in stylish nurseries everywhere and now Babyletto brings us another way to bring the tree indoors, but this one is totally functional! The tree bookcase adds dimension to the room, while keeping the design costs down.
babyletto

SAI

A modular storage solution with small silicon cubes which have unexpected tactile sensations when touched.
Jiyoung Seo

Stealth shelf

Made of solid walnut with a clear satin finish
BuiltIN Studio

Unread books fill British bookshelves

The majority of books on British bookshelves never have their pages thumbed, a survey has revealed. Research from Lindeman’s wine suggests up to 70% of all household books remain unread, resulting in book ‘waste’ of 80 books per household. And a third of owners even admit they have no intention of reading their books. However, 40% of Brits have admitted to stacking their bookshelves with carefully selected titles that paint a more ‘favourable’ picture of their owners – over half (57%) prefer to fill their book cases with literary classics.
Mirror

Readme

The convergence of a lamp and a shelf. Standing on four legs it also is lightly influenced by the characteristics of a small chest. It still holds the traits of a lampshade which is broken up by shelving. In addition there is a small storage space at the top. The extrapolation of the two convergent origins is the decisive point. Used materials are white maple and coated steel.
Peter Böckel

21st Century Dodos: guest post by Steve Stack

I was delighted to be asked by Alex to appear on this most aesthetically pleasing of blogs as part of the tour to promote my new book, 21st Century Dodos (and as an ebook). The only problem is, he wants me to write about bookshelves whereas I just want to persuade you to buy my book. Oh well, he’s the boss. If he wants bookshelves, bookshelves he will get. I won’t be so crass as to try to foist 21st Century Dodos upon you. This is not the place for such things and I am too classy for that.

I happen to know that Alex is a bit of a fan of the staircase we have at our house. We live in a Victorian terrace and these stairs lead down to our basement kitchen.

They were designed by my wife and she included a neat trick, as you can see.

Drawers! Oh yes, each step contains a deep drawer that is very handy for storing the kids’ art supplies, dozens of DVDs, random bits of junk…

…or wonderful books about the demise of inanimate objects of yesteryear, to offer a random example.

They really have come in handy over the years, hiding a multitude of sins. They also seem to be very popular with visiting tradesmen (that sounds very Downton Abbey, doesn’t it?), with many plumbers, gas men, electricians and jolly delivery folk commenting on them as they make their way back up in hobnail boots.

I also had a crack at ‘designing’ some bookshelves. I needed something specific for the alcoves in our living room (or is it lounge?) and came up with these.

Shall we take a closer look?

Quite thick and fat, aren’t they? Here’s why.

You see, my wife didn’t want my CDs to be out on display, she thinks they are ugly, but I needed them close at hand so that I could pop on a bit of Dinosaur Jr at short notice. This seemed like the perfect compromise: space for compact discs, hidden away from public view, which can double up as a shelf for copies of this year’s ideal Christmas gift.

Marital harmony ensues. Until we come to discuss the toilet library, but that’s another story entirely.

Bibliochaise luna

nobody&co

Bookworm

aluminium. bookshelf at its minimalistic form. inspired by looking at the function of a bookshelf and create something that portrays floating books. bookshelf comes in two forms allowing the user to create a unique wall decoration.
dripta

Typeshelf

Typeshelf brings typography into product design by using the word as the object. 2D cut out letters on stainless steel are bent along the perforations at the bottom to form the "shelf". The material characteristics of steel provides a sturdy platform for books etc. without requiring additional hardware.
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Size: Outside Ractangle (29 3/4" x 10")
Shelf: (26 3/4" x 6 3/4")
Color: Red, Black, White
Material: Powder coated stainless steel
Max. Load: 15 lbs
ThirtyFive Creative Works

Kitchen bull

Combination knife block, bookshelf, cheese board.
tore legno

Le Hasard

Hasard is a bench, a tablet and two shelves.
It is a whole set or three separate elements.
To be arranged as you wish, or curved around the ’nenuphare’ sofa as its satellite.
It is a space, shapes, colors, rythms eager to show their freedom, it is a storage furniture set.
It is a tower, a folding screen, a coffee table, a bench, a tablet, a desk, shelves, a bookcase.
It is a whole mobile set: a room by itself.
It is an open structure, whose rythms are absolutely free.
Its outline makes it an informal piece of furniture, both open to the other and protecting one’s personal inner space.
It has no side, no bottom, you can see it from any angle, it is a space to be by yourself or to share with people.
smarin

Revolving bookcase

Walnut
Height = 61 cms (24 ins)
Width = 61 cms (24 ins)
Depth = 61 cms (24 ins)
Iain James Furniture

Book Book Shelf

The Book Book Shelf was a self-initiated project that came about having seen a pile of left over books at the end of a jumble sale. So many books are thrown away each year, and although recyclable, the emotional bond that is attached to books seem to make them more appropriate for re-use than recycling. The idea for a shelf made from books seems almost obvious, and the process from concept to completion was more of a refinement of function than of aesthetic intricacies. The shelf gained widespread media attention and was published in several magazines.
not tom

Rubber Shelves

Silicone, Steel
170cm x 94cm 26cm
Rubber provided by Bentley Creative Chemicals 

Luke Hart for The Sculpture House

Libreria Di-Vina

Libreria modulare creata con scatole di vino riciclate
officina41

Snooping in the Age of E-book

I RECENTLY attended a chaotic, kid-friendly gathering at the home of a friend. On my way to the bathroom to seek some solace, I decided to indulge in one of my favorite antisocial activities: scrutinizing someone else’s bookshelf. For a veteran sleuth, a bookshelf can offer a trove of insights worthy of any Freudian’s couch. Does a person alphabetize the books or clump them? Do they arrange their books by genre, order in which they were purchased, or color? Are these books unopened hardcovers or dog-eared paperbacks?
New York Times

Joplin Books: mobile charity bookshelves

Jim Stuart of Olathe  and Gary Forister of Kansas City, North, are two of the members of the Kansas City Woodworkers' Guild building 24 portable "libraries" (front left) at their Kansas City shop Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2011. The mobile units, rolling bookshelves designed to open like a book and look like a book, will go to Iverson and Emerson elementary schools in Joplin. Hallmark volunteers will paint the libraries.
The Kansas City Star (and slideshow)

Libreria Centro Large

Designer: Claudio Salocchi
edition20

Edwardian Miniature Revolving Bookcase

A very sweet miniature bookcase, probably made of maple. This bookcase revolves on a long steel pin, and spins with ease. The 40 miniature books are volumes of Shakespeare and are printed in Glasgow by David Bryce & Son, and in London by Henry Frowde, Oxford University Press Warehouse Amen Corner. The item is dated 1904. One of the books is dedicated to Ellen Terry, the actress.
Size: bookcase - 6-1/4 inches x 4 inches books - approx. 2 inches x 1-1/4 inches
Trocadero

Shelf life

For almost a decade I have found myself drawn to the intimate, tactile, and symbolic qualities of used books. I am interested in how these recycled books come with their own histories of use and meaning and how they serve as potent vehicles of expression. With the idea of working with them as my canvas or building block, I transform the books into sculptures that explore and redefine the book as familiar object, medium, and archetypal form.
Jacqueline Rush Lee

Little Free Library

To promote literacy and the love of reading by building free book exchanges worldwide. To build a sense of community as we share skills, creativity and wisdom across generations. To build more than 2,510 libraries around the world - more than Andrew Carnegie.
Little Free Library

Bookshelf truck

Pat McNulty

Mobile book carrier

Stands sturdy enough to hold a wealth of books on four open shelves. Rolls easily to next story time on jumbo casters. Preschool furniture made of birch laminate and maple construction. Rounded and smooth corners. 39 lbs. 18-1/2" W x 37" H x 21" D. GreenGuard certified.
Whitney Brothers

Scatter shelf

The scatter shelf is composed of 5mm black acrylic shelves in a grid form, stacked in three layers and slightly displaced. The resulting shelving unit is not only structurally strong but creates a visual effect in which objects placed on the shelves appear as though caught in a spider’s web when viewed from the front. When viewed on an angle, the glossy acrylic face creates a series of reflections within the shelves, making the ‘opaque’ acrylic appear to be transparent. The diffused reflections caused by the surfaces’ shine and form also separates and scatters the view behind the shelving unit, creating a completely kaleidoscopic effect.
Nendo

Liquid shelves

Milled mirror, aerospace grade polished aluminium.
Ross Lovegrove

Waves

Arco da Velha

2B

Walnut or lacquered Ash
X 77.1|Y 16.14|Z 66.1{in}
Mob

Cubist modular

Sculptural industrial box set composes custom geometric gallery in raw sheet metal with iron rods. Six different dimensions architect open airy arrangement or concentrated grid of right angles. Displays objects, nooks books, arresting empty, too. Exposed brass welding adds raw edge. Inset mounts at each corner attach easy to wall, also freestands on tabletop.
CB2

Rise of public bookshelves in Germany

Public bookshelves are sprouting up across Germany. Everyone is welcome to take a book that piques their interest, or leave one they've already read. The amazing thing is, it works.
DW-World
Pictured, public bookcase, behind bus shelter, Rosenplatz, Münster

Bookshelf earrings

Bookshelf earrings for the bibliophile. Cute little drawings of books in a bookcase in silver toned frames make the perfect accessory for any avid reader. Total earring length is 1.25 inches.
A Likely Story

Industrial Age Style Bookshelf

This Industrial Age Style Bookshelf with accent lighting is a great conversation piece that turns heavy iron piping into a modern urban multipurpose fixture that will add a sense of history and lighting to any space. This is a very versatile design that can hold books on the horizontal shelves upright or stacked. Multiple shelves allow many possibilities for storage.Made from Industrial Iron Piping, Light Bulbs included.
Stella Bleu

Veliero

The bookcase consists of two pillars of ash with brass tip ends. 4mm stainless steel tie rods. Anchoring elements of the rods are in burnished iron with the central rods in polished brass. The shelves are made of safety glass 3 +3 mm.. Shelf supports in ash with polished brass ends. Diagonal reinforcing tie rods for the shelves in polished brass. The base is in steel with the covering panels in ash.
Designer: Franco Albini
Cassina

Bookshelf is sunning itself at the beach for a bit. We'll be back soon with more marvellous designs. Those of you interested in the book will be pleased to hear that the designers have now finished putting it all together and when we return we should have some concrete dates for you. As well as the English version, there will also be French, German, Swedish and Italian editions (and maybe more).

Kub+

KUB+ is a project that aims to bring functionality to living rooms with limited space, serving as a ludic and customizable furniture, allowing users to interact with the colored mobile pieces in addition to following the trend of assembling do-it-yourself and taking inspiration from famous toy Rubik's Cube. The project uses no glue and the pieces are put together through wood dowel pins. The material used are sheets of plywood and the finish is made with lacquer ink.
Fabio Teixeira

Italia

ITALIA è la libreria che traduce in materia vitale l’immagine di una Nazione, la nostra:ricca di cultura, storia e grandi potenzialità che tuttavia vive accasciata sul suo antico passato, mentre guarda fuggire grandi menti da sé e lascia ai pochi che restano la difficoltà di trovare una collocazione.
materiali: legno laccato, gomma, ferro arrugginito.
Andrea Vecera

2B

Mob

Basement stacks

Books breaking through the (faux) wall downstairs, referencing the "basement stacks" every library has. In this case it's as if those stacks had been sealed up during some remodel, and are anthropomorphically breaking through, referencing the old library, history, roots, poltergeists... Created for the VIA Advertising Agency, which recently renovated and moved their offices into the old Baxter building, which served as Portland's public library from 1888 until the 1960s.
Warey Myers