A new public art project will see benches shaped as open books. The benches - to be placed across London - will include one based on Michael Rosen's We’re Going on a Bear Hunt, another on J M Barrie's Peter Pan and a third on Kenneth Graeme's Wind in the Willows. The so-called "BookBenches" will be designed by international and local artists, and aim to promote reading for enjoyment and to celebrate stories linked to the capital.
The Bookseller
Serpentin is a very simple library play : an oak bar rhythmed by perpendicular bars on which the books of any size will be supported. A clever way to store books and to decorate its walls. Material: Oak, red, gray, white or black.
Thibault Pougeoise
A minimal bookshelf with gaps at both ends. Slot a book in and it acts as a bookend. Chan Hwee Chong
A scaled-down version of REK bookcase. Like the original REK, the five parts can be pushed in or pulled out to position them according to the space needed. Entirely made of poplar plywood. The wood is finished with an organic linseed oil wax.
Reinier de Jong
An image straight from the shelves of The Bodleian Library printed onto this natty tie. The Literary Gift Company
"The front door of Mitt Romney’s soon to be constructed Hollady house opens to a massive living room, and to your left, around the fireplace, lies a study. If you look closely at the bookshelves there, you find something interesting: a secret door. The second bookshelf from the far wall is really a door that swivels out to reveal a hidden room... The architectural drawings say it’s for "office storage." It measures 11 feet long and is lined with cabinets. The "hidden door," as it’s labeled on the documents, is masked as a bookshelf and swings into the study."
"Bloomberg’s annual Billy index shows that the Swedish furniture chain’s signature bookcase remains cheapest in Europe with a price of 34.95 euros ($46.48) in Slovakia and the Netherlands. The Dominican Republic topped the list, which is based on the 2014 catalog on Ikea’s website, with a price of 3,995 pesos ($94.72). The bookshelf costs $59.99 in the U.S. and 349 yuan ($57) in China...
"For next year, the average cost globally is $58.93, little changed from $59.35 in the 2013 catalog. In local currency, the bookcase’s price only changed in eight countries. It was cut in the Dominican Republic and parts of Australia and increased in Turkey, Greece, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Poland and the Netherlands, which saw the biggest percentage change at 17%...
"For 2014, the difference between the costliest and the least expensive bookcase was $48.24, down from $72.14 in 2013."
Bloomberg
The basic components are the wooden oak shelves and vertical elements in aluminium which has been anodised or painted black. Five dierent heights studied in order to best organise various formats of objects and books. Each composition can be embellished with accessories such as aluminium trays and sliding trays, which are functional and removable, Available in the colours: red, black, yellow. The sliding panels of the bookcases can be in anodized aluminium or painted in red, blue, green, yellow, grey, white or black.
Charlotte Perriand for Cassina
Bookcase inspired by building architecture. It reflects the process and the impossibility of putting any end to this process, which is found in urban environment. This idea is applied to the interior, which undergoes similar never ending transformation in building one’s individual environment. The bookcase design is thus based upon a worker figurine, caught in the moment of finishing the ‘wall’ of this product. Design by: Štefan Nosko Photo: Allt
Mejd Studio
A cabinet that moves sidewards, right or left, depending on the volume inside the cabinet. Put it next to a wall or another cabinet and fill the cabinet with your stuff. Watch how the cabinet forms and becomes an unique model.
Dewi van der Klomp
The new apartment was still feeling a little empty and un-lived in so Simon and I set about on this fun little project! It took as about 4 days to put it all together but most that time was spent sourcing the materials so if you were smart about it (and know where to get things – unlike us) then you could do it in a day easy.
Design Every Day
A wall mounted bookshelf that helps you visualize your stack of read books vs. unread books; motivation to get some reading done. Each shelf is hand made to order in Brooklyn, NY. Constructed of red painted steel pipe fittings, dark walnut stained pine wood shelves, and black acrylic twine.Accommodates approximately 5-10 average sized books on each shelf.
Cush Design Studio
Стильная тумба из натурального дерева ручной работы. Может служить вместилищем разных полезных мелочей: книг и журналов, ваз с цветами, фотографий в рамке, будильников и симпатичных безделушек. Украшает помещение, придаёт ему более оригинальный вид.
Field & Rage
A library, a man-sized robot, a beautiful and distant childhood memory made real, a “new household hero”, created by Fabio Novembre. Robox embraces all these definitions and lends itself easily to satisfy a variety of uses. This new design by Fabio Novembre is open to multiple interpretations adding to and personalizing its meaning and value. This anthropomorphic bookshelf animates the space it occupies, with its bright red heart, ROBOX is exactly the same height as the designer who created it. Dimensions L/W 78 P/D 31 H 184
Casamania
