The transformation of this tiny two storey apartment in Stoke Newington, North London, is by far and away one of the best examples of how a small space can be cleverly reconfigured to enhance both the aesthetics and the practicality of a home. Designed for a musician, his actress wife and their t [Read More…]
Whew! It’s been a long week and Amy and I are looking forward to being back in Brooklyn on Sunday. We’ve had so much fun in Minneapolis, Chicago, Dallas (and I’m sure Austin will be a blast this weekend) but it’s always nice to head home again. Since all a this traveling has been about a book, I [Read More…]
Argentinian born young designer based in Italy,Tomàs Schön’s has created modular library called “Tortilla”.
Description from Tomàs Schön’s :
This is a new way to bend wood. This a new way to produce wooden objects with a minimum use and discard of materials. Tortilla is a plate of plywood that b [Read More…]
The design is so cute, nice and perfect to create mini library for your home. Its shape is certainly connected with the book lovers,this bookshelf can be used as a room divider.This excellent bookshelf is made from wood and laminated with Shoji paper, featuring a dimension of 121cm x 170 cm.
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The following design is by far one of my favorite bookshelf ideas. While it won’t be able to hold all the works of Shakespeare for you, at least not in printed original edition, the Scroll Bookshelf will certainly help you organize quite a few books. What’s impressive about the design is that we’re [Read More…]
The original brief was set to design a modern take on the Isokon Penguin Donkey, that was within 10% of the originals dimensions. The outcome was “embrace” an award winning piece of furniture, designed to store modern media such as DVD’s, CD’s and Magazines. This smart piece of furniture naturally f [Read More…]
Designed by Benjamin Hubert for Heals, the Foundation Shelving System has been inspired by Brutalist architecture. Hubert remains true to his source of inspiration as it looks in the striking repetitive angular geometries that catch the eye immediately. The Foundation Shelving System [Read More…]
Of course the bookshelf holds your books, but more importantly, it also grows to accommodate more books.
German artist/sculptor Suse Weber just set up her latest installation “Dance school for a Marionette” at Galerie Barbara Weiss, in Berlin. Made from punched cardboard, in which she has deposited around 380 colored visual building blocks according to a certain order.
Hidden wire and concealed glass shelves are nothing new. Still, these configurations suggest something beyond the ‘wow factor’ of your standard secret supports, possibilities that range from regular and rigid geometries to more abstract and sculptural patterns.
This so-called TEEBooks system [Read More…]
the horse on the ceiling by zauberscho(e)n
all photos by roland borgmann
zauberscho(e)n is a team of architecture students from the muenster school of architecture,
germany, who have sent images of their latest project 'the horse on the ceiling' – a library
for architect [Read More…]
