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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…]

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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…]

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