Bookshelves

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Bendy Bookshelves Literally Accommodate Your Literary Tastes

1:00AM September 26, 2011 | Jack Loftus

Where does one put the massive tomes of knowledge with which the brain, a metaphorical elastic sponge, soaks up and expands to accomodate more knowledge? I dunno, how about a malleable rubber bookshelf? [Behance via Bookshelf via Boing Boing]

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Use A Fake Wall To Create A Clean Charging Station

10:57AM September 15, 2011 | Kelly Hodgkins

Here’s a simple DIY project from Kitesurfer that’ll let you charge your devices without the distracting clutter of power strips and wall worts. More »

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How IKEA Redesigned Its Bookshelves For A Bookless World

10:40AM September 10, 2011 | Brian Barrett

Books aren’t dead. Let’s not even say they’re dying, not yet. But physical books, the musty tomes you checked out from the library, are most certainly on the decline — to the point that IKEA has redesigned its products to accommodate a world without them. More »

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Well, That’s One Way To Clear Your Unread Pile Of Books

7:45PM August 15, 2011 | Kat Hannaford

Prefer your life to be symmetrical? Nico Economidis’ bookshelf gives OCD-sufferers another source of frustration to contend with. [Nico Economidis via LikeCool]

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A Towering Temple Of Bookshelves For Books And Readers

8:20AM June 28, 2011 | Casey Chan

This library in Japan is made with bookshelves. Which doesn’t sound all that cool, right? A library in ordinary town, middle America has freaking bookshelves. But these bookshelves are 9m tall, line the walls and tower over the library. More »

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A Bookshelf That Rolls Up Like Ancient Parchment

2:40AM June 16, 2011 | Kwame Opam

I love little space savers like this. Here’s a tensioned bookcase that unfurls to give you space for your books and such. Plus it has compartments for pens and other scrolls. For writing decrees, naturally. [BoingBoing]

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House Made From Bookshelves Better Than House Made From Ebooks

6:40AM June 15, 2011 | Casey Chan

Say what you will about the death of print and the space-hogging nature of physical books, cause I know this much: I’d rather live in this bookshelf house and thumb through pages than a house with Kindle-lined walls. More »

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An Optical Illusion Bookshelf: Are There 3 Or 4 Shelves?

7:40AM March 3, 2011 | Casey Chan

Using inspiration from the impossible fork, ClarkeHopkinsClarke Architects built this optical illusion bookshelf. The shelf looks cartoony and almost invisible but that’s not even the real illusion, the real mind bender is that there are what seems like 4 shelves on the left side but only 3 shelves on the right side. Whoa. [Neatorama] More »

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I Wish My Books Magically Rearranged Themselves Like This

6:40AM February 25, 2011 | Brian Barrett

As someone who’s organized a bookshelf with highly specific colour coordination, I greatly appreciate this video of one that organises itself. With a bonus banana, even! Stop-motion videographers of the world, I salute your delicate blend of patience and obsessive compulsiveness. More »

CoasiHome Bio "Helios" Fireplace Has A Shelf Fit For Fahrenheit 451

3:00AM December 13, 2010 | Jack Loftus

What better way to display your dry, incredibly flammable collection of first editions than on a trendy bookshelf that also happens to be fireplace? More »