Bookshelves: Tokyo’s Tokyo

Wall Shelves at Tokyo’s Tokyo in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo

Designed by Ryo Matsui Architects

Photographed by Daici Ano

 

Bookshelves: Sunflower Chair

Sunflower Chair is an ingenious sunflower-shaped chair that is ringed by an integrated bookcase. The chair was created by designers He Mu and Zhang Qian from the Shanghai University of Engineering Science. The chair recently won the Redtory Design Award at the Design for Sitting Gran Prix competition hosted by art and design studio Redtory in Guangzhou, China.

Bookshelves: Pagina Bookcase

418 Pagina bookcase by Cassina

Bookshelves: Pac-Man Ghost

Pac-Man Ghost Bookshelf by Barcelona artist LightYourselfUp

Ever wanted to decorate your room to the theme of Pac-Man? Or are you just a Pac-Man fan? Well, either way, you will love this Pac-Man Ghost bookshelf. You can get this wonderful accessory for €250 (about $342 USD). Via: Technabob

Bookshelves: Target Bookshelf

Architect John Locke is converting phone booths in New York City into pop-up libraries complete with custom bookshelves and small selections of books. Locke explains the project in this interview with The Atlantic Cities.

Bookshelves: Plumber's Pipes

Plumber Bookshelves by Stella Bleu Designs 

The Corner Industrial Bookshelf is a great conversation piece turning heavy iron piping into a modern urban look that will add a sense of history and character to any space.

This design holds books 8 shelves and conveniently fit in those tight corner spaces. 

Bookshelves: Target Bookshelf

Target Bookshelf by Mebrure Oral

The 'target books' shelf by Turkish designer Mebrure Oral is designed to keep books organized
by separating them into sections of 'already read' and 'yet to read.' Each segment is demarcated
by its own bookend, a line of text that is built into the shelf that states either 'has been read' or 'will be read.' Each 'target books' shelf is produced in three pieces via injection molding of recyclable ABS plastic.

Bookshelves: Bookcase Booth

An ingenious bookcase-booth for Glocal Design Magazine

Clearly inspired by the Swollen Wall.

Bookshelves: Branch Bookshelf

"Branch Bookshelf" by Olivier Dollé

Via: HomeDSGN

Bookshelves: Liberia Shelving Cubes

The Libreria ABC modular bookcase system consists of shelving cubes that are cleverly shaped like letters and numbers. Libreria ABC is the work of Italian design firm Saporiti. It’s unclear if or when the bookcase will be on sale.

Bookshelves: Bias of Thoughts

John Leung of the Australian architecture firm ClarkeHopkinsClarke presents the mind-bending “Bias of Thoughts” bookshelf.  The three-dimensional design is based on the famous 2D optical illusion.

Leung writes: "Thoughts are biased. When ideas are passed from one person to another, due to the transfiguration of the communication process and the frame of mind of the receiver, they are always perceived with bias. ... Visually, the optical illusion serves as a reminder that, whenever one picks up a medium, ideas can be misinterpreted when passed from one end to the other."

How to Build a Bookshelf from used Chopsticks

How many chopsticks get wasted every day in your city? That was the question Barcelona-based designers Loida and Hernâni of Timtimxtimtim were trying to answer when they asked one Chinese restaurant to give them all their used chopsticks at the end of a weekend. So what to do with all 640 chopsticks?

In this video, they show us the shelving they created for their books and cds, using just the chopsticks and some old doors (found on the street).We also have videos with Timtimxtimtim and how they make furniture from used cardboard and a mirror from discarded cds.

Merchandise: Spine Book Shelves

Pietro Travaglini designed this bookshelf to bend and shift as seamlessly a backbone, giving the term “book spine” a whole new meaning. The shelves are accented by white LED lights which gives them a slight, ghostly glow at night.