Photo: House of Fraser
01 Another angle of view
To prevent the books on the shelves from looking too formal, arrange them not only vertically, but also horizontally, and also break up the color rhythm of the bindings with decorative accessories.
Photo: Seletti
Rack-transformer Assemblage, assembled from eight sections, fixed together with clamps
Photo: Arketipo
Target Bookcase with Cross Bookcases (Design by Nendo)
Photo: Muuto
OTO100 storage system made of short pipes of different diameters connected by elastic bands
Photo: Normann Copenhagen
Modular shelving, composed of multi-colored Color Box blocks
Photo: Valsecchi 1918
Obi chest of drawers in ash veneer
Photo: DaWanda
Mobile bedside table Cuboide on wheels, made of beech wood, equipped with shelves for books
Photo: XL Bloom
Project Q. minimalist bookcase with steel bar frame
Today, designers create objects with rows of read books that have nowhere to store, but it’s a pity to throw them away, performing the functions of furniture.
02 Always at hand
A convenient option for placing books will be shelves built into upholstered furniture. For example, located in the area of the armrests or behind the back of the sofa.
Photo: Arketipo
The Plat seating system can be completed with tempered glass or metal bookshelves (Design: Roberto Tapinassi, Maurizio Manzoni)
03 Furniture with intelligence
A coffee table can also be a great place to store literature: the Big El floor system, the modules of which are connected using magnets (a); Book Porcupine model with 17 different sections for placing books (b); James Port wooden table (c).
Photo: LEMA
Conceptual and at the same time functional Booken table, the top of which is formed by book spines
Photo: Konstantin Slawinski
a)
Photo: Riviera Maison
in)
04 Word vertical
Another solution is to build a tower of tomes using column shelving. It is interesting that the shelves in some models are lost among the multi-colored spines, creating the feeling that the books are simply stacked in a pile.
Photo: Opinion Ciatti
Rubik bookcase made from cube shelves[Design: Carlo Cumini]
Photo: Emma Bi
Freestanding metal Ptolomeo «column» for publications (Design: Bruno Rainaldi)
Photo: Maudesign
Brass stand
Photo: Maudesign
Bookcase Book made of cardboard
Photo: Bonaldo
Molded PE Babel Book Tower (Design: Mario Mazzer)
05 Hooked
There are also structures for storing frequently used books (collections of recipes in the kitchen, school textbooks, encyclopedias), in which the shelves or the publications themselves are suspended using special holders.
Photo: Agustav
Book hanger with «bookmarks» made of waxed cotton thread
Photo: Drugeot Labo
Pecheur product can hold up to 80 books
06 Puzzle
The concept of many creations includes elements of play and creativity. For example, designers offer to assemble a composition from many shelves on the wall, because books in such a frame become art objects.
Photo: Kartell
Shelf Kite (design — Patricia Urquiola)
Photo: Contraforma
Single Wings model (design — Nauris Kalinauskas)
Photo: Lago
From Tangram modules you can create expressive geometric compositions on the wall
Photo: Presse Citron
Combination of Stick shelves made of painted steel
Photo: BEdesign
Deer model in solid oak
Photo: Very
Set of two Hexagon shelves
Photo: MDF Italia
Randomito modules can be fixed upside down, as well as assemble a full-wall composition from them
Photo: Kartell
Flexible Popworm Shelf (designed by Ron Arad) can be molded into a variety of shapes
07 Bedtime stories
To organize the storage of books in a small private area, adopt «cunning» decorating techniques. For example, place the publications behind the head of the bed, or use the space under the sleeping bed for this purpose.
Photo: IKEA
The «smart» head of the Brimnes bed is equipped with shelves for publications
Photo: Lexington
The idea of placing books under the bed will especially appeal to those who like to read before bed.
Numerous volumes can be «settled» in the bedroom under the ceiling, which will significantly save space in a modest room
08 Smart environment
Real bibliophiles can fit shelves into any free nooks and crannies: under the ceiling, in corners or narrow niches, border the door and window with them.
Photo: Opinion Ciatti
The functional item Belvedere is a floor mirror framed with shelves, including for books (Design: Marcello Ziliani)
