Creative book shelf design – 40 photos
Unusual and original design of book shelves -a favorite theme of many world designers. Masters often depart from the standard perception of a bookshelf and fill it with a new meaning with a unique design. Perhaps, the functionality and ease of use of some designer shelves can be discussed, but what is undeniable is the freedom of imagination and complete creativity! Let's look at 5 interesting options for bookshelves from world furniture designers.
Book Hanger
Studio Dede Dextrous Design has moved away fromtraditional perception of the way of storing books and proposed a new system — Fa.B bookcase. Although they have only one thing in common with a standard bookcase — hangers! Such a book hanger can serve as a mobile screen in the room. The pockets are made of dust-repellent material to protect the books.
Shelf with bookmarks for books
Designer Jakob Jorgensen has developed a creativedesign of shelves that combine bookmarks, hangers and movable elements. His Poet`s Book Hanger shelf assumes that the user will hang a book on a thin bar, which will serve as a bookmark on the desired page. All elements of the bookshelf move freely to the right and left. Read more about the bookmark shelf here.
Another hanger option is bookmarks
Lampshade - bookmark for one book
Young Dutch designers have createda ceiling lamp with a book as a lampshade. The lamp base is a round block made of light birch wood. On the sides of the lamp, which is a round wooden block with a light bulb, there are copper wings that hold the book open, like the roof of a house. Read more about the unique design of the lamp made from a book here.
Book shelves from books
An interesting use for old books is offered byAmerican designer Jim Rosaneu. He creates a unique collection of interior items from books. The series includes not only bookshelves, but also bookcases, hangers, tables and chairs from old books. The designer often selects thematic books, the titles of which already form their own story on a certain topic.
See more of the designer's work below. Other book shelf design options:
Armchair with shelves for books
A great idea is to combine bookshelves and an armchair. You can get books without getting up from the soft seat. In addition, such a piece of furniture helps save space in a small room.
Bookshelves in the form of letters
A fairly popular trend in book shelf design is to make shelves in the form of letters. As a rule, the words are related to reading (Read, Books, etc.).
Book shelves from tables
An interesting project by several designers is racks or shelves in the form of coffee tables standing on top of each other. In some models, this is just an illusion, but there are also options that include real tables.
Design shelves for books of unusual shape.
Wall mounted book shelves or book rackscan have completely unusual and non-standard shapes - in the form of a tree, a spiral, a wheel, a world map, etc. The imagination of designers inspires the creation of completely unique bookshelves.
The Wisdom Tree Bookcase Design Ideainspired by the biblical story of the forbidden tree that gives knowledge. The author of the concept is Jordi Mila from Spain. The apples of the Garden of Eden will look very appropriate next to the books!
Alexi McCarthy Made a Fun Shelving Systemfor storing books and things in the form of a stylized face of a laughing person. Depending on what you put on which shelf and in what order, you will create different facial expressions and hairstyles.
Well, here are a few more examples of original book shelf designs from different artists:
