A title that will appeal to those interested in book culture as well as furniture and interior design, Bookshelf is the first publication to take bookshelf design as its subject. From the conceptual Read-Unread Bookshelf (which weighs books read against those still to be started) to the multi-function Trick (a unit that transforms from shelf-space into a table and two chairs), Bookshelf presents over 200 inventive and experimental shelving designs in more than 400 colour illustrations that are sure to covet and inspire. Individual specification details are provided for each bookcase, including materials and documentation, and the accompanying texts by Alex Johnson, author and editor of The Blog on the Bookshelf, provide a fun and informative look at the history of the bookcase, as well as reflecting on how a new generation of designers have re-imagined a classic. One might have presumed that, with the advent of the e-book, the days of the bookshelf were numbered. In fact, readers are now taking almost as much interest in the furniture that houses their libraries as the books themselves; if the titles in your collection are a reflection of your personality, then so too is the design of your bookshelf.
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`Beguiling' --The Guardian
`A delightful book for literary lovers and interiors fanatics alike' --The Glasgow Herald
`In this day of e-readers and downloads, it is refreshing to see a celebration of the real thing - books. Bookshelf does so in a relevant rather than nostalgic way, taking a look at clever, beautiful and useful examples of modern shelving design' --The Daily Telegraph
One 271-page long inspiring paean to the beauty and the power of books and bookshelves as the ultimate artistic receptacles of the latter. Just leafing through this album is a sheer delight. --Engineering & Technology
Presents more than 200 inventive and experimental pieces of furniture that turn book display into an artform --Utopia Kitchen and Bathroom
Lively --The World of Interiors
A cornucopia of novel ideas --Essential Kitchen Bathroom Bedroom Magazine
Interesting ... the imagery is sharp and well presented throughout and the title is well worth the read --twohundredby200 Magazine
A 27-page long inspiring paean to the beauty and power of books and bookshelves as the artistic receptacles of the latter --Engineering & Technology
`A delightful book for literary lovers and interiors fanatics alike' --The Glasgow Herald
`In this day of e-readers and downloads, it is refreshing to see a celebration of the real thing - books. Bookshelf does so in a relevant rather than nostalgic way, taking a look at clever, beautiful and useful examples of modern shelving design' --The Daily Telegraph
One 271-page long inspiring paean to the beauty and the power of books and bookshelves as the ultimate artistic receptacles of the latter. Just leafing through this album is a sheer delight. --Engineering & Technology
Presents more than 200 inventive and experimental pieces of furniture that turn book display into an artform --Utopia Kitchen and Bathroom
Lively --The World of Interiors
A cornucopia of novel ideas --Essential Kitchen Bathroom Bedroom Magazine
Interesting ... the imagery is sharp and well presented throughout and the title is well worth the read --twohundredby200 Magazine
A 27-page long inspiring paean to the beauty and power of books and bookshelves as the artistic receptacles of the latter --Engineering & Technology
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
By Julia Flyte
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Format:Hardcover
As the title suggests, this is a book about...bookshelves. No more, no less. It presents photographs of many bookshelves, both bespoke and commercially available (with manufacturer details). If you are interested in interior design and looking for bookshelf inspiration, you will find it here. It's a bit like a very upmarket, gorgeous hardback catalogue. Many of the bookshelves are not terribly functional if you are looking for suggestions to store large numbers of books, but they invariably make up for this by being real talking points in your home. My favourite was a circular hub that had a padded seat inside where children could sit, with shelving on the outside for the books. I want an adult sized version.
This is an interesting book to look through, but I didn't like it as much as Books Make a Home: Elegant Ideas for Storing and Displaying Books, another book that focuses on book storage. The reason for me is that the latter shows bookshelves in situ, surrounded by furniture, in real homes. Whereas in Bookshelf, virtually everything is shown in isolation on a stark white background. It's very specific. Nice for a browse, but less inspiring (at least to me).
This is an interesting book to look through, but I didn't like it as much as Books Make a Home: Elegant Ideas for Storing and Displaying Books, another book that focuses on book storage. The reason for me is that the latter shows bookshelves in situ, surrounded by furniture, in real homes. Whereas in Bookshelf, virtually everything is shown in isolation on a stark white background. It's very specific. Nice for a browse, but less inspiring (at least to me).
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
By A reader
Format:Hardcover
I love this book. Have spent hours looking through it to decide which bookcases I'll have in my dream home, but also enjoying the creativity of each different set of bookshelves. Love the square shape of the book itself too- a real celebration of the physical pleasure books can give.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
By A. Ross
TOP 500 REVIEWER
Format:Hardcover
This book is pure, unadulterated design porn for book lovers and modern furniture freaks. Born from the "Bookshelf" blog, it's basically hundreds of pages of beautifully photographed bookshelves by designers from around the world. Each has a little snippet about it, as well as the designer's website for those with the pockets deep enough to actually afford some of this stuff. As with so much modern design, the emphasis falls more on the aesthetic side of the aesthetic/functional spectrum. Which is to say, there's a lot of amazing design work here, but these are mostly shelves for people who like to use their books as carefully calibrated signals about themselves. There are some notable exceptions, such as the amazing closet "Staircase" shelves custom made by an architectural firm to maximize storage and access in a tiny apartment. The other thing I noticed is that quite a lot of the designs rely extensively on stacking books flat, which I had always been led to believe was bad in the long-term condition of the binding. But these are just side notes -- it's a lovely book, sure to raise the pulse of anyone who loves to show off their books.
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