Category Archives: Bookshelves

Cool Bookshelves – Part V – the best of the best

Posted on August 17, 2011 by

Like Top Gun, there is a place for the best of the best. For book shelves it is here. These are shelves that evoke wonder and envy in book storage fanatics everywhere, asking the eternal questions: which is Maverick and … Continue reading →

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A Life Without Bookshelves?

Posted on July 12, 2011 by

(This post was originally contributed to the new and impressive Booksellers NZ blog) A recent article described the disappearance of home bookshelves in the face of growing ebookishness. It left me with the same feeling of stunned confusion I experienced … Continue reading →

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Cool Bookshelves – Part IV

Posted on June 13, 2011 by

For structures intended to hold things made to regulation, straight lines and right-angles, bookshelves are remarkable for their irregularity. Maybe their allure is that they display dimensions the external geometry of books hide so well. Follow these links to see … Continue reading →

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Cool Bookshelves – Part III

Posted on May 25, 2011 by

Book containment, framing and display – intent revealed through design. These beautiful constructions are testament to the art of the book and its place in our lives. See Part I, Part II and Part IV of our Cool Bookshelves series. … Continue reading →

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Cool Bookshelves – Part II

Posted on May 13, 2011 by

Continuing our saunter through obsessive bookshelf designs we bring you part II of our image safari. We’ve done minimal sorting or ranking of the images, save for grouping our favourite few (no easy task) for the last post in this … Continue reading →

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Cool Bookshelves – Part I

Posted on May 3, 2011 by

If there is a universal bond that links all bibliophiles, it’s the bookshelf. Useful, beautiful, intriguing and revealing, a bookshelf draws the eye and makes promises to those that look on them. They contain mysteries and plodding ennui, rapture and … Continue reading →

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