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storage

PLoP! Collapsible, Recyclable Bookshelves Perfect For Students, Greens

In between beers, my student days were spent shuttling between at least 10 different homes, and my poor battered library would definitely have benefited from PLoP! This concept from designer Joyce Hong is simply a rigid cardboard bookshelf that collapses up when you need to move it around. It weighs just 4 pounds, and can be extended from two segments up to as big as you like and still remain collapsible. And when you're done with it, you can just PLoP! it in the recycling for eco-friendliness. Simple. [Yanko Designs]

9:45 AM on Tue Jun 10 2008
By Kit Eaton
5,679 views, 20 comments

Latest by Barion: I'm still lugging around milk crates from when I lived in the barracks as a soldier in the early 90s. Yup, I store books in there. more »

bookshelves

Giant Curvalicious Bookshelf Winds Its Way Through Your Apartment

Brazilian design firm Triptyque has designed an apartment-wide storage solution/book shelf that looks kind of like what everyone thought the future would be in 1965. Custom-made for a private apartment in Sao Paolo, the shelf winds its way through the entire area, pulling double duty as an entertainment rack and a cubbyhole storage system. Add this on the list of things I'll be adding to my bachelorette shag pad once I become a multimillionaire. Check out the layout. More »

4:00 PM on Sat Jun 7 2008
By Elaine Chow
8,267 views, 19 comments

Latest by twilight-arc: If you don't have any real books, then you could try these: [www.dummybook.com] Then again it would probably be cheaper to go an buy some real books, second hand if need be. more »

scales bookshelf

Balancing Your Books Gets Real With the Scales Bookshelf

We've shown you staircase bookshelves, elasticated ones, bookchair ones and now there's this balancing design. There must be something about the form-meets-function nature of a bookshelf that means designers just can't resist them. In this case, "form" gets an added twist with the addition of a pivot and some sliding weights. So you can have a cookily tilted shelf, or slide the weights around to compensate for an unbalanced library: "Maintain the Balance of Your Knowledge" as designer Denis Oh puts it. Weird concept, but interesting. [Yanko design]

12:30 PM on Thu Mar 20 2008
By Kit Eaton
3,261 views, 20 comments

Latest by D.LYTE: great. so on one side i place my weed for sale. on the other side, i place my counterweight. yeah. i could use this. more »

bookseat

Bookseat: the Book Storage Chair for Small Libraries

Useful if you have a really really small apartment, or you just appreciate bookshelf-cum-furniture design, the plywood Bookseat stores your TV Guide copy of War and Peace handily within reach. Alternatively, if you think books are old hat, you could store your DVDs and computer mags in it. Some might think Bookseat is design convergence gone mad, but we think it's simple, neat and that you'll be seeing it in waiting rooms of trendy offices everywhere. Available sometime in Spring, price unknown. [Fishbol furniture via Freshome]

11:36 AM on Mon Mar 3 2008
By Kit Eaton
4,569 views, 20 comments

Latest by Moordryd: If you need this, you have too much crap. Throw it out! more »

architecture

Build Your Own Bookcase Fort: Settle in for a Nerdy Siege

The stairs bookcase was cool, but this is an entire igloo-like bookcase structure that you can actually use as a miniature dwelling. In fact, this "Uroko House" is built around a bed, which makes it one hell of a place to sleep for any kid—whether they like to read or not. There are no written instructions on how to make your own, but the images in the gallery help illustrate the process. [Flickr via Freshome]

8:55 PM on Tue Feb 26 2008
By Sean Fallon
12,376 views, 21 comments

Latest by Gizmog: That. Is. Awesome. Seriously, I love unique bookcases (curved ones, crooked ones, ones that fit the books so perfectly that it looks like the books were there first, and the bookcase grew around them, etc.), so this is right up my alley. more »

elastic bookshelf

Elastico: Bookshelf Meets Elastic Band, Has Useful Offspring

Designed by Arianna Vivenzio, the Elastico concept is basically an elastic band stretched around a stout pair of metal posts mounted on your wall. Tension in the band keeps your various books standing in place, and you could even insert box-shaped structures for trinkets and the like. Presumably, to avoid sagging it couldn't carry too many books, and lord knows what dramas would happen if your cat leapt onto the shelf and upset everything. Anyhow, we think it's admirable for its simplicity and flexibility (get it?) [Arianna Vivenzio via Oh Gizmo]

11:01 AM on Thu Feb 21 2008
By Kit Eaton
6,052 views, 25 comments

Latest by kia: I think this is a fabulous product. I'm a design major so, i thing out of the box. The Elastico shelve would be great for displaying one's treasured collection of DVDs or music CDs. The Elastico shelf allows you to more »

concepts

Topple Bookshelf Concept Is As Unstable As the Dollar

Out of all the furniture we'd safely add the feature of "rocking" to, a bookshelf would be down near the bottom of the list next to ovens, refrigerators and ironing boards. Julian Appelius has the opposite idea, adding a five-degree tilt to the bottom of this Topple bookshelf, which supposedly still keeps books upright as long as you have enough of them to fill a row. Still, the looming threat of being crushed by old copies of National Geographics and Playboys puts us on edge (we always pictured being tickled to death, naked, by a clown). [Julian Appelius via Pan Dan via Core77]

5:20 PM on Tue Oct 16 2007
By Jason Chen
1,694 views, 19 comments

Latest by ideaman2020: Canadian dollars! That's where it's at! more »

gamer furniture

Arrow Bookshelf a Must-Have for Tetris Mongs

Furniture designer Timothy Ben's Arrow bookshelf modules are made from MDF and come in 20 different colors, with either a lacquered or laminated finish. Although they're probably meant to be stacked in that delightful chevron effect, I'm sure you can play a basic form of Tetris with them if you're really bored. [Timothy Ben Furniture via MoCo Loco]

7:16 AM on Wed Sep 26 2007
By AddyDugdale
2,461 views, 8 comments

Latest by lordargent: 1) Make simplistic stacking bookcase 2) Make it in funky colors 3) Woot, you're a designer. /they should come in black more »

home entertainment

Cave Bookcase Saves Space For Those Who Don't Need It

This Cave Bookcase solves the common problem of having a bookshelf yet having no place to sit in your apartment to read the books it holds. It provides a comfy-looking seat built right into the middle of the shelf, complete with overhead light. It's certainly neat looking, but it seems to me that a space-saving design like this would be perfect for people who live in tiny apartments, and people in tiny apartments can't afford to drop $10,700 on a bookcase. –Adam Frucci More »

11:25 AM on Mon Apr 9 2007
By Adam Frucci
4,204 views, 20 comments

Latest by Jawajoey: Way overpriced. I imagine the hardest part about making this was finding a design for a chair that would be consistently comfortable for many types of people while being completely static. But that's design, not construction. Copy the shape from more »

portable media

Sony GIGA JUKE NAS-50HDE Bookshelf Speaker System

You know, karma is a bitch sometimes. It was earlier this week that we learned that the Sony Ericsson W580 was going to be a North America exclusive phone, and then Sony goes along and announces this super amazing, badass bookshelf speaker system for Japan and Europe. More »

3:00 PM on Wed Mar 28 2007
By Travis Hudson
4,504 views, 6 comments

gadgets

Bookshelf Speakers Hide Your Illiteracy

Although if these are the only books in your living room, we think people will catch on. Call it a hunch. – Jason Chen More »

7:45 PM on Thu Feb 22 2007
By Jason Chen
3,798 views, 15 comments

home entertainment

RCA Shows Off Two iPod Compatible Stereos

RCA has two iPod compatible audio systems coming out in 2007. The RP5500i Dual Wake Clock Radio can dock and charge the iPod and provide the usual alarm clock functions. It can play back from any digital audio player, but it looks a lot prettier with an iPod dock. The supposed highlight of the alarm clock is the SmartSnooze feature that allows any button to be used to snooze. Wow! It also includes a Graduwake and Gradusleep that will fade the music in and out for waking and sleeping. It will be available in May for $79. More »

6:01 PM on Sun Jan 7 2007
By Travis Hudson
1,280 views, 1 comment

Latest by Biscuitcleaver: I've played with the top clock as a mock up - it's not bad. I can't wait to see the final piece in the office. more »

gadgets

Invisible Bookshelf

Amaze your friends and freak out little children with this invisible bookshelf. Powder coated stainless steel makes this strong as well as handsome. Which is moot, since you'll never see it. Available now for 18 Euro ($22.92 USD). More »

9:34 PM on Sat May 6 2006
By Jason Chen
10,133 views, 17 comments