Gizmodo: Shelves

Giant LED Clock Stores CDs, Gets You Back to the '80s

Jesus Diaz — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 09:11:20 EDT

Ooooh. Shelves. And red LEDs. They tell time. They store CDs. Who has CDs? Not me. But I don't care. It's a giant digital clock. Red over black, baby. 1980s, here I come again. Now I just need to rescue my white suit, tight pink T-shirt, and call Tubbs to pick me up in the Ferrari.

Unfortunately, they are not for sale in the US or anywhere else. [Technabob]

Invisible Book Shelf Gets Cheaper

Jason Chen — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 13:55:57 EST

We wrote about this a long, long time ago, but the invisible bookshelf that magically props up your reading material is now available from ThinkGeek at $12.99—ten bucks cheaper than it was before. [ThinkGeek]

Home Theater Screen Disguised as a Bookshelf

Charlie White — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 14:30:00 EDT

Now, here's a great idea: Why not disguise a projection screen as a bookshelf, and then place a few other identical-looking shelves nearby as decoys? That's just what Italian designer Matteo Ragni has dreamed up here, trying to cross that bridge between a dedicated home theater room and a multi-use space that might double as a reading room, too. The only problem we see? If this is going to be a big enough screen, it's going to amount to one tremendously long shelf. This example is 170 centimeters, or 66.9 inches wide. That's not going to give you much of a big-screen experience. [Livit (Italian), via Red Ferret]

Vintage Car Shelves Make Your Room Look Like a '60s Parking Lot

Charlie White — Wed, 18 Jul 2007 14:00:00 EDT

Clean up that pigsty and decorate with some style at the same time with these classic car shelves, mini-replicas of some your favorite machines from days of yore. Check it out: There's an old '57 Chevy, a classic Mustang from 1965, and what's that? It looks like a Corvette, vintage C3 from around 1969. Nice.

If you don't mind that your wall might look like a miniature car just drove into it from the outside, these 20-inch-wide bookshelves might be just for you. They're 6 1/2 inches deep, just about right for smaller books, but we're not sure about how detailed they are. I mean, how perfect can they look for $69.95 each? [What On Earth]

How to Build a Tetris Shelf

Jason Chen — Wed, 30 May 2007 15:00:08 EDT

We've shown you those Tetris shelves a couple times over the years now, but they're still really, really expensive to the point where you'd have to live inside it in lieu of an actual apartment. Here's how you can build your own on the cheap.

Instructables' guide to building your own Tetris shelves costs you only about $85 in wood ($200+ if you buy good wood), plus some more in parts. You'll need equipment like table saws and wood glue, so if you don't have that you might have to find a buddy who does. Just be careful not to line them up horizontally or else you're going to have to start all over. – Jason Chen

Project Page [Instructables]

Bookshelf Doors Make for Easy Secret Passages

Brian Lam — Wed, 18 Apr 2007 22:28:39 EDT

The life of a gadget journalist involves storing away dozens of cardboard boxes filled with gizmos, away from civilian eyes. Hopefully in a secret gadget lair sealed off by these bookshelf-slash-doors. The doors can support loads of up to 500 pounds, come with oak, cherry and mapple veneers, and open and close via a steel hinge that swings out the center. Combine this with a electric opener triggered by a hidden button, add a booby trap, and you're talking about the Gizmodo Secret Lair I always dreamed of.

I guess those shelves can hold gadgets, too.–Brian Lam

Woodfold Bookcase Doors [via Uncrate]

Thermador Liberty Shelf: Motorized Refrigerator Shelves Are Way Cool

Charlie White — Fri, 01 Sep 2006 12:09:35 EDT

As appliance manufacturers grope for techno-ideas with little success, Thermador creates an innovative design that could actually be useful: the Liberty Shelf, motorized refrigerator shelves that move up and down to accommodate items of various heights. Sure, you can do this manually, but have you tried it when the shelf is full of 40-ounce Colt 45s? It's damn near impossible, especially when half of those bottles have been emptied already.

The Liberty Shelf is part of Thermador's Freedom Collection of flush-mounted built-in-style refrigerators, and there are a lot more innovative features inside these fridges, too, such as halogen light towers, an electronic control panel similar to those in $5500 Sub-Zero refrigerators, and the Freedom Hinge that opens up to 115 degrees. All this coolness will cost you, though, between $3500 and $4300 depending on size and options. – Charlie White

Product Page [Thermador, via OhGizmo]

Return of Revenge of Tetris Shelves (In Color)

Jason Chen — Wed, 10 May 2006 07:50:39 EDT

Revenge of Tetris Shelves (In Color)

Tetris shelves have been around for a while, but Brave Space has now updated them for gamer-purists. Now in color instead of the original no-back design, these shelves can now match the rest of your furniture.

Also improved: the price—we hear it's gone down significantly. We dont' know by how much, but we're guessing "significantly" means it's much less than the $7k for 10 pieces they were asking for last year. Contact Brave Space for a quote.

Brave Space

Brand New Tetris Shelves! [Inhabitat]

Foldable Swiss Furniture

johnb — Wed, 05 Apr 2006 17:15:04 EDT

It would suck if this shelf and bed combo were to fold up on you mid-use. This shelf, and a matching, foldable bed, were designed by Swiss designer Kurt Thut. Each product compresses to a fraction of its full size. Plus, if you trip the bed just right, it can pummel your unwanted house guests into submission at a moment's notice.

Product Page [Thut.ch via SwissMiss]