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Bookshelf

Discover 4 award-winning designs tagged Bookshelf on A Design Magazine.

Kozo Bookshelf

Kozo

Kozo is a wooden structure made for you to create with. Whether it’s an artistic piece that merges colour and light or a bookshelf in your living space, the expansive flexibility it offers will let you turn it into one of a kind. The end user can customize and personalize his bookshelf to meet his/her needs and lifestyle. The main brackets and end-cover can be made of different material and finish and can be placed in different location at any time, same goes to the different types of shelves. The system is flexible which allows the end user to create a unique color scheme and composition.

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Ring Bookshelf

Ring

Ring is a bookshelf inspired by the golden ratio and by the Vitruvian Man of Leonardo da Vinci. A metal sheet is bent by hand into a circle and fixed to a solid wooden base. Brass rods are placed at equal distances on the base and form the square that completes the golden ratio outline. The rods pass through holes in three of the five shelves, while the two other shelves rest on bent rods. Ring can stand against a wall or divide two areas of a room. The design is intended as a keeper of knowledge.

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Origami  Bookshelf

Origami

Origami is a bookshelf designed for the storage of books of different sizes. The staggered inclined arrangement creates shelves with heights from 24 to 32 centimetres, so large albums can be placed beside smaller books in a neat order. The varying depths follow the sizes of the volumes. Special folds tie the parts together and give an origami-like appearance. The bookshelf is assembled from solid North American black walnut or hard maple with mortise and tenon joints and is finished with wax oil. A stainless steel base with anti-tipping connectors keeps the structure stable.

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Exquisite Wood Bookshelf

Exquisite Wood

Exquisite Wood is a bookshelf made of elm. The design is inspired by Chinese furniture and combines square and round forms for a simple and dignified appearance. The components are joined by metal butterfly screws, and some parts use mortise and tenon structures. The parts are cut from straight wood by numerical control carving and milling, which reduces material loss. The bookshelf can be assembled and taken apart by hand, so production and transport remain simple. Partitions allow books and objects to be sorted and stored.

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