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Bookshelf (2012)

by Alex Johnson(Favorite Author)

3.7 of 5 Votes: 2

ISBN

0500516146 (ISBN13: 9780500516140)

languge

English

genre

Nonfiction

publisher

Thames & Hudson Inc.

review 1: 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 architectur... moreal 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.
review 2: Have to admit: this was a great present! This is a book about shelves and cases, but it makes you think about books, your own books, where you want to keep them, how you want to keep them... I have been sampling this book for months and getting inspiration every turn. But it is not just a catalog, obviously: a lot of thinking and very concise writing has gone into it. If you like books, get this one. less

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