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Built-in and Rotating Bookshelves at the Franz Kafka Society Center

The pictures of the newly renovated Franz Kafka Society Center in Prague left us swooning for a built-in bookshelf budget of our own. Designed by architects Steven Holl and Marcela Steinbachová, th...

Built-in and Rotating Bookshelves at the Franz Kafka Society Center

The pictures of the newly renovated Franz Kafka Society Center in Prague left us swooning for a built-in bookshelf budget of our own. Designed by architects Steven Holl and Marcela Steinbachová, th...

ICFF 2008: Quodes

We've seen many of the products in the Quodes line before — we just didn't know they belonged to a Dutch company called Quodes. Pictured above is the Satellite sideboard from British designers Ba...

ICFF 2008: Quodes

We've seen many of the products in the Quodes line before — we just didn't know they belonged to a Dutch company called Quodes. Pictured above is the Satellite sideboard from British designers Ba...

New EXPEDIT Units from IKEA

Checking the IKEA site for new products, we ran across this EXPEDIT tower and EXPEDIT desk — two new shapes for one of IKEA's most popular products. Part of our own list of Top 5 Cheap Furniture B...

New EXPEDIT Units from IKEA

Checking the IKEA site for new products, we ran across this EXPEDIT tower and EXPEDIT desk — two new shapes for one of IKEA's most popular products. Part of our own list of Top 5 Cheap Furniture B...

Personal Library: Collecting Books
The New York Times 5.15.08

How much is too much? The New York Times shares the first-person account of author Alberto Manguel discussing his life-long love of books and his personal library of over 30,000 volumes. As romantic...

Personal Library: Collecting Books
The New York Times 5.15.08

How much is too much? The New York Times shares the first-person account of author Alberto Manguel discussing his life-long love of books and his personal library of over 30,000 volumes. As romantic...

Organizing Books: Animal Index Cards

Books and book organization are a popular subject on AT. Whether our readers are organizing their collection of magazines or standing tall for the protection of books' spines, you love books. These ca...

Organizing Books: Animal Index Cards

Books and book organization are a popular subject on AT. Whether our readers are organizing their collection of magazines or standing tall for the protection of books' spines, you love books. These ca...

Hester Street Synagogue Studio
New York Magazine 4.21.08

We've recently seen homes in spaces that were formerly a Firehouse and a Bank. The newest New York Magazine has a great little peek into the studio and living space of artists Thomas Nozkowski and ...

Hester Street Synagogue Studio
New York Magazine 4.21.08

We've recently seen homes in spaces that were formerly a Firehouse and a Bank. The newest New York Magazine has a great little peek into the studio and living space of artists Thomas Nozkowski and ...

Hester Street Synagogue Studio
New York Magazine 4.21.08

We've recently seen homes in spaces that were formerly a Firehouse and a Bank. The newest New York Magazine has a great little peek into the studio and living space of artists Thomas Nozkowski and ...

Stainless Steel Page Holder by Pascal Charmolu

After our earlier post on Umbra's Livroche Bookstand, there was a comment from a reader requesting a less-bulky design for a book holder. The stainless steel design from Pascal Charmolu is remarkabl...

Stainless Steel Page Holder by Pascal Charmolu

After our earlier post on Umbra's Livroche Bookstand, there was a comment from a reader requesting a less-bulky design for a book holder. The stainless steel design from Pascal Charmolu is remarkabl...

Livroche Bookstand from Umbra

We were reminded of Umbra's new Livroche Bookstand when it showed up in an AT:Boston post. First spotted at February's Gift Fair, the design by David Fleishman weighs almost ten pounds. The piece fu...

Livroche Bookstand from Umbra

We were reminded of Umbra's new Livroche Bookstand when it showed up in an AT:Boston post. First spotted at February's Gift Fair, the design by David Fleishman weighs almost ten pounds. The piece fu...

Railroad Tie Bookshelves and Console from VivaTerra

Though the origin of the recycled railroad ties was discussed extensively on our Los Angeles site (with a direct response from someone at VivaTerra in the comments), we had to share the Railroad Tie...

Railroad Tie Bookshelves and Console from VivaTerra

Though the origin of the recycled railroad ties was discussed extensively on our Los Angeles site (with a direct response from someone at VivaTerra in the comments), we had to share the Railroad Tie...

Skew Bookcase by Smansk Design Studio

These funky pink shelves from Swedish designers Smansk debuted at last month's Stockholm Furniture Fair. Still only a prototype, each shelf is made from a single modular piece. When multiple pieces ...

Book House: Bedside Bookshelves by David Restorick

These wall-mounted book shelves incorporate one of our favorite shapes — the classic "house" shape — into a simple, attractive and useful piece of storage furniture. David Restorick's Book House...

Book House: Bedside Bookshelves by David Restorick

These wall-mounted book shelves incorporate one of our favorite shapes — the classic "house" shape — into a simple, attractive and useful piece of storage furniture. David Restorick's Book House...

Book House: Bedside Bookshelves by David Restorick

These wall-mounted book shelves incorporate one of our favorite shapes — the classic "house" shape — into a simple, attractive and useful piece of storage furniture. David Restorick's Book House...

Supersystem Shelving Units from Tom Kuhne

We were instantly inspired when we spied Tom Kuhne's Supersystem Shelves. An exercise in minimalism, these shelving rails mix a little leaning bookcase with an art ledge. The slim lines of Supersys...

Supersystem Shelving Units from Tom Kuhne

We were instantly inspired when we spied Tom Kuhne's Supersystem Shelves. An exercise in minimalism, these shelving rails mix a little leaning bookcase with an art ledge. The slim lines of Supersys...

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