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While bookshelves might one day soon be a thing of the past, especially if projections made by eBook companies ever come to pass, today they still serve a purpose. Not quite everyone is sold on the whole books without paper pages thing. And for those people, there’s the Tatik, a Armchair / Bookshelf hybrid which provides a stylish nook to get some hardcore reading done. The only problem I can foresee is that a lot of people are going to... Continue reading

In celebration of one of their most popular bookshelf’s 30th birthday, IKEA has decided to give their BILLY fixture a little fun in the sun, setting up a BILLY installment on Bondi beach. The BILLY shelves are loaded with books for the tourists to read. While they might not be expandable bookshelves, they still offer plenty of literature for these beach combers. Adding a dash of Dutch-fashioned class to a beach setting never looked this good, or this insanely mis-matched.... Continue reading

As a self-declared skeptic, I refuse to admit the existence of these Haunted Animated Books. Theoretically, the books move and slide from their spot when someone passes by, with the purpose of creating the illusion of a so-called ‘ghost,’ which doesn’t exist I might add. I suppose they would be a nice touch to your bookshelf on Halloween if the existence of such a gadget was plausible. Total hogwash. You definitely cannot buy these for $24.99. It just doesn’t make... Continue reading

I was going to rewrite the lyrics to “The Star Spangled Banner” but decided against it. It’s better that way. For the both of us. But yeah! Wow! What a bookshelf, right? Staying true to the lower 48, this United States of Readmerica bookshelf is awesome. It was made by Ron Arad and is titled “Oh, the farmer and the cowman should be friends.” Know what? That’s a stupid fucking name for such a cool bookshelfi told u. Way to... Continue reading

For those of you with expanding book collections, here’s a way you can spice up your bookshelf without breaking the bank. Take similar sized books, use printer paper for a cover, draw dots on the spine and, finally, arrange them so they create a unique scene of some sort. Such a simple idea I never would have thought of doing. Very neat. Link

This isn’t the first time we’ve seen a shelf that’s able to expand and contract to suit your storage needs. This time around, it’s a lot more complex, similar to that of a Autobot or Decepticon. Still, beauty is everything and we’d love to see designer Martin Sammer’s creation in person. Too bad it won’t be mass produced. Link [via]

The REK Bookcase from Reinier de Jong doesn’t just have good looks, it can expand and contract as your book collection changes. Slide it together and it’s extremely thin, taking up no more room than a basic bookshelf would. Expand it and you get a storage system that rivals that of IKEA. Who would even think about keeping this thing shut tight? Link

Found on Instructables, this upside-down bookshelf is a great party gag for your apartment or home. It actually works as a fully-functional bookshelf despite the books being held upside down. It uses a thin strip of elastic cloth to keep the books in place and shouldn’t take more than an afternoon to build. Quite the illusion… Link [via]

Parametric Bookshelves look hip, sensible and certainly colorful. But unfortunately, there’s more than meets the eye. See, these bookshelves are the product of some clusterfuck orgy between Columbia University’s Graduate School of Architecture, Italian architectural firm Tiazzoldi and Research Lab NSU. Essentially, it’s an ivy-league bookshelf that is so pretentious, it only holds Ayn Rand novels. Sounds pretty rad and all, save for the pretentiousness, right? Wrong! You just bought a fucking bookshelf for holding shoes! Parametric Stalactites is the... Continue reading

Here’s a cool idea for a weekend project. A bookshelf made entirely of encyclopedias. The most literal bookshelf we’ve ever seen. The inspiration behind this project was to get rid of unsold books from a Half Price Book retailer. Pretty damn snazzy if you ask us. Give it a try and let us know how it goes! — Andrew Dobrow Link [via]