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COOL THING WE WANT #382: A “Spines Up” Bookshelf That Doubles As A Table, Library

(via) Italian furniture makers LEMA made this cool, functional vision from Raw Edges designers Yael Mer and Shay Alkala a reality. It’s called Booken. “We were inspired by the fact that people do not re-read the novels that are so often on the shelves,” Mer and Alkala said. “Most books are usually read once and not re-read, and then we thought, why not use the volumes as if they have a plan? Of course you can always remove the book and read it, but at the same time the books take on a new role.”

EVERY COOL THING WE WANT

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  1. Yeah yeah. As book collectors/bibliomaniacs, we thought about that and came to the quick conclusion that it wouldn’t be too bad. The pressure on the spine wouldn’t be that horrendous (relative to the weight of the book), but we obviously wouldn’t be using it for tomes or to showcase first editions. It would be a unique way to store and make secondary use of reading copies and such. Thanks for reading.

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