Shelves

Bookcases · Shelving

A bookcase here is a plated frame that rises in waves, so the bays vary in height and the top edge is never level. Some carry faceted planes rather than flat ones, so the case changes as you move past it; others step the shelves in and out across the length. The frame does the structural work, which is why the shelves can be set at unequal heights.

The largest is 2.38 metres by 2.22 and is the one for a wall of books; the narrower 1.3-metre pieces read better as a single object in a room. No two bays are the same height, which is what makes the top edge read as a line rather than a shelf. Shelf heights are planned when the piece is made, around what you actually own. The wave of the frame cannot be changed afterwards.

Made to order in one workshop, 8–14 weeks, plus 6–9 weeks in transit.

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