Books May 5, 2009 at 3:50 pm

I Can't Stop Drooling Over This

Paul Constant
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1
Looks like a lot of space for not a lot of books. My problems with book shelves is always that I don't have enough space for all the books I read (two~three a week).
andrew on May 5, 2009 at 3:59 PM Report this
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Looks like a lot of space for not a lot of books. My problems with book shelves is always that I don't have enough space for all the books I read (two~three a week).
andrew on May 5, 2009 at 4:00 PM Report this
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I love it, but I'd prefer charcoal or steel over some obnoxious slut red.
Mr. Poe on May 5, 2009 at 4:01 PM Report this
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That ain't conceptual, but it sure is sculptural.
My fantasy bookcase is The Carlton, designed by Ettore Sottsass for Memphis.

http://tinyurl.com/ck655v
Eric F on May 5, 2009 at 4:04 PM Report this
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It looks like a magical pony/unicorn/centaur !
Josh Bomb on May 5, 2009 at 4:11 PM Report this
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I like Ballard Bookcase well enough, but nothing compares to product 57th St. Bookcases in Chicago. I'm still kicking myself for not carrying my two bookcases out here in my backpack.

http://57thstreetbookcases.com/57th-subp…
Apocalypse Tom on May 5, 2009 at 4:12 PM Report this
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@4

Oh man that is so hein.
Mr. Poe on May 5, 2009 at 4:12 PM Report this
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Wow, self-absorbed AND terrible taste.

Paul Constant-ly annoying is the Perfect slog poster!
Max J on May 5, 2009 at 4:13 PM Report this
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That has to be the most impractical piece of furniture I've ever seen.
Dave M on May 5, 2009 at 4:14 PM Report this
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fugly. art must be flat if it is not utilitarian.

that's just the way it is.
Max Solomon on May 5, 2009 at 4:15 PM Report this
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Avant garde apple caddy covered in books.
on May 5, 2009 at 4:20 PM Report this
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I'm holding out for a sapien bookcase. http://www.dwr.com/product/sapien-bookca…
keshmeshi on May 5, 2009 at 4:23 PM Report this
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@8

So exactly how do you expect to ever be successful without being the least bit self-absorbed? Guess what Paul has that you don't? Fans. See what I'm sayin'?
Mr. Poe on May 5, 2009 at 4:24 PM Report this
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It's a trap. I saw it in Beetlejuice once.
jackie treehorn on May 5, 2009 at 4:25 PM Report this
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This solves the problem of people not having much stuff anymore. At least, not enough to broadcast their trendy beliefs and values to visitors.

It used to be that every pretentious git had a bookcase to show off to guests. Then the books were replaced by CDs. Then DVDs. Now with Netflix and streaming downloads, what's left to show off? Empty shelves.

This lets you replace the empty shelves with white space. Just enough room for a few books or DVDs. Instead, show off your pretentiousness with your taste in furniture.
eclexia on May 5, 2009 at 4:26 PM Report this
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Pretty much can forget about ever childproofing that sucker, huh?
elenchos on May 5, 2009 at 4:35 PM Report this
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Paul desperately needs a date if he's lusting after this piece of furniture...
michael strangeways on May 5, 2009 at 4:37 PM Report this
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That thing is awful. Not only do I dislike its overall form (the lines don't really go anywhere, and the branches that hold the books in place seem like a weak afterthought), it's off the charts on the "Dad with a beard from My Two Dads would put this thing next to a purple couch that looks like a '57 Chevy" scale.
Dougsf on May 5, 2009 at 4:39 PM Report this
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This one won my heart: http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/ny/at-eu…
staircase + books = happy space
olytomato on May 5, 2009 at 4:46 PM Report this
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The good folks at Ballard Bookcase are closing up shop. Or so they said in a letter I got about a month ago. When I went by to pick up a CD shelf, they told me that after 30 years, they were ready to do something else.
i'm a lime on May 5, 2009 at 5:21 PM Report this
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If you want sexy bookshelves that actually hold books, go custom-made right here in Seattle: http://www.kerfdesign.com/storage.html
Fnarf on May 5, 2009 at 5:25 PM Report this
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nothing will ever beat the Tetris bookcase...
Love Smoked Salmon on May 5, 2009 at 5:30 PM Report this
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These are cool.
yucca flower on May 5, 2009 at 8:05 PM Report this
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I ordinarily agree with your taste in books and comics, but this shelf is tacky, tacky, tacky to me. Impractical, insistently loud... lemme see, alliterate this shit... uh... ich. It's just not for me.
Parsnip on May 5, 2009 at 9:38 PM Report this
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@21 yes. I know the Kerf. The Kerf is good. And they go well beyond bookshelves.
heywhatsit!? on May 5, 2009 at 10:52 PM Report this
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Oof. What would Henry Petroski think? (P.S.: When will Henry Petroski be in town again? I'm a fan.)
Amelia on May 6, 2009 at 12:29 AM Report this
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It does change the way you see a bookcase. Makes me want to play with design myself. Practical and artful. Form following function.
on May 6, 2009 at 8:02 AM Report this
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My fantasy bookcase would be a tossup between the amazing staircase and floor to ceiling glass-fronted bookshelves of King Ludwig's study in the Munich Residenz.
Greg on May 6, 2009 at 10:25 AM Report this
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Pretty! but a serious dust collector.
treacle on May 6, 2009 at 11:43 AM Report this

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