I have a LOT of records and, tho’ I try to limit new additions to my ever-growing (ahem) archive, I can’t/won’t STOP, so I’m always on the make for new, more efficient shelving. Currently my LPs are housed in the now deleted, but fave of many record nerds, the Ikea‘s Expidit™. Now a San Francisco company, Godar Furniture, has come up with a new style of shelving system, Grow, and is asking for your help via Kickstarter to help fund the project. Grow is being pitched as ideal for storing LPs. Which, it is, sure, BUT it can also hold other things such as books or maybe act as a perch for your cats.
This patent pending system consists of 12 different parts that function as flat building blocks allowing you to make infinite configurations to fit your shelving needs.
Each cubby is about 13” tall, 13” deep and 11.21” wide, and can fit up to 70 records. This space is big enough to fit your records and outer sleeves, but small enough to minimize dust on top of and in front of your collection. There’s even a space to display your favorite albums with most configurations
I like that it’s kinda op-arty and certainly looks more like a “front room” presentable solution to shelving records. Part of the problem with storing records is, uh, most shelving which works is ugly and cheap shelving sags. That each cubby holds 70 LPs at most mean you can get in there to pull a single LP without having to heave about a weighty mass of records.
My only reservation regarding the Grow is, at $125 per 12-=part module (Factmag‘s figure), the cost seems slightly prohibitive. Like, depending on what you collect, or if like me you have A LOT of records, that kinda scratch might go further at the record shop. Anyway, I know some of y’all fiends enjoy showcasing, not just storing, your collections and this gear looks like a solid and attractive out-of-the-box setup. It’s also adjustable to fit your space and if you move, unlike the not-so-stable Ikea’s pressboard, it should stand up to repeated re/assembly.
For all the details and spex, creep Godar Furniture’s Grow Kickstarter page. And, if you’re in San Francisco, swing by the BEST record shop in town, Rooky Ricardo’s Records, where the Grow is currently on display.