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Click shelf by Studio Knob

toma — Mon, 25 Sep 2017 10:50:13 +0000

‘Click’ is the result of the action of magnetically joining the nylon ropes to the Click shelf, but it’s not the sound that is the dominant feature of the product… its the result of this sound.

Quite unlike any cabinet/light you’ll ever see in your life, the Click Light by Studio Knob comes with a flat metallic plate that acts as a shelf. Along with the shelf come LED embedded Nylon woven ropes, with magnetic ends that conveniently snap to the metallic shelf. When they do, they light up with a beauty that’s pure and inspired, turning a flat, unassuming storage area into something much more. The nylon ropes can be arranged in any way, and even across different shelves, and they light up beautifully, creating a decor piece that’s difficult to describe without using the word ‘unique’.

The secret to the magical, wireless lighting is the fact that the metallic shelves actually have low-voltage running through them. Right down the middle of the shelf is a partition, that separates the live half from the neutral half of the shelf. The woven LED ropes themselves come with magnetic ends that have positive and negative signs on them, and these ends literally need to be snapped on opposing halves of the shelf to complete a circuit, and they light up beautifully, without wires or switches, leaving one with a sense of awe and amazement. “When designing light fixtures, one of our favorite challenges is redefining the light switch so that it becomes a part of the phase that the fixture suggests”, say Adi Azar and Yotam Shifroni, the designers at Studio Knob. The result is a product that’s equal parts a shelf, a lighting solution, and a feat of magic that will entertain the people interacting with it, liven up the space it’s in, and hopefully inspire us designers to think outside the box more!

Design by Studio Knob

Nest by Paul Ketz

toma — Wed, 01 Feb 2017 16:31:42 +0000

Nest is a wall object to insert, clamp, put or squeeze items and favorite things in, to store and exhibit them at the same time. It is breaking usual sequences and habits by effecting everyday activities in a sensory experience as well as a dexterity game. The do-it-different concept amuses the inner child and causes lateral thinking. Organized chaos. Seriously fun.

Designer Paul Ketz | Istambul (TR)

Cloud Toilet Paper Shelf by Bertrand Jayr

toma — Sat, 12 Nov 2016 11:03:51 +0000

Fair to Partly Cloudy!

This holder turns your spare toilet paper into a downy cloud that floats conveniently on your bathroom wall.

Rain or shine, keep your bathroom stocked in distinctive style with this wall-mounted toilet paper “cloud.” Install the concrete cartoon outline to the wall (with included hardware) and complete the cloud formation with a variable stack of 8+ rolls of tissue. French designer Bertrand Jayr enjoys making objects “talk” through visual puns, and this design-part storage solution and part imaginative wall artseems to speak of the softness obsession surrounding bathroom tissue by likening it to fluffy cumulonimbus billows.

Bertrand Jayr | France

The chain bookshelf by Forme di sophia

toma — Tue, 14 Jul 2015 10:36:28 +0000

The dominant element of this object is clearly that of the links of a chain. It is broken, however, by a sheet of steel, both an allegorical element and the backbone of the structure on which the books are placed. Its strong visual impact comes to the fore when the entire length of the arch is filled with books.

Forme di sophia | Bologna, Italy

Nighthouse by Lianne Siebring

toma — Tue, 09 Dec 2014 16:17:44 +0000

Nighthouse by Lianne Siebring isn’t just a bedside table but is the result of a search for the most ideal nightstand. Why don’t nightstands have lights? Why can’t you find the right page of the book the next day? With these questions Lianne Siebring designed Nighthouse by Night. A book can easily be placed on the roof, ensuring you won’t have to search for the right page the next day. Another thing that makes the design unique is the lighting that is already built into the nightstand.

In the new production edition a different fitting will be used, Lianne is still busy looking for a nice, suitable fitting. The foot is made from metal and the house of birch plywood.

Lianne Siebring | Rotterdam, The Netherlands

Wooden side table by Jane Dandy

toma — Tue, 09 Dec 2014 15:46:29 +0000

Amazing and simple idea. Provide the dimensions of your favorite stack of books to San Francisco-based furniture maker Jane Dandy, and she’ll create a wooden side table that perfectly encases them.

Jane Dandy | San Francisco, CA, United States

Flying Books – bookshelf by Kiril Gitman

toma — Mon, 03 Mar 2014 06:23:59 +0000

Designer Kiril Gitman from Israel created “flaying books” shelf. This a playful alternative to a bookshelf. You can adjust to your liking with your favorite reads.

Hold on Tight Shelf by Colleen Whiteley

toma — Thu, 16 Jan 2014 16:12:51 +0000

Your books are no longer in danger of toppling over. Over-sized wing-nut allows bookend to slide into place and be secured wherever it’s needed.

Even in this digital age, we all still have our personal libraries filled with those essential books we just can’t seem to let go of. Use the Hold on Tight bookshelf to keep your most treasured books upright, on display, and close at hand. A bright, over-sized wing nut serves as a bookend, which slides into place and can be adjusted and secured wherever it is needed, whether your book collection is growing or shrinking.

Designer Colleen Whiteley | New York, USA

Verso bookcase by Forme di Sophia

toma — Mon, 13 Jan 2014 19:24:25 +0000

A minimal and elegant line playing on verticality. Human beings instinctively feel an upward tension, a competition designed to better their fellows, and themselves. In this sense, the vertical line is the most radical idea in our history. Spirituality, research and art are therefore key instruments in the anti-gravitational essence of human aspiration, and which hold true as long as man continues to ask questions. Herein lies the sense of the question mark carved into the top of the figure.

Forme di Sophia | Bologna, Italy

Linfa bookcase by Forme di Sophia

toma — Fri, 10 Jan 2014 16:18:16 +0000

Linfa is something more than a bookcase. It touches the very meaning of a “real” metaphor made up of only two essential materials: wood, and books. For the sense of its leaf shape is clear and complete only when the books are actually placed in the appropriate spaces, as key elements of the structure.
Books, therefore, like lifeblood, able to filter and process existence through a spiritual process of photosynthesis, essential to the human spirit.

“MAN IS A BEING DESIGNED FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF MEANING.”

Goethe

Forme di Sophia | Bologna, Italy

Cubit modular shelving system from Germany

toma — Sun, 05 Jan 2014 14:24:09 +0000

The Cubit modular shelving system is specifically designed for the standard dimensions of music and books. Everyone in your home can create personalized wall shelf. Each module has a groove in the back so they can easily be jointed with an insert and no tools, while brackets mount them simply to a wall.

An online CONFIGURATOR helps customers design their own layout, or Cubit can put you in touch with an interior designer.

Düsseldorf | Germany

Shelf by dialogue method

toma — Mon, 16 Dec 2013 16:02:59 +0000

There aren’t many different types of furniture but normally square or roundshapes. To break this boring rule, Oblique Furniture Project begins to start. Oblique Storage has an asymmetric rectangular form and it has been designed to be specific rather than other figures. It can be displayed either vertical or horizontal way depend on the user’s mind. A single hook which is on the side and bottom can be used as a hanger for clothes or begs.

dialogue method | Seoul, South Korea

Bridge Shelves by Outofstock

toma — Thu, 12 Dec 2013 18:16:32 +0000

A shelving unit inspired by the structure of a suspension bridge.
We have always been fascinated by this engineering marvel, which has manifested itself in iconic landmarks such as the Golden Gate Bridge and the Akashi Kaikyō Bridge. Strong and functional, at the same time awe-inspiring, that prompted us to design this new shelf. The Bridge shelves can be used in a variety of settings, such as in the living room, bathroom or kitchen. Detachable suspension clips, made of bent metal pipes, enable the user to create one’s preferred configuration, be it for the display of personal mementos, bathroom accessories or kitchen spices.

Secretaria desk by Nika Zupanc

toma — Fri, 06 Dec 2013 19:09:42 +0000

Slovenian designer Nika Zupanc created one person glossy secretarial roll-top desk features a workspace and storage shelving.

Nika Zupanc | Ljubljana, Slovenia

Bookcase by Reverso

toma — Tue, 08 Oct 2013 08:25:29 +0000

The DNA bookcase is an unconventional bookcase with spiralling shelves. It has a twisted form with the 13 shelves positioned at different angles and each can easily hold DVDs, CDs, books and other items. It is constructed completely from steel and has a white or black painted steel finish.