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Klaffi Shelf

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Klaffi Shelf is an ideal shelving device for small apartment. Designed by Finnish Eeva Lithovius, the shelf takes up space only when open; when not in use, you can simply fold it up and lay it flat against the wall.

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Face Shelving

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Need to face your books everyday? If so, why not store them on this Face Shelving system? As you place your books onto different locations of the shelf, you can create different faces that would make you smile. Just have a try. [Read the rest of this entry...]

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Head shelf

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Yaps these shelves look very ordinary when you view them from the front, but they’re indeed creative as you may find them sections of human face when viewing them from sides.

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Catalyst Shelf

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Aptly dubbed “Catalyst”, Jiyoung Seo’s shelf triggers user to feel, touch and react with the unit so as to build a closer relationship between people and furniture. [Read the rest of this entry...]

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Biased Bookshelf

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Biased Bookshelf- or more exactly the “Bias of Thought” bookshelf- is a 3D structure created by John Leung for shelving books, hanging magazines and holding your other items. [Read the rest of this entry...]

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Chinese Chess Bookshelf

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The Chess Bookshelf is in the Chinese traditional style, featuring magnets to hold the chess pieces as unique decorations. These chess pieces could move too, just as normal Chinese Chess does, can therefore to create various visual display of the bookshelf whenever you rearrange them. [Read the rest of this entry...]

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IVY Modular Shelving System

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IVY is designed to grow inside your rooms, just like trees grow outside your apartment. More exactly, it is a shelving system that consists of three branch-like modular pieces, changing its shape to live in various environments. [Read the rest of this entry...]

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Accordion Shelf

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Well, the Accordion Shelf designed by Eisa Srozyk just makes me think of the Fruit Memo Pads ever introduced here. Similarly, the new shelf can freely close and open, but more importantly gives your room a refreshing look. So cool. [Read the rest of this entry...]

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Balanced Shelf

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Balanced Shelf from Christian Kim is a shelf unit that can move to form different shapes. According to your different needs you can arrange them in a horizontal row or set them on the diagonal. But whatever you choose, the new shelf would always achieve equilibrium within the furniture itself and in the room “through an imbalance of the shelf”. [Read the rest of this entry...]

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Looks Like Your Back, Neatly Holds Your Book

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Apparently the new bookcase from designer Pietro Travaglini seems not that unique or attractive on the first sight, but when you step backwards with each modular having a new position, and then you’ll find the Schiena Bookcase makes your books look really wonderful. [Read the rest of this entry...]

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AAKKOSET Bookshelf

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It is always difficult for you to find out the needed books among various ones on the shelf? Then try the AAKKOSET Bookcase designed by Kayiwa. It comes with a series of shelves that are shaped like alphabet A, B, C and others so as to guide you to the books quickly. If you don’t have that much books to exhibit, you can also use AAKKOSET as a room divider and it performs just as good as other decorative dividers. [Read the rest of this entry...]

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Jet Sets

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Slicker and interesting to look at, these jet sets wouldn’t take anything away from you but will always fly on the walls of your living rooms. If only the jet shelves would be sold at a lower price then I may get more to build an airport on my wall! [Read the rest of this entry...]

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Growing Bookshelf

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Of course the bookshelf holds your books, but more importantly, it also grows to accommodate more books. [Read the rest of this entry...]

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We’re Not Paper Shelves.

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There is an element of surprise in the “Levita” shelf, an interesting piece of decor and furniture created by Alessandro Loschiavo. But do not let the images or the designer fool your eyes, because these A4 paper sheets are actually a series of hammered sheet metal planes. So the shelf is really durable though people may take it as a fragile one. It indeed looks like an art piece, but the shelf is also practical for frequent use. [Read the rest of this entry...]

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“Plus One” Shelving Addition

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“Plus One” is a unique shelving addition designed by Matthias Ries. It merely consists of two simple parts—a five-sided case and a U-shaped metal hook, but can be used in various ways depending on the items you want to store in it. Made out of walnut or maple, the sleek addition will surely give your dull bookcase a refreshing look. [Read the rest of this entry...]

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