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For all those who love books, the bookcase is a key piece of furniture, not only for its more practical function, but also because those who own many of them often love to look at them, contemplate their arrangement and perfect it from time to time. The choice of bookcase is therefore crucial, both from a practical and emotional point of view: it must be similar to one's tastes and the volumes it will have to contain.
In this article we have selected for you over 20 bookcases with a particular design, with which to furnish the living room or reading corner of your home.
When we talk about particular bookcases, we immediately think of furnishing elements that break the classic geometry and rules for arranging books: no longer just vertically, but following inclined, diagonal or even curved lines. The first bookcase of this kind that comes to mind for many is probably the Bookworm by Kartell, designed in 1994 by Ron Arad and which has become a design icon. In addition to this, however, there are many other innovative examples: the Albero bookcase by Pallucco or the aviary-shaped one designed by Tonin Casa, the Turtle by Qeeboo, which ideally supports the world's knowledge. In any furnishing context, a bookcase like this draws the gaze into the room, inviting people to come closer and browse the titles.
One of the most common canons to debunk when talking about original bookcases is that of symmetry, together with the idea that the shelves must all be the same. An asymmetric or ladder-shaped bookcase gives movement and helps to find new criteria for arranging the volumes, thanks to shelves of different lengths or depths. Among the unusually shaped bookcase-shelves, the April, May and June collection by Bonaldo stands out because it is essential and at the same time very versatile: perfect as a bookcase for the living area or the entrance, to be embellished with design objects or small plants. Among the ladder-shaped bookcases we instead point out the Tyke by Magis, designed by Konstantin Grcic, which gives impetus to the living room or office furniture.
Then there are solutions that take the concept of essentiality to the extreme and are designed to maximize the value of books and their presence in the room. We are talking above all about vertical bookcases with a minimal design, which blend in with the environment and in a certain sense reveal themselves only once filled. The Sapiens bookcase by BBB is undoubtedly among the most loved in this category for the scenic effect that the volumes placed horizontally on the shelves create. Perhaps arranged in chromatic gradation.
Alongside it there are other models, also suitable for those who have a very large library at home: for example the Byblos by Ozzio or the Metrica by Mogg, which in the white versions almost camouflage themselves with the wall until you choose what to put on the shelves.
Those who need a custom-made bookcase can instead opt for modular elements or systems, which allow you to design bookcases that are particular in shape, size and color. Among the many examples of this kind, the Musa bookcase-shelf by Mogg, which can be rotated in various positions, Elysée by Magis, in wood, and the new Rebus collection by Desalto, which with five elements of different sizes allows for infinite combinations, certainly stand out.
Then there are those who, for reasons of space or other needs, need a piece of furniture that is not just a bookcase, but also a container unit, display shelf, workstation and much more. In this area, Northern European brands (Muuto, Hay, String Furniture and Tiptoe first and foremost) and the Scandinavian style offer excellent solutions, which allow you to combine container units, shelves, desks and other accessories. The originality of these bookcases lies in the concept behind the systems, designed to adapt to the library and above all to needs that change over time.
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