The Most Amazing Bookshelves

2023 Author: Douglas Hoggarth | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-05-24 11:23

Nature
Silhouettes
Once again about symbols
Non-standard solutions

Nature

The motives of nature in the interior will always be relevant. For example, wallpaper and textiles often act as a canvas for paintings. These motives are no less popular at the level of accessories - paintings, collages and figurines. But what if an item like a bookshelf is made as a decorative accessory? After all, it's enough just to find a good shape.

In this case, part of the crown of a real tree was attached to the wall. And on its branches, like on shelves, books were placed

You can make a whole bookcase with a wood profile. And it will look much more attractive than the "dull" vertical row of standard shelves

A couple of such trees of small size can decorate the hall of a city apartment in a modern style.

You can cut and make a full-size bear shape from plywood. And already on both sides "draw" shelves, and in the middle arrange a small book storage

This is an example of a whole sculptural composition of two figures - a deer and an eagle

Small forms are no less interesting. They do not need a lot of space, but this makes them no less functional and attractive.

Such a shelf in the shape of a bat silhouette will always find a place on the wall next to an armchair or sofa in a seating area

This shelf with recipe books and knife holder will fit on your kitchen table

And this miniature in the shape of a dog was created for a school student's desktop

Silhouettes

We ended the previous section with a figurine of a dog, so we will start this one with her best friend, a human.

The older generation still remembers the slogan: "a book is a source of knowledge" (not the Internet), and a person's knowledge is stored in the head. Therefore, such a bookcase is not just an element of the interior, but a symbol - a graphic representation of this thesis.

Another variation of this slogan, but in a joking form

And this is how they made a whole sketch of two "running" (or "dancing") figures. And so that there was no doubt, a ball-eye was put in the upper box-head of one of the figures

These shelves, albeit in a playful form, also have a hidden meaning. If you look closely, you can see the head of a mustachioed man wearing a hat and glasses. And two ovals can be interpreted in two ways: as rings of tobacco smoke or as direct speech from a comic book

Once again about symbols

Shelves in the form of philosophical symbols of Eastern culture.

Ancient Chinese Yin and Yang - two principles of the universe, struggle and unity of opposites

Feng Shui snail - peace and tranquility. The shell in Buddhism is awakening from ignorance. And what is interesting, both meanings are suitable for the shelf, nothing distracts from the bustle of the world so much as reading a good book, and on the other hand, it is the book that is designed to fight ignorance.

And a purely Russian symbol - this is a ribbon with an easily recognizable color combination. For some it is simply beautiful, but a person who is fond of history can take this rack for a selection of books about two world wars.

Non-standard solutions

The standard purpose of a bookshelf is either an independent unit of book storage, or part of a storage system (rack, cabinet, cabinet, desk). And if you make another piece of furniture from the shelf. For example, "twist" such a reading corner out of it.