Books as Shelves

Tired of reading Pride & Prejudice? Instead of placing the book on a shelf, the book can be turned into a shelf itself. The creatively designed bookshelves for sale only at the Park Slope art, accessories, and gift store Cog and Pearl and soon-to-be launched retailer Curiosity Shoppe Online, can hold approximately five pounds.

Have a favorite book you would like converted? As long as you provide the book that is a minimum of a half an inch think, designer Ezra Waltermaurer of Little Fish Furniture will create it. "The operation is non-reversible" he warns as he explains that he created the bookshelves while "living in the city in the late 90's, around the time that the NYC Public Library was being accused of secretly dumping thousands of old books."

His collection developed into horizontal and vertical bookshelves which sell for approximately thirty and eighty dollars respectively. Ezra told us, "The majority of the books I convert to shelves still come from otherwise trash-destined sources. I like the idea of allowing the books to live another, purposeful life [and] I like the idea of being able, finally, to really judge a book by its cover."

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By Julia Levy in Arts & Entertainment on October 4, 2006 2:10 PM

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I love this idea!

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I just don't have much to say these days, but so it goes. Today was a total loss. I guess it doesn't bother me.

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i read the movie

It's the perfect size for storing my TV remote!

Richard D. LeCour

"I thought I had about the last copy."

Now you do!

daleth93

Whoa! I actually have the blue book in the picture -- it's called Menus for Entertaining. Menus (with recipes) for all kinds of things from 'Card Party for Men' and 'Card Party for Women' to 'Christmas Eve Open House for One Hundred Guests.' It's fun because just the way it's written gives us a glimpse of life in a whole other time (50's suburbia).

I thought I had about the last copy.

Hal2814

As a former bookseller, I'm dismayed at the idea of using a perfectly good book as a shelf. It's bad enough that fewer and fewer people are actually reading them these days, now we're consigning them to decor? Oy! At least do what Hollywood does---those "libraries" in homes on TV are all false fronts with colorful spines. Get really creative and make some faux books into shelves instead. And go buy a real book right now and read it!

MeMo

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I have a couple of these. Cant bring myself to ruin my books. Especially the hardcovers.

Chris

The Invisible Shelf can do the same thing without destroying a book. And it is a comparable price (18 Euro) to the low end. I haven't ordered one yet, but I'm tempted.

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