Category Archives: Bookcases

Bookcase Chairs: Best Space Saving Furniture for Small Apartments

Bookcases are as varied in shape & size as the books they hold. And while some prefer the feel of crisp new book, some people enjoy modern space saving furniture. Creative and quite stylish, the unique design of these “chairs of knowledge” offers a wealth of arrangement choices for your books, and the comfort and practicality of the built-in seating stirs your mood for reading.

Round Bookcase

The Archive bookshelf line by David Garcia is a detailed look into the connection between books & space. The designer posed the question, ‘How can an individual travel with its own library?’ Having that in mind, this line was born. The Archive II is a round library combination and transportation system. It was designed with Eastern traveling libraries that existed in ancient times in mind. Archive I is a perfectly weight balanced piece of home furniture with chair on one end and books on the other end. David Garcia

Lounge Bookcase

Why waste space & cash getting a bookshelf and lounger when you can get the Bookseat by Fishbol? It’s a bookcase bench lounger combination – a perfect space saving furniture for small apartments. It’s made from Canadian birch plywood and comes with a comfortable felt cushion with customizable colours. Fishbol

Modern Bookcase Chair

With a convenient storage space under the seat, this bookcase/chair makes it easy to reach for favorite reading whenever needed. Not only is this chair modern, it’s perfect for small apartments too, eliminating the need for extra bookcases and (usually unattractive) shelving. Remi van Oers

Foldable Bookcase

The Take a Seat is a super-stylish piece of furniture which will make for practical storage of seating in modern urban apartments. It’s a really great chair that folds into a book. We know it may sound a bit strange, but it is actually quite useful. What’s more, the Take a Seat seems to be as comfy as it’s eye-catching. Just imagine all the space you’ll save, when the convenient seating is safely tucked away on the bookcase. Darris Hamroun

Bookcase Armchair

Do you live in a small urban apartment? The Nobody & Co. Bibliochaise bookcase-chair is worth checking out. Basically, it is the bookcase armchair combo. Displaying cool books is always a great way to impress your friends and (uneducated) family members, but if you want to really wow that special someone, then you are going to need the Bibliochaise! It’s a must-have for all of you bookworms out there who have exhausted all of your book shelving space and are now using your favorite reading as table levelers and coasters. Nobody & Co.

Unique Bookcases by Sebastian Errazuriz – Designer Shelving Units

The Metamorphosis Bookshelf by Sebastian Errazuriz is definitely one of the most interesting designer shelving units we have ever seen. This bookcase is a work of a famous designer and artist from Chile. He is well-known for designing lavish and unusual designs. Errazuriz’s design carries a really wide variety of themes, although he generally takes upon the notion of morality. To us, the Metamorphosis looks pretty much like a tree flowing in the wind. But actually it was designed with ivy covered garden in mind. The final result is brilliant and inside your modern living room it would be the best way to display your favorite reading.

Natural Oak Bookcase by Röthlisberger – Room Divider/Storage Unit

The STACCATO bookcase/room divider is designed by Atelier Oi for Röthlisberger. This storage unit combines structural brilliance and artistic appeal. The simple lines complement the archaic and the sophisticated production process of the materials. This natural oak bookcase builds on the connection between several different shelving units and partitions. Adapting to dimensions of modern homes is made easy thanks to its double modules that feature no predesigned bottom and top. This sizable and durable bookcase is a great living room divider you have been searching for and is especially gook for large hard cover illustrated books.

Modular Bookcase System by Saporiti – Adaptable Furniture

With plenty of books and magazines stacked, you should not blame a modular storage system such as the ABC Libreria by Saporiti for wanting to get a bit verbal. This bookcase is composed from individual cubbies accented with secondary shelving which creates the letters of the alphabet and numbers zero through nine. Eva Alessandrini + Roberto Saporiti designed this easily adaptable bookcase with the idea that any homeowner should stash books in whatever arrangement he or she likes, enabling him or her first to decide exactly which wooden stains and characters to get. This shelving unit is available in a couple of different sizes and can be displayed throughout a space as separate units.

Bookcase with Lighting by Peter Bockel – Blue Bedside Table Lamp

It doesn’t matter whether you are on the lookout for a space-saving sofa-side or a bedside table, it’ll unquestionably eventually have to fulfill the features that the Peter Bockel’s Readme bookcase already has. A nightstand is, generally, a convenient surface on which to set a reading lamp and favorite reading, and this smart small piece of furniture provides its users with those aspects in the most convenient way. Not only a flat surface this fun table with built-in lighting provides bookworms with a bookshelf, a place where books feel comfortable. Some other stuff can be placed on top too, doubling the area at your disposal. And the entire coated blue steel cap is actually a cool blue lampshade.