A bookshelf sort of chair
I found this chair last week, and I keep thinking about. It's so imaginative. Form and function meet well. Some designer's bibliophile dreams realized. Brilliant and fun.
I continue to wonder:
- Is the chair comfortable?
- How many books can fit?
- How would it feel to sit surrounded by so many books?
- Where's the cup holder for my tea? (Just kidding — having beverages nearby could be hazardous to the books.)
- How does one keep the cats from turning this into the ultimate scratching post? (So much luscious tree-based products to shred...)
Still, I'm quite taken by it. Imagine an entire couch made like this. Bookshelves WHO?
The bibliochaise is available through nobodyandco in six different wood and cushion colors, only in Italy at the moment...
[BB-Blog] found this through TrendsCentral's IG Picks.
I've seen that, and it's a neat idea. The problem is it's $18,000.
Posted by: Eric | April 13, 2007 at 01:42 PM
Eric — $18,000?!?!?!?
So that means a couch version might run near $40,000.
This is a problem. I'll wait as long as I need to for the much cheaper (IKEA?) knock-off version.
(I don't have an inside scoop here — I'm just hoping...)
Posted by: KG | April 13, 2007 at 02:07 PM
Ooo, I'm in love. Please IKEA, please, please
Posted by: waspgoddess | April 30, 2007 at 11:51 AM
Wow, thats waaay cool! I'm also hoping someone makes a cheaper knock-off version. I don't have any pets, though, so I don't have to worry about the scratching post issue. :)
Posted by: new air beds | July 01, 2008 at 02:03 PM
waspgoddess — Re: IKEA = keeping fingers crossed.
Posted by: KG | July 01, 2008 at 10:32 PM
new air beds — Whoa. A "scratching post issue". Good point for those with cats. Both books and the chairs would be completely shredded...
Perhaps the next item this company will design is a "kitty guard" to protect the books/chair from feline offenders. ;)
Posted by: KG | July 01, 2008 at 10:34 PM