Cappellini Bookshelf
BOOKSHELF
BOOKSHELF
Designed by Shiro Kuramata
Designed by Shiro Kuramata, Bookshelf is a two-sided module made of white matte lacquered panels.
The particularity of this bookshelf is the varying size of the compartments, which perfectly reflects Kuramata’s idea that the volume of space required by each object must be proportionate to its dimensions.
In this piece, the extreme visual lightness is paired with the net solidity.
Suitable for use alone, where it becomes almost sculptural, Bookshelf can also become a continuous bookcase when composed with numerous modules, or be used to divide a space while still allowing light and air to pass through.
DESIGNER
SHIRO KURAMATA, JAPAN
A design icon, Shiro Kuramata was the Japanese designer who best epitomized the spirit of the era in which he lived, through his highly significant products and creations.
In 1965, he founded the Kuramata Design Office in Tokyo, where he remained until the year of his death, in 1991, working on numerous projects that entered the product and Design hall of fame.
Kuramata first encountered Italian design through Memphis, then in 1987, with Cappellini, for whom he created the Progetti Compiuti chest of drawers series. All of the pieces Kuramata made for the company were incredibly well-received, such as the Steel Pipe Drink Trolly, the Sofa With Arms, the Ko-Ko table, the Bookshelf and the Revolving Cabinet chest of drawers.
Kuramata’s designs are still remarkably modern, and many can be found in the permanent collections of the Museum of Decorative Arts in Paris, the MoMA in New York, the Metropolitan Museum, the Vitra Design Museum, and the Museum of Modern Art of Toyama.
INFORMATION
BRAND
Cappellini
PRODUCT TYPE
Bookshelf
YEAR OF PRODUCTION
1970
PANELS
White matte lacquered panels
DIMENSIONS
252x40x254h cm (99”1/4x15”3/4x100”h)
ENVIRONMENT
Indoor
AVAILABLE COLOR
1
STRUCTURE
Medium-density fibre conglomerate panels
DOWNLOADS
↓ Gallery
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FINISH
Matt Lacquers : 01 White
PRODUCTION
Made in Italy
