Design Miami 07: designers WokMedia presented a new shelving system called Between Lines at Design Miami earlier this month.
The shelves are made of flexible stainless steel “letter strings” that, when entangled, provide storage for books.
See our story about Made in China by WokMedia at last year’s Design Miami.
Between Lines was shown at Contrasts Gallery.
We’ll let WokMedia explain it:
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Julie Mathias and Wolfgang Kaeppner of WOKmedia presented a new shelving system called ‘Between Lines’ during Design Miami in December 2007.
The work consists of seven mirror polished, stainless steel letter strings. The one-off edition piece marks the first set of a production line which will be launched in Milan 2008 and will be available in a rubber coated finish. Each of the 2.70 meter letter strings can be coiled up to a small roll, unfolded and reshaped to an infinite array of configurations. Without additional brackets the letter strings are simply screwed to the wall.
When letters get mixed up, repeated, or when content gets confused and explanation fails an explosion of letters creates an unorganized support to hold our literature. Giving insight rather in closing its content which is to often covered with dust. Offering the possibilities to present them open rather having them closed and inviting to read ‘Between the Lines’
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Posted by Marcus Fairs
December 21st, 2007 at 10:47 am
very practical. I’d be happy if I could fit 10 books over there! Why do they call it a shelving system? Just call it a nice wall-piece.
December 21st, 2007 at 1:13 pm
call it ‘flying book shelve’
December 21st, 2007 at 4:57 pm
anyone who would buy that doesn’t have more than 10 books. terrible.
December 22nd, 2007 at 11:43 am
Makes me sleep!
Please, do either design or art, but do not go that way. Don’t we have enough of this none sense projects?
December 22nd, 2007 at 2:49 pm
What is this? Design? Art? I don’t think we can call this design… and if we do, I honestly believe such piece could have been done by an industrial designer.
Gosh… we sure like those ‘wacky’ designs, but we miss the ‘form-function’ deal we’ve been used to for a looooong time. Bring back the real industrial design, and enough this ‘only good on pictures’ mumbo-jumbo.
December 22nd, 2007 at 4:24 pm
Ten books indeed,
looks like a health hazzard, sure to be used in Final Destination 57, where an unsuspecting victim gets savagely killed by the letters F A D
December 23rd, 2007 at 10:49 am
i belive its about 34 books.
December 28th, 2007 at 6:49 am
if i saw this as window dressing in a bookshop Id like it, to be expected to seriously use it to house my books, no
January 3rd, 2008 at 1:41 am
Post-modern poop
February 5th, 2008 at 10:43 pm
It could be a kind of coat hanger, but certainly not a bookshelf. Are the books in cardboard? I can’t believe this thin structure is strong enough to carry books.
June 12th, 2008 at 3:04 am
Actually its about 15 books for each string which is 3M long. In this picture there is 7 strings so its possible to hang 105 books on this shelves. No, its not cardboard books!!!!! I have some at home and its quite a change to theses boring shelving systems…. So before you make up your mind… Think!!!!