back in 2006, designer (and then pratt student) marianne von ooij debuted a beautiful series of shelving called the ‘slim shelves‘. ever since their debut i’ve been waiting to see them for sale at a store near me, and finally the day has come! ok, well, they’re not at a store near me, but they are for sale on marianne’s site. the ‘slim shelves’ have changed a bit from her original design and instead of being made from aluminum, they are now made of a clear acrylic and home in a tall and small version. manufactured in upstate new york, marianne’s shelves are the perfect combination of storage and display- you can fit a decent amount of books in each shelf, but they’re designed to face cover-out so that you can enjoy the artwork as well. you can pick up your own slim shelf right here for $179-$239. thanks, marianne!
i also wanted to take a moment to welcome neal of present&correct to the d*s guest blog! i’m a big fan of neal’s work and am so excited to have his voice on the site this week. his first post is bursting with beautiful images (including some fantastic vintage stamp designs) so click here to check it out. welcome, neal!
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love the vintage stamps!!
Genius. Those slim shelves are what I have been looking for to keep cookbooks in the kitchen!
Those look fab!
Very versatile!
As a book lover, I am always on the lookout for innovative ways to store/display my books. Wonderful! Thank you.
really, REALLY love those shelves. always looking for new creative ways to get them up off the floor.
Brilliant! Very inventive and so simple and clean. What a wonderful way to display your books as art.
what i like about these slim shelves is that they make our life more beautiful and thoughtful. books speak for themselves.
What an excellent design! Does anyone know if these also hold vinyl records? Would be a great way to show off the covers.
These shelves rock!
Great sleek design – gotta have ‘em !!
Lovely shelves and stamps! Ooijtje following in the footsteps of Ootje.
The shelves are so useful. Good to keep all the books I read at the moment and have them on display!
Have been waiting for these shelves since I saw them at the ICFF. Great way to display books, finally a way to show off the covers !
ces étagères sonc tres design et pratiques en meme temps!! j ai hate de les trouver à Paris pour chez moi. love it
I love the shelves. What a great idea! It’s taken the coffee table book concept to a new level. They not only let you display the books , but the shelves themselves are very attrative and practical.
Taking Dutch design to another level.
Finally book cover designs will get the attention they deserve!! All these years with dreadful spines staring at you — and NOW this, covers galore. I am in love.
Beautiful and practical! It’s such a genius design, thanks to the clear acrylic material the slim shelves seem to fit in every room.
so lovely! that’s my birthday present right there…
I LOVE the slim shelves! They are just what I’ve been looking for. I do judge books by the cover and now I can watch my favourite books.
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