Expando and Zen Shelves by Jesper Office

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We first spotted these shelves in Amy's Rogers Park condo and liked their versatility and horizontal layout. A little research led us to Jesper, a Denmark-based company that specializes in creating modular furnishings for offices. Their Expando and Zen series transcends the office environment and works well in homes, where the L-shaped and subdivided shelves fit together into room dividers, corner shelves, bookcases, or media centers...

Constructed from chipboard, they have a 2-millimeter solid wood veneer finish available in maple, cherry, espresso, and teak. Prices are affordable, around $300 to $400. Retailers in Illinois include Dania Furniture and International Furniture Gallery. For more information, visit Jesper Office.

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I have a set really similar to this!

http://photos.charmedseed.net/05-23-09/IMG_1465.jpg

They were acquired for just $40 on Craigslist, and according to the previous owner were from Crate and Barrel. I love them!

posted by Charmedseed on June 10th 2009 at 6:57am
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Those L-Shaped shelves have been around since the early 1980's, if not earlier...

posted by bepsf on June 10th 2009 at 10:53am
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The Door Store has something like that - about the same price. I like the versatility, too.

posted by bromeliad on June 10th 2009 at 12:18pm
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I just got a set like this on Craigslist for 5$... they're actually grayish and I plan on painting them

posted by Vickie D on June 10th 2009 at 8:52pm
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