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Pierre Chareau's Maison de Verre Bookcase

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This amazing bookcase is the work of architect and designer Pierre Chareau. The wall of books is housed inside Chareau's last remaining building, la Maison de Verre (1932). Author Dominique Vellay - granddaughter of the house's original owners, Dr. and Mrs. Dalsace - recently published a book about her grandparents' home. We found a review with some great photographs of the bookshelves and the rest of this modernist gem on 1stdibs...

 
 

The bookcase and industrial iron and wood ladder are our favorite parts of this home. Books are stacked two shelves deep, and the staggered cases allow access to back-shelf books. For more information on the new book by Dominique Vellay, click here. There's also an interesting article from the New York Times on la Maison de Verre here.

Photo: Bookcase from Maison de Verra by Dominique Vellay from 1stdibs review

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shelving & storage, books, guides & resources, bookcase, Dominque Vellay, Maison de Verre, Pierre Chareau

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That is my dream room...I love my books...sigh.

posted by meg_ues on April 29th 2008 at 9:49am
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Hooray! I love this house, and I'm looking forward to checking the book out. Every inch of it is worth taking a close look at, from the mechanics of the windows to how the house was built to nestle in between two existing buildings, like sliding a hand into a pocket. It's an awesome piece of architecture!

posted by OneWallKitchen on April 29th 2008 at 9:55am
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Yeah...This will do.

posted by recon1 on April 29th 2008 at 12:50pm
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So NOW I now how to solve my book "problem"!

posted by Renee on April 29th 2008 at 1:26pm
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Woohoo! Great to see you feature the Glass house of the architect one of my little Eco-sphere shrimp are named after! :-)

http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/la/look/valentines-surprise-ecosphere-042962

posted by showing on April 29th 2008 at 8:52pm
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Very cool, but I wonder if it would work as well in a smaller space? I would think it would seem crowded in a small room.

posted by jooly on April 30th 2008 at 5:20am
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