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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That is my dream room...I love my books...sigh.
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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!
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Yeah...This will do.
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So NOW I now how to solve my book "problem"!
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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
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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.
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