String Pocket by Nisse Strinning

The perfect paperback bookshelf? We're thinking it might be. For two weeks, we've been obsessively clicking over to Swedish company String to look at the Pocket system. Aaron blogged the larger String system in February, but we love the little pocket shelf most of all. Designed by Nisse Strinning in the 1950s, the String Pocket was built specifically for paperbacks and mounts to the wall, making it a clever, expandable small-space solution...

Each system comes with three shelves and two sets of brackets, available in four colors: white, black, white/walnut, and light red. You can also get it with plexi side brackets. We love the look of the light red shelves - something about the proportions, depth of the shelves, and color seems so right.

After Aaron blogged String, we went looking for retailers. The most convenient one we found so far is the Scandinavian Design Center, which sells the String Pocket for $106.55 plus shipping to the US. If anyone knows of a retailer in the US, let us know in the comments below.

• To visit String's website, click here.
• To see the system online at Scandinavian Design Center, click here.

Comments (7)

My paperbacks are so irregularly sized compared to that photo, but it does look great.

posted by brittanykate on March 18th 2008 at 2:04pm
view brittanykate's profile

Love the string in the walnut/plexi version!

posted by Renngrrl on March 18th 2008 at 2:36pm
view Renngrrl's profile

I am going to have to check out their links to Swedish furniture emporia...

I am glad that this is still in production, it is a less well known Swedish classic, like the Jetzon chair.

posted by dn on March 19th 2008 at 4:16am
view dn's profile

I don't get it - are all your paperbacks the same exact size?
I think maybe half of mine are that standard size, the rest would have to be placed sideways...

posted by sassy on March 19th 2008 at 5:30am
view sassy's profile

Paperback come in two sizes trade (the taller) and mass market (the more squat looking).

It looks like those shelves fit mass market.

Most of mine are trade, wonder if they make two sizes. I love the look with the careful fit.

posted by DahliaCactus on March 19th 2008 at 6:35am
view DahliaCactus's profile

brittanykate, sassy and DahliaCactus - the shelves are adjustable to accommodate different paperback sizes. You can move them up or down along the brackets.

posted by sarah c on March 19th 2008 at 7:40am
view sarah c's profile

Hi - has anyone found where to buy the large version of this in the US? --- any ideas how much it cost? --- we really like it -- Thanks

posted by BHozier on March 19th 2008 at 4:29pm
view BHozier's profile