The Incredible Bookman Bookshelf

Here's a small break from all the Smallest Coolest entries and house tours we've been posting...something a little left of the ordinary. Artist Kazmierz Szmauz's three bookshelf designs might not be for everyone, but they're likely to induce a smile from just about everyone...

The Bookman measures 70 inches high by 45 inches wide and is made from Mahogany, although other woods can be used. Shelves are best adapted to books beneath 8 inches in height.

Bookman 1 can be ordered and collected from our shop or shipped at cost to anywhere in the world. Please allow a few weeks as each Bookman is individually built on demand. Please get in touch for shipping details. Bookman 1 is £1200 ($1700.)

Comments (11)

This reminds me of that crazy post that showed you how to hang a wall of pictures all askew. I don't like this!

posted by oakland on April 21st 2008 at 8:07am
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Ha! I usually don't like silly stuff like this... but that's awesome!

Maybe I just have a soft spot for robot-looking things because of The Iron Giant.

posted by kellylc on April 21st 2008 at 8:12am
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I love it! Two concerns, though: it would take up extra space (compared to a regular bookshelf) and I think it would run you about $2400, not $1700, with the current exchange rate.

It's a major amount of fun, though, and would make me smile every time I looked at it. Maybe the $2400 isn't too bad for a daily smile . . . .

posted by STH on April 21st 2008 at 8:31am
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kellylc: that's cool you also thought of The Iron Giant when you saw these! I thought I'd be the only one :)

posted by gregory on April 21st 2008 at 8:39am
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That is hilarous!

posted by suzy8track on April 21st 2008 at 8:43am
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This is one of those things that would be horrible in your bedroom. Imagine waking up in the middle of the night all groggy and seeing this guy coming at you .... I'm getting the willies just thinking about it!

posted by ridge_van_winkle on April 21st 2008 at 8:48am
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I can't believe someone would buy anything like this.

posted by Sara48 on April 21st 2008 at 10:09am
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A small what?

posted by Gustaf on April 21st 2008 at 11:44am
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dis-con-cer-ting

posted by ursa on April 21st 2008 at 12:26pm
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I don't think I'd smile at this anymore than I'd smile at the lampshade-head floor lamps in the SkyMall catalog, but to each their own.

posted by DWF on April 21st 2008 at 1:56pm
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These are just wrong and ridiculous.

posted by arcticlapland on April 21st 2008 at 6:24pm
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