These funky pink shelves from Swedish designers Smansk debuted at last month's Stockholm Furniture Fair. Still only a prototype, each shelf is made from a single modular piece. When multiple pieces are rotated and joined together, it creates the alternating sloping shelves...
These heads must be the designers...
Because each piece of Skew is identical, it keeps production costs lower and is still able to appear unique. We'll be on the lookout to see if the Skew Bookcase from Smansk Design Studio makes it into production. Via: dezeen.
(Pics: Carl Kleiner)
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Very Dr. Suess like....
view SF Ruby's profile
give me a break! lame.
view *heather leaf*'s profile
Barbie meets Lego meets PeeWee's Playhouse. No way.
view farmhousemoderne's profile
maybe in a kids room. maybe. I'm turned off by designs that try to be too clever. its interesting that it's modular, though.
view marisajane's profile
Make it not pink and provide the ability to stretch out horizontally as well, and I'd buy it.
view mattab's profile
I love it.
view Gwen's profile
If it wasn't pink (maybe wood grain, or espresso), I'd totally pick one up, just for something interesting to look at.
view Melissa82's profile
Oh my God, this makes me want to gnaw my own arm off and beat the designers with it. I am having a vicious attack of OCD right now just looking at these crooked shelves. NO.
view saraleegriff's profile
I love these. AND I have OCD.
view ridge_van_winkle's profile
I agree with marisajane. It's just kind of over-designed and silly.
view kellylc's profile
theyre pretty cool for a kids room but whats up with the heads that really creeps me out
view emmers87's profile
reminds me of a toy i had as a kid... you built up a maze for a marble to slide down through.
view sanna's profile
i can see this as being really ridiculous for people with A LOT of books and not a lot of space to play with.
it's cool concept wise, not so much in the practical.
and really- pink? pink?! ....
view squeakycat's profile
Modularity = very good. But why not level/more color choices?
view Bex's profile
very very silly...cant stand it
view shaila's profile
I'm with Bex. I even like the lego-look, but the funky isn't practical enough. Looks awesome though. The heads are a bit creepy.
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