Skew Bookcase by Smansk Design Studio

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)

Comments (16)

Very Dr. Suess like....

posted by SF Ruby on March 21st 2008 at 7:14am
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give me a break! lame.

posted by *heather leaf* on March 21st 2008 at 7:16am
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Barbie meets Lego meets PeeWee's Playhouse. No way.

posted by farmhousemoderne on March 21st 2008 at 7:29am
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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.

posted by marisajane on March 21st 2008 at 7:44am
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Make it not pink and provide the ability to stretch out horizontally as well, and I'd buy it.

posted by mattab on March 21st 2008 at 7:55am
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I love it.

posted by Gwen on March 21st 2008 at 8:15am
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If it wasn't pink (maybe wood grain, or espresso), I'd totally pick one up, just for something interesting to look at.

posted by Melissa82 on March 21st 2008 at 8:29am
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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.

posted by saraleegriff on March 21st 2008 at 8:40am
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I love these. AND I have OCD.

posted by ridge_van_winkle on March 21st 2008 at 8:48am
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I agree with marisajane. It's just kind of over-designed and silly.

posted by kellylc on March 21st 2008 at 9:01am
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theyre pretty cool for a kids room but whats up with the heads that really creeps me out

posted by emmers87 on March 21st 2008 at 9:27am
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reminds me of a toy i had as a kid... you built up a maze for a marble to slide down through.

posted by sanna on March 21st 2008 at 9:58am
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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?! ....

posted by squeakycat on March 21st 2008 at 6:09pm
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Modularity = very good. But why not level/more color choices?

posted by Bex on March 22nd 2008 at 4:55am
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very very silly...cant stand it

posted by shaila on March 23rd 2008 at 9:22pm
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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.

posted by banstinky.com on March 25th 2008 at 7:02pm
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