Why don’t we do this kind of thing anymore? You saw it a lot in the 1960s and 70s—speakers embedded in display shelves or on a wall, as part of the decor.
Stereo systems and speakers, 1960s & 70s style
October 24, 2012
storage
DIY bookshelf – IKEA hack
April 2, 2011
Photo © Inter IKEA Systems B.V. 2011 // Livet Hemma
IKEA boxes, some with interiors painted, assembled via art clips. Very clever. Via doorsixteen (and the rest of her post contains good material too).
Custom woodwork by Vladimir
July 5, 2010
This is my friend Vladimir, a master woodworker in Vancouver who is originally from Moscow. I feel that local craftspeople like Vlad who produce one-of-a-kind objects and high-level custom work do not get enough press.
Tags:
baltic birch
bathroom
Bulgakov
cabinet
carpenter
clawfoot tub
closet
cupboard
Douglas Fir
interior design
maple
SHUT UP & FISH
stairs
steps
storage
Vladimir Moukhanov
wardrobe
wood
wooden
woodwork
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art,
British Columbia,
Canadian design,
design,
DIY,
furniture,
humour,
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Vancouver
Books killing friends
April 15, 2010
“Tim’s books will fall one day and kill one of his friends.” Click on image to see the photo’s Flickr tags. Courtesy my friends Jonathan and Tim.
Home 1980!
June 28, 2009
From the standpoint of 1970, this is apparently how “1980” was going to look. Actually, this vision wasn’t that far off, not as far off as Kubrick’s 1968 vision of what the year 2001 would look like.
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casters
chemical companies
corporate
decor
design
furniture
futurist
futuristic
Home 1980
interior
modular
movable
office
petrochemical
plastic
room
short-lived
space age
storage
think shell
utopian
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design,
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When library scientists complain about having too many books.
April 1, 2009
This is an addendum – or antidote – to the previous wall-of-books post. Riba, a library scientist, writes
Within our home the sheer quantity of books we own inhibits our ability to display artwork.
Tags:
accumulation
Bokhyller
bookcase
clutter
consumerism
decor
home
junk
mess
order
Preik
shelves
storage
stuff
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design,
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For bookshelf fetishists
March 29, 2009
In case you haven’t already see the entire amazing archive, it’s by Bokhyller via Preik.
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book porn
bookcase
books
bookshelf
bookshelves
eye candy
ladder
shelf wall
shelves
storage
wall of shelves
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design,
Uncategorised
Pole shelving – turn this ugly example into something better
January 17, 2009
Yet another 60s DIY project from The Practical Encyclopedia of Good Decorating and Home Improvement, Greystone Press, 1970. While the bookshelf directly above is cringe-worthy (almost in the “so bad it’s good” category, but not quite), it could be very mod if it were updated and re-made properly with more attractive materials.
Egle Amaldi’s bookshelf & modernist Cado shelving
These staggered, airy midcentury modern arrangements are so much less chichi than the many fancified contemporary bookshelves you see around.
I love this simple, balanced living room belonging to Italian architect Egle Amaldi in the 1960s.
On the cheap in NYC
November 6, 2008
Art and architecture students produce creative DIY interiors on small budgets in NYC. For details see the NYT article. A wire cloud sculpture; a kitchen table made easily from a wood slab and tube legs from Home Depot; hanging wood light fixture made from ply offcuts; small space made larger via a loft bed and storage steps, with a desk surface made by resting a wood slab on two filing cabinets; spare paint used for wall decoration; spectacular chandelier made from plastic bags; kitchen cabinet made with a jigsaw and waste plywood.
