June 2010 • Observed
Working Library
Your desk chair may be ergonomic, and your keyboard and mouse too. But what about your bookcase? Do you have to strain to reach the top shelf? Bend over to see the titles near the floor? If you’re tired of such bothersome exertions (and haven’t yet gone digital) take note of Jonathan Olivares’s new Factor shelves, designed for Driade. The wood units curve to put books within easy reach, while a ridge at the front and back of the shelves keeps them in place.
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