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trick: bookcase, table and chair

Bookcase Table Chair

This piece called "Trick" was designed by Sakura Adachi for Campeggi. It's a bookcase, a table, a chair and... a bookcase. Oh the loops. No reading at the table!

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Brian Dettmer's book sculpture

Book Surgeon

Using tweezers and scalpels Brian Dettmer goes to work on a book; surgically removing pieces to produce a truely unique work of art. See his Flickr pages for more images.

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typography via book origami

Typography Via Book Origami

Now here's something you don't see everyday: origami on book pages to create typographic art. Marvelous. It's the work of Isaac Salazar (an accountant according to his Flickr profile, should probably add artist to that list too). You can…

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Slanting bookcases

Slanting Bookcases

Liberate your books from those square Billy Bookcases with these two slanted shelved encasements. The Puzzle Mix from Bloq and the V Bookcase from Faktura. Mmmm slanty.

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Douglas Coupland Orca Sculpture

Douglas Coupland Orca Sculpture

Douglas Coupland (our favourite author) has made this sculpture of an Orca at the Vancouver Convention Centre. Looks a bit like Lego. Coupland is in the news lately - he's also just developed a clothing line for Roots based…

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NYPL Logo

NYPL Logo

The New York Public Library has a new logo and typeface (press release). There's a video on YouTube (embedded below) about the evolution of the logo. The new font is Keivit by Michael Abbink.

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Ikea's Billy Bookcase is thirty

Billy Birthday

Ikea's iconic Billy bookcase is thirty years old. Happy birthday Billy. Ikea have made some limited edition versions to celebrate. So now we have an excuse to buy even more Billys!

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