[design] Bookshelf Design - How useful is it?

jparchitectus · 22-08-2005

The Spankast bookshelf by Dutch design duo Huting and de Hoop is a nifty shelving unit that uses taut cables to house books, magazines and other flat objects at various angles. Better yet, add some hangables to add more dimension. Or stick to one colour scheme to create a practical art piece as the Spankast can also be used as funky screen or room divider. A creative way to decorate with the usual daily clutter. SM

Designers: Ward Huting and Gerard de Hoop
+ hutingendehoop.nl

jparchitectus · 22-08-2005

Can you see this really being a space saving practical use for a shelf unit?

cacapis · 22-08-2005

well, it definitely is about the looks, not space saving. And I find it quite cool.
As you said it's not completely about storage, it can serve other purposes.

cobberman · 22-08-2005

Decorative? yes. Useful storage, absolutely not. You can't store very much as would a normal bookcase. I wonder if it could support a whole row of textbooks either. As it appears in the photo, all of your books would also have to be a certain dimention so both cables would be able to support it. Unless you want to ruin your binding and just open the book and place the cable between the pages as show in the photo. I think that there are several more succesful bookshelves out there.

jparchitectus · 22-08-2005

How great would drawers be that are on a sloped surface ? I would imagine everything sliding to one side of the box making a mess.

I also cannot imagine it holding too much weight. It looks as though some of the top items are allready stressing the cables.

cobberman · 22-08-2005

Too bad it isnt a through cable design (it doesn't appear to be) then the stress of one item makes the cable more taught for the next. And who would hang a shirt on this bookrack?

jparchitectus · 22-08-2005

Yeah that shirt is classic!

Grab a book and your freshly ironed shirt on your way out to the park!

It doesn't even look like you can get the shirt out without moving the other stuff out of the way

danae77 · 26-09-2006

wooowww....just saw this thread(i didn't even exist when it was posted

but I really really loved this piece...!!!
I'm usually quite messy in gen with my staff and my bookshelves always seem really "ugly" because they are untidy...
but this I consider an extremely cool solution!!!
with this piece my untidiness would only seem as art!!!!
I definetly want to buy it!!!( or do it myself) hehe

feigetl · 26-09-2006

I think its cool as well, but completely unfunctional, and the messy-ness would completely put me on edge, just looking at it would make me feel unorganised!

Nick Fox · 19-10-2006

LMAO - you gotta be kidding! That would have to be one of the most stupid things ever designed - where do you hang your shoes LOL

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jparchitectus PushPullBar Permanent Fixture Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: New York Posts: 5,250 Country:	[design] Bookshelf Design - How useful is it? The Spankast bookshelf by Dutch design duo Huting and de Hoop is a nifty shelving unit that uses taut cables to house books, magazines and other flat objects at various angles. Better yet, add some hangables to add more dimension. Or stick to one colour scheme to create a practical art piece as the Spankast can also be used as funky screen or room divider. A creative way to decorate with the usual daily clutter. SM Designers: Ward Huting and Gerard de Hoop + hutingendehoop.nl Attached Images __________________ need info on an architect - click here or like firefighting

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cobberman PushPullonaut Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Vail, CO Posts: 366 Country:	Decorative? yes. Useful storage, absolutely not. You can't store very much as would a normal bookcase. I wonder if it could support a whole row of textbooks either. As it appears in the photo, all of your books would also have to be a certain dimention so both cables would be able to support it. Unless you want to ruin your binding and just open the book and place the cable between the pages as show in the photo. I think that there are several more succesful bookshelves out there. __________________ Student of Architecture Intern Architect

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jparchitectus PushPullBar Permanent Fixture Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: New York Posts: 5,250 Country:	How great would drawers be that are on a sloped surface ? I would imagine everything sliding to one side of the box making a mess. I also cannot imagine it holding too much weight. It looks as though some of the top items are allready stressing the cables. __________________ need info on an architect - click here or like firefighting

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cobberman PushPullonaut Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Vail, CO Posts: 366 Country:	Too bad it isnt a through cable design (it doesn't appear to be) then the stress of one item makes the cable more taught for the next. And who would hang a shirt on this bookrack? __________________ Student of Architecture Intern Architect

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cacapis PushPullBar Permanent Fixture Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: La Plata Posts: 2,079 Country:	well, it definitely is about the looks, not space saving. And I find it quite cool. As you said it's not completely about storage, it can serve other purposes.

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danae77 PushPullologist Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 166 Country:	wooowww....just saw this thread(i didn't even exist when it was posted but I really really loved this piece...!!! I'm usually quite messy in gen with my staff and my bookshelves always seem really "ugly" because they are untidy... but this I consider an extremely cool solution!!! with this piece my untidiness would only seem as art!!!! I definetly want to buy it!!!( or do it myself) hehe __________________ "How would the painter or poet express anything other than his encounter with the world?" Maurice Merleau-Ponty

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feigetl PushPullBar Permanent Fixture Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Johannesburg Posts: 1,055 Country:	I think its cool as well, but completely unfunctional, and the messy-ness would completely put me on edge, just looking at it would make me feel unorganised! __________________ Fayj http://fayj.blogspot.com

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Nick Fox Banned Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Sydney Posts: 627 Country:	LMAO - you gotta be kidding! That would have to be one of the most stupid things ever designed - where do you hang your shoes LOL Last edited by Nick Fox; 19-10-2006 at 13:04..

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