British designer: Holly Palmer
With 18 compartments in various sizes for storing your favourite books, the Book Porcupine is a product that is based on the idea of negative spaces. The compartments are the books negative representations made permanent in the structure of the unit. Designed to sit beside a standard chair, the name of the piece is given in reference to its silhouette – the short, stout legs against the books sticking out at various angles and degrees. Good for flats or smaller homes as an alternative book shelf.
(via kari-shma)
To paraphrase, it’s a side table with slots in it. Cute, but I would have called it the “Bookupine”. Why go half-way? Also, it needs a slot for glass or coffee cup. Maybe a built-in bowl for chips. Try harder, people!
