Flickr Finds: Diagonal Multimedia Storage

We started getting a little seasick after running into these interestingly structured wall-shelves over at the Program offices in Berlin...

While it seems like someone messed up big time and forgot to bring along their spirit-level along on the day that these bookshelves were put up, one could also argue that there might be some practicality in this design. For instance, like the convenience of having no book ever fall down ever again.

Bold? Clever? Perhaps in an earthquake insurance company office, but definitely not in my house. Makes my head go all wrong. Thoughts, fellow readers?

(Image: Marc Phu via our Unplggd Flickr Group)

Comments (5)

Agreed. This room is unsettling, and "seasick" is a great word for the way it makes me feel.

posted by ominoustoad on June 16th 2009 at 12:46pm
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It is rather disturbing - not for my house........

posted by mbinaustin on June 16th 2009 at 1:44pm
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I love it, and the added bonus of never needing bookends again is great! I think I would have picked a color other than white for them, but it is still bold.

posted by skwidspawn on June 16th 2009 at 2:32pm
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Just looking at that picture made me nauseous. I can't imagine working or living in that room.

posted by haggie1 on June 16th 2009 at 2:55pm
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At first I am fascinated, though I must say that I feel seasick as well. Makes me wonder as an architect what contributes to dizziness in a design.

posted by Pak-Kei Mak on June 16th 2009 at 3:16pm
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