Designer Fábio Galeazzo has hit a home run with his transformation of an abandoned house in São Paulo, Brazil into a stunning "Urban Cabin." One of the centerpieces of the design is a circular bookshelf that was built to enhance the view and "increase communication" between the internal and external spaces.Wow!Many more pictures of this amazing project at the Contemporist
David Ishii: 1935 – 2012
A friend, colleague and longtime neighbor (our bookshops were in the same building) died yesterday at 76.Pioneer Square has never been the same since he closed his shop almost 7 years ago and now that he is gone Seattle has lost one of its treasured souls.Obit in the Seattle Times, Longtime bookseller David Ishii was quite a story himselfR.I.P.
Some Visual Stimulus Courtesy of Redfoxpress
Located on Achill Island in County Mayo, Ireland Redfoxpress is the brainchild of Francis Van Maele. Van Maele, whose previous publishing house Editions Phi was acquired by the Luxembourger Newspaper "Tagablatt", launched Redfoxpress in 2001 to focus solely on the creation and production of artists books. One of the highlights of the press is their "C'est mon Dada" series. "A collection of small hand made artists' books dedicated to experimental, concrete and visual poetry, or any work combining text and image in the spirit of dada or fluxus."West of Dodge by Nico Vassilaki, 2010. USA. Volume 38 in the series....
A New Entry in the World’s Most Beautiful Libraries Category: Vennesla Library and Cultural Center
Welcome to the newly renovated Vennesla Library and Cultural Center in Vennesla, Norway.Norwegian architecture firm Helen & Hard have created a remarkable space by combining an existing community house, learning center, and public space. The result is, among other things, a sanctuary for the printed word. The clean green design and open space are as an inviting a space as a community can hope for.Nestled within this vast openness are private study spaces at the end of each aisle. As libraries continue to operate, here at home and in many places around the world, under extreme financial and political pressure it...
A Bookish Future for the Phone Booth
There are over 13,000 pay phones in New York City. At one time they were on the front line of connectivity, if you wanted to connect with someone you would seek one out drop in some change and presto. The advent of the cell phone changed all that. Now there are millions and millions and millions of cell phones in NYC alone. I can't even remember the last time I used a pay phone and there is a good chance the younger folks might never use one.So what to do with them? One New York architect has decided to turn...