When you first see the Hash Bookshelf, we doubt a storage area for hardcovers and paperbacks will be the first thing that pops into mind. Heck, I thought it was some kind of modern art installation. Or a nefarious-looking wall-mounted cage for criminally-insane parrots or something. But, alas, it’s a real bookshelf designed to hold books upright with the covers facing up.
Designed by Max Voytenko for Ukraine-based Line Studio, the shelves feature diagonally-installed steel frames that create the jarring appearance, making the books inaccessible from the front. As such, books are intended to be placed and retrieved from the side, where you can see their spines just like on a traditional bookshelf.
The Hash Bookshelf comes in a variety of sizes and designs, all of them clad in black and the same cage-like enclosures. According to the product page, the idea is to allow custom installations, allowing folks to outfit their walls with the exact kind of shelving configuration they require. By the way, if you prefer seeing the spine of your books from out front, you can simply store them in a pile, rather than the covers facing forward.
If you want bookshelves that combine modern art aesthetic with sharp angles and a unique masculine character, these Hash Bookshelves look completely up to task. See more pictures from Line Studio’s website.
