Legendary Library of Alexandria

The legendary Library of Alexandria, one of ancient Egypt's great treasures, is reincarnated for the 21st century. LINK: Youtube

Circular Bookcase/Chair

Thomas Mills made this piece of furniture which he calls “Long Form Library.” It’s a combination bookcase and reading chair:

As you sit within the cradle, it rocks gently back and forth. Don’t get going too fast or you’ll roll all the way away. This library can hold its own weight in books (and I’d wager even more, by the looks of it), the cushioned seat a nod to the futuristic furniture found in Stanley Kubrick films, especially 2001. Reading lamps are placed for reading in the most obvious manner, while lights placed around the circumference act as a clock, timers changing the brightness of them to its highest at the equinox of the day, dimmed to nothing at midnight. Strange!

Link, Via: Born Rich | Designer’s Website | Photo by the designer |Via: Neatorama

Circular Bookcase

Designer David Garcia made this circular bookcase that the reader can use for both storage and transportation:

ARCHIVE II, a round wheel book archive, functions as a nomadic library, where the user can travel with his own books. Once still, it creates a room for meeting and inspiration, generating a special acoustic echo for the reader inside the wheel.

Link, Via: DVICE, Via: Neatorama | Photo: David Garcia

Incredible Globes

A walk-in Earth at the Mapparium in Boston’s Mary Baker Eddy Library:

A globe you can walk into? It is actually a 30-ft bridge covered with a stained-glass dome that has brought more than 10 million visitors to the middle of the earth since 1935. But don’t get confused, it also depicts the world as it was in 1935! LINK

Peanuts free online comic strip library

View thumb strips and search by date. LINK