Oh what I wouldn’t give to be able to push these down into the floor like vertical drawers. Droooool.
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They look like they’re busting up through the floor. That’s the only thing I like about them
Again with the tilting. Oh, my head!
Not liking these as much. But they do look like they are busting up through the floor…
Now you’re thinking with portals!
OH YEAH!! Do a set of two, one with an orange swirly base and the other with a blue swirly base. Even better, set it up so one looks like the other half of the other.
Why would you cut books up like that!!!?
Um, maybe they’re not real books? Maybe they’re just made to look that way. It would probably be way easier to cut and shape, say, wood (balsa especially) or maybe resin to look like books than it would be to actually saw real books at a precise angle.
Hopefully…
1.) Get old books that are no longer wanted by anyone, and glue the pages and bindings together in a solid block. Wood Glue will work, but dilute it a bit to soak the pages and bindings in, before putting them in a press (or just getting a big, heavy weight) to dry.
2.) When book block is dry again, use table saw or band saw with fine toothed blade at the appropriate angle and a good rip fence to cut the angle. Cut slowly to avoid rough surface or snags or burns.
3.) Install in your bizarre, angled book drawer shelf thingy (more glue).
4.) Enjoy!
“…old books that are no longer wanted by anyone…”
I’m afraid I don’t understand. Could explain the concept, please?
Sigh… this makes me think of the Island of Misfit Toys………
I used to have this same misconception — then I worked in a used bookstore where all the books were donated. Trust me, there are *plenty* of books that no one wants except to use as art materials…
Outdated health/medical texts (sometimes amusing, but often dangerous). Hate speech disguised as science/sociology (again, there’s an educational value, but…). Manuals for obsolete technology. Reader’s Digest Condensed Books (nothing wrong with them, per se, but there are sooo many of them out there! I *literally* never sold one to anyone other than an interior decorator.) Books with missing pages. Outdated reference books (again, some educational value, but… Dutch East Indies? Zaire? How many elements are there?) And that’s not even counting the books with mold/water damage/insect infestation…
Yeah… I know… but see my last comment in the previous post to understand why I find the facts so sad.
I don’t understand the point of these. I mean, they’re not really holding books, and you can’t put a drink down on them. They just take up floor space and look random.
Welcome to the world of modern art.
Modern art is beginning to make me quite dizzy…lately.
(Note to self…purchase some stock in Dramamine Pharmaceuticals)
Or ginger capsules. They won’t make you sleepy.
Thanks.
*whispering: Psst…hey…Em63,..this isn’t insider trading…is it?*
*whispers back: Nope. I’m a blond.*
I agree with the basic sentiment, Fleur. Drawers that could recess into walls, floors, or ceilings would be very cool indeed. I’m reminded of the pull down stair access for attics.
But of course the idea wouldn’t work with the weird angles here, as witnessed by the incomplete books. However, while I don’t care for them, they do seem rather partial to themselves…
~ slips out quickly and quietly ~
Social Psychology experiment: position these on the floor in, say, a library lobby or post office or somewhere, then step back and observe people’s reactions. What’s the percentage who are surprised when the drawers DON’T slide back into the floor?
We all want everything to pop into and out of our floors, walls, and ceilings, but they usually are only 6-10″ thick and full of wood, insulation, wiring and plumbing.
These? They’re stupid. You can put some books in them but may as well just stack the books on the floor because they’ll be no easier to get at and you’ll trip over these just as easily. I love a good mindf**k but this isn’t one.
I’m now inspired to make a book case that works like a Pez dispenser. I guess it would only really work for books that must be read as a series though like Harry Potter..or perhaps a place to store a series of books that you don’t intend to actually read…like Twilight.
This would be a fun thing to do with those “Red Box” rental DVD machines. Hey, there are lots of figure painted fireplugs and even some mail boxes, so why not?
All I thought about were Diglett when I saw this. v.v