2nd Run Pine Bookshelves
Designed and built using a pallet of 44″ long, pine 2 x12 panels to accommodate a large collection of art books for University of Chicago scholars. The boxes at the base each open up for storage. Judging from the kid's writing professing undying love and friendship, support for Led Zeppelin and other acid era rockers, and hand-drawn pornography, the pine was once school library shelving. The edges of the boards are sanded and waxed, and the entire installation is outlined with weathered cedar fencing found in an alley in Hyde Park.
Type
- wood
Material
- oak
Function
- storage
Meet the Maker
John Preus
Dilettante Studios
Dilettante Studios (DS) is a small, full-service design/build studio specializing in hand-crafted furniture, cabinets, carpentry, built-ins, environments, installations and art fabrication, using primarily found, inherited, re-purposed and salvaged materials. We also work with virgin materials when necessary, but do our best to go second-hand whenever possible, as both a principle and an invited opportunity for adaptive design. We hope you will work with us for our expertise as much as our commitments to waste reduction and creativity.