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Beautiful REK bookcase grows with your library

By James Holloway
February 09, 2012
Beautiful REK bookcase grows with your library
The REK bookcase by designer and architect Reiner de Jong is an elegantly designed bookcase that can be configured to accommodate a book collection of any size
The REK bookcase by designer and architect Reiner de Jong is an elegantly designed bookcase that can be configured to accommodate a book collection of any size
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At full stretch the REK is a matrix of cubby holes of varying heights
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At full stretch the REK is a matrix of cubby holes of varying heights
The case is actually composed of five discrete parts that fit perfectly together to form a solid block
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The case is actually composed of five discrete parts that fit perfectly together to form a solid block
One, some, or all can be pulled out to accommodate the size of the book collection
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One, some, or all can be pulled out to accommodate the size of the book collection
The REK bookcase by designer and architect Reiner de Jong is an elegantly designed bookcase that can be configured to accommodate a book collection of any size
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The REK bookcase by designer and architect Reiner de Jong is an elegantly designed bookcase that can be configured to accommodate a book collection of any size
At full stretch the REK is a matrix of cubby holes of varying heights
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At full stretch the REK is a matrix of cubby holes of varying heights
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The beautiful REK bookcase by Rotterdam-based designer and architect Reiner de Jong is an elegantly designed unit that can be configured to accommodate a book collection of any size with a minimum of wasted space.

The case is actually composed of five discrete parts that fit perfectly together to form a solid block. One, some, or all can be pulled out to accommodate the size of the book collection. At full stretch the REK is a matrix of cubby holes of varying heights (the pieces would not stand freely on their own, requiring each other for support).

The REK stands 202 cm (80 in.) tall, 36 cm (14 in.) deep and at maximum stretch is 228 cm (90 in.) wide.

The bookshelf can be ordered directly from the designer. Prices are available on request, so we expect the REK does not come cheap - and that's before accounting for shipping costs out of the Netherlands.

Source: Reiner de Jong via Boing Boing

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James Holloway
James writes about science and technology from his home in rural East Anglia. Whether it's the internet, nature, video games or AI, he pays particular heed to the flash points with culture, society and the planet.

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PrometheusGoneWild.com
I think a better heading for the product would be: \"Fits any size space you have\" Why get a custom size when this one will fit for everyone....
Stan Sieler
A nice piece of art ... but it would appear to fail as a functional expandable bookcase. Remember: if you\'re going to \"expand\" it, that presumes empty space on one side or the other. If you had that empty space, it\'s either been filled already by other things or you could have had two ordinary bookcases there all along for much less.
I think Dennis\' approach is better: think of it as a generic bookcase where you don\'t need to measure (much) ahead of time. It will fit into whatever space is available (assuming a minimum, of course) ... you won\'t be expanding it later, in most cases.
Bruce H. Anderson
With tape measures being so scarce, expensive, and hard to use, this one-size-fits-many approach will be a real winner. Of course, 26% of the unit is devoted to structure when fully expanded, a greater percentage when not. And the useability factor of some of the shelf sizes may be rather low. And there is no back. It is innovative, and a very interesting architectural piece. It is not designed for utility, but for visual impact.