"Lama" Minimal Wood and Metal Bookcase by Paolo Tilche for Arform, Italy, 1960s

"Lama" bookcase by Paolo Tilche for Arform. Metal uprights fastened on the wall, supporting teak adjustable shelved and cabinet. An ingenious as simple assembly system with brass con...

Remarkable bookcase with steel and wood frame. Three uprights one cabinet and six shelves freely adjustable. Connection between vertical and horizontal elements is perfectly solved...

A mid-20th Century bookcase or room divider produced in the 1960s by Arform, designed by Paolo Tilche. Featuring wooden uprights, black painted wood end pieces, adjustable black terminals all of which can be arranged and assembled according to the user’s needs. The design is often referenced as “cielo-terra“ (literally translates to “sky-earth”) because the bookcase stretches from the floor to the ceiling. It has quite a lot of play in terms of the height (from about 280cm to about 310cm) which means it should fit most modern properties. As such, it can be used as a wall unit but also as a room divider, thus offering an elegant and ingenious way of creating zones within a large space or simply an elegant bookshelf...

Arp, attributed to. Minvielle, signed. Modular bookcase in blond oak. Four modules. Colored windows. Base in black metal. Work realized in the 1960s.