Chapo B17 Book Shelve in Solid French Elm, 1960

Memphis, industrial, post-modern shelving unit, by Orezero, Italy, 1980s Orezero is a palindrome.  

Collectible design; Contemporary; Johan Viladrich; Functional Art; Polyethylene; Sabine Marcelis; Everyday Gallery; French design; Art; Bookcase; Office furniture; Store furniture...

Pierre Chapo, B40 desk, elm, France, 1960s, Mid-Century modern, Rustic; Characteristic desk by French designer and carpenter Pierre Chapo. Eye-catching detail is the remarkable carved tabletop...

Pierre Chapo; Model T21; Round Dining Table; Solid Elm; Wood; Crossed Feet; France; 1973; Woodworking; Mid-Century Modern; French Craftsmanship; A Pierre Chapo 'T21' round dining ta...

Special black edition of B17 wall-mounted book shelve designed by Pierre Chapo, circa 1970 in France. Manufactured by Chapo Creation, 2019. Oakwood. ...

1960s solid elm French modern adjustable book- or showcase, reference B10 by Pierre Chapo. Extremely well crafted (Shelves and cabinet can be separated). The piece is equipped with...

Shelve bottle vase in 100% solid oak from French sustainable forest. Supplied with seven partitions made in walnut and four ceramic vases. Designed and made from Anjou in Franc...

"B17 Longue" bookshelf by Pierre Chapo, circa 1967, in elmwood. Beautiful example of the timeless design mastery of Pierre Chapo (1927 - 1986). In 1967, Pierre Chapo presented new creations at the Salon des Arts Ménagers, exhibiting the B17 bookshelf for the first time. The B 17 is fixed to the wall, freeing up considerable floor space. The bookshelf, whose presence surprises by its discretion and elegance, comes in several versions of differing lengths and heights. The harmony of the lines between the uprights and the shelves (in 50 mm sections) is accentuated by the originality of the support system. Supports, as their name implies, normally prop up the shelves of a piece of furniture or else the jutting parts of buildings. Pierre Chapo decided not to take this universal law into account and modeled a support that fits into the upright, which means the shelf can be solidly fixed under its support. In a balance between gravity and the forces at play, the more weight goes on the shelf, the better its components slot into the upright. Literature: Magen H...