SelfShelf Bookshelf by Nicole Van Schouwenburg
by Dominic Muren, Philadelphia, USA 
on 05. 4.05
For those of you who loved This Into That's "Book Shelves", here's another cute little play on the same visual pun. Dutch designer Nicole Van Schouwenburg presents Selfshelf, a single book shelf that lets you stack up to 4 Kg of books in a "floating pile" on your wall. When we spoke to the designer, she was fairly sure that the plywood used is sustainably sourced. In any case, minimal use of materials and a simple, durable construction makes this a winner where embodied energy is concerned.
:: SelfShelf bookshelves [by DM]
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I hate to be stupid, but isn't it just a shelf?
It's a shelf in the barest sense of the word...if there is one.
Now, if it's so simple and minimal why does it cost $50+ Canadian?
...but it's a shelf featured on a thousand blogs this week which easily makes it worth $50 (this week).
but seriously, it's a witty design and it made me smile. the fact that it's so simple means it shouldn't be a tough diy project.
I saw these shelves at The Container Store today. $30 US.
http://www.containerstore.com/browse/Product.jhtml?CATID=13394&PRODID=74447