REK Bookcase

DeZeen recently displayed this UH-mazing bookcase by Rotterdam-based designer Reinier de Jong. The piece consists of five parts that can expand and contract as the user sees fit.

“REK is a bookcase that grows with your book collection. The more books, the bigger the bookcase,” explains de Jong.

Not only does this solve space problems for smaller apartments, but it eliminates the eyesore of a half-empty bookcase. Very clever.

I must have this bookcase/staircase. Almost anyone in immediate relation to me knows this by now. I figured that an item so essential to my happiness should be mentioned here.

I read about this brilliant idea on Apartment Therapy a little under a year ago. It resides in a London apartment, designed by Levitate Architects in response to a book storage problem.

I will color code my books as well.