Adam Wood

Overview

Adam Wood is the bookcase that Philippe Starck designed for Kartell, which the brand calls its first real bookcase for living areas. The model shown is the single bay of five 90 cm shelves on two struts, item 08914BB (code 8914).

Construction

The shelves are curved wood, the supports are mass-dyed thermoplastic technopolymer and the struts are painted steel. Kartell shaped the shelves and the 3-D painted steel frame with CAD systems to reduce the material and energy used. Units can stand beside one another, and the shelf heights can be varied.

Specifications

• Code: 8914 (5 shelves 90 cm, 2 struts), item 08914BB
• Dimensions: 99 x 37 x 215 cm (8914)
• Weight: 20.0 kg
• Material: curved wood shelves, technopolymer supports, painted steel struts
• Finishes: Basic Veneer and Slatted Ash, three colours

Optimised by CAD

Kartell describes Adam Wood as a bookcase whose curved wooden shelves and 3-D painted steel frame were optimised with CAD systems. The aim was to use less material and energy and still obtain an elegant, robust structure, and Kartell calls it super-lightweight.

Built to be extended

Kartell says Adam Wood can be put up very quickly. Its modularity lets bookcases stand beside one another to add storage, and the shelf heights can be varied to suit different configurations. The single bay of five shelves measures 99 x 37 x 215 cm.