Image source: Kartell — Bookworm
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Bookworm
Ron Arad's Bookworm for Kartell: a flexible bookcase strip with 7 bookend supports, 320 cm long
3200 × 190 × 200 mm
1994
6.2 kg
Approx. $780 (reference price; varies by region and retailer)
Official product information
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Overview
Bookworm is the flexible bookcase that Ron Arad designed for Kartell. The model shown has 7 bookends on a strip 3.2 m long, in wine red, item 08003C8 (code 8003).
Construction
Bookworm is a single sinuous strip that takes the desired shape without losing strength, and a series of bookend supports marks its length. It is made of fire-retardant mass-dyed thermoplastic technopolymer. Kartell says each support takes a load of about 10 kg.
Specifications
- Code: 8003 (7 bookends), item 08003C8
- Dimensions: 320 x 20 x 19 cm (8003)
- Weight: 6.2 kg
- Material: fire-retardant mass-dyed thermoplastic technopolymer
- Finishes: Mat and Opaline
Story
An artist and an industrial process
Kartell presents Bookworm as the meeting of the creativity of Ron Arad with Kartell's technology, a revolutionary project produced on an industrial scale.
A bookcase that takes any shape
Kartell calls Bookworm a sinuous bookcase that adopts the desired shape without compromising strength and functionality. Its flexibility is combined with high strength, and each bookend support carries about 10 kg. The version with 7 bookends is 320 cm long.
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