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Off Cut Bookcase
Off Cut by Nathan Yong: a bookcase of interlocking solid wood laths with glass shelves.
1250 × 1810 × 410 mm
2012
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Description
Overview
Off Cut is a bookcase designed by Nathan Yong in 2012. It is assembled from interlocking laths of solid wood, made from off-cuts of other pieces of furniture.
Construction
The structure is made of solid wood splints of various sizes, 20x20 mm thick, assembled together. Six shelves are in transparent tempered glass 6 mm thick. The base shelf is always in wood in the same finish as the bookcase, with an insert of a stabilizer weight. Two dyed wood finishes are offered, with a water-based acrylic paint finish.
Specifications
125 x 41 x 181 cm.
Story
A bookcase assembled from off-cuts
Nathan Yong designed Off Cut in 2012 as a bookcase assembled from interlocking laths of solid wood. The laths are made from off-cuts of other pieces of furniture.
Wood splints and glass shelves
The structure is built from solid wood splints of various sizes, 20x20 mm thick. The bookcase has six shelves in 6 mm transparent tempered glass, and its lowest shelf is wood in the same finish, with a stabilizer weight inserted.