Book Box Bonanza : 12 Freaky Little Free Libraries
Since 2009 over 50,000 Little Free Library book exchange boxes have sprung up on lawns worldwide, though some are worthy of a surprised second glance. You've probably passed a Little Free ...
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Pairing Wine & Literature: Italian ‘Book Bottles’ Wrapped With Short Stories
Curling up with a glass of wine with a story has never been easier thanks to Librottiglia, a project that wraps printed pages around bottles of Italian reds and whites. Each wine is paired ...
Book City: Retail Space for Reading Mimics the Look of Urban Spaces
The appearance of the city outside - complete with crosswalks and grids resembling aerial views of urban blocks - acts as a transition space between the entrance of a bookstore and the quiet, ...
Tunnel of Books: Shelves Wrap Curved Bookstore Walls & Ceiling
Paired to fantastic effect, a series of arch-forming shelving units and a black-mirrored floor create a wraparound tunnel in a Chinese bookstore, punctuated by a fracture leading visitors through ...
Brain Food: Vending Machines Offer Books Instead of Snacks
You can buy all kinds of weird things from vending machines these days - from live crabs to blue jeans to gold bars - but this new iteration is more entertaining than most, and it’ll certainly ...
Dyslexic Designer Creates Custom Typeface Addressing Disorder
Designed to address the visual processing problems associated with dyslexia, this font uses a set of tailored strategies to make reading easier for those with the disability. Christian ...
Story Dispensers: Street Printers Vend Free Short Stories
If your mobile device runs out of batteries on the streets of Grenoble, simply find one of these machines, specify a desired duration, and receive a free printed short story to read in a park or ...
Bibliophile’s Dream: 13 of the World’s Most Beautiful Bookstores
Bibliophiles can browse books inside a 19th-century theater filled with frescoes, a converted cathedral, a subterranean space with sci-fi vibes or an incredibly ornate space that helped inspire ...
Lounge in an Alcove: 14 Nooks for Napping & Relaxing
Who could be blamed for lounging around reading all day when you've got a cozy built-in nook surrounded by books or overlooking a scenic landscape? These nooks, niches, window seats and bunks ...
Big Free Library: Public Pavilion Built of 50,000 Stacked Books
Stacked books form the structural columns of this remarkable structure while support beams in between serve as shelves for even more volumes that can be borrowed, all scanned and donated by the ...
