adrien de melo: upside down library

adrien de melo: upside down library‘upside down’ by adrien de melo all images courtesy adrien de melo

paris-based designer adrien de melo has developed ‘upside down’, a library designed for espace culturel louis vuitton, edited by galerie BSL, paris. de melo’s shelving system is comprised of 10 translucent inflatable modules suspended in 5 columns. the shelves have been created in several dimensions– modules of 350mm or 250mm x 450mm. the library is supported by stainless steel framework detailing each edge of the box-like shelves. the cubes are then suspended by lifting straps, remaining in place by strategic placement of maintenance pins.

each of the library cubes are suspended from the ceiling

the diversity sizes of the cubes accommodate books of various dimensions

front and side views of the shelving system

alternate view of ‘upside down’