I don't know if you want a bookshelf that can accidentally kill your sleeping cat, but this has to be one of the most original concepts we've seen. Or prototypes, we should say; artist David Garcia actually built this, it's not a Photoshop job.
One place where this thing would never work is in my apartment--crooked floors coupled with the vibration of the subway would send it rolling all over the place. It'd be just like having hyperactive dogs, where you come home and brace yourself while turning the knob to see what they've destroyed this time.
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However, I think Brady did bring up a good issue...how to replace the books once removed.
Perhaps a hubless tweel concept would be a better solution. Not bad for an initial concept though...one of those "man, I wish I thought of that!" concepts.
And having a recumbent seat on wheels would be a good option too...with a set of electricity-generating pedals to power my non-existent iPad.
Yes...I do like this, but mostly for the potential of what it could be.
Convert the thing to be like a Ferris Wheel or similar
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferris_wheel
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Round_up
Also, if you know someone with feedback-control and electro-mechanical/mechatronics/robotics expertise, you can have them fashion a base that would balance it and then, similar to the jog dial on a remote, you could spin it and select the book you'd like. If you like a ton of risk in your life, you can then turn it into your personal hamster wheel (might want to take out a life insurance policy, just sayin').
Best,
Shalin