Remember Reinier de Jong's expandable REK bookcase? The Rotterdam-based designer's super-chunky construction made the nesting function visually obvious:
Now Japan's Nendo has unveiled a sideways-expanding shelf series, the Nest Shelf, with a considerably more airy design.
Whereas de Jong's piece was made from laminated MDF, Nendo has gone high-tech with the materials, using carbon fiber for the verticals to achieve an extraordinarily thin 3.7mm thickness. The interior horizontals are slightly more complicated, consisting of an aramid fiber-made honeycomb sandwiched between two layers of carbon fiber, and also coming in at just 3.7mm thick. Both the horizontals and verticals are clad in larch veneer.
The sliding action is enabled by simple slots in the verticals.
Fully compressed, the unit is just 650mm (25.5 inches) wide, and expands to 1300mm (51 inches).
The Nest Shelf was unveiled at Somerset House during London Design Week. No price was listed on Nendo's website at press time.
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