Tapir Back Shelf

Tapir Back Shelf by hidemi nishida from japan

designer's own words:

Tapir Back Shelf is a various use shelf for books, records, bottles, etc..
It's possible to put both directions, vertically long way and horizontally long way, and anyway it keeps the things on aslope angles.
This shape getting taper into the edge and looks like tapir as well.
This shape and detail was realized with collaborating with Hokkaido's high technique Asahikawa furniture master.

bipedal tapir

_dsc0179.jpg quadruped tapir

_dsc0147.jpg tapir back

_dsc0240.jpg tapir back shelf

_dsc0196.jpg books on aslope angles

_dsc0393.jpg taper of the tapir