Flattering curves

"As a contemporary designer I try to meet the needs of the whole human being by designing furniture that is simultaneously meaningful for the spirit, beautiful for the soul, and nurturing for the body.” - Haldane Martin


As the world’s attention is still very much locked on South Africa so we continue our focus on South African book related themes. One of my favorite SA designers, Haldane Martin who is based in Cape Town, created the most beautiful and visually pleasing shelving system I have had the pleasure to lay my eyes on, New Slant Shelves. It has been the object of desire of many of my interior/perfect home library/aspiring bookshop fantasies.



At first glance its curves seems like an optical illusion but a closer look reveals each individual modular slanted shelf can be moved, adjusted and organized on the whim and creativity of its owner through its clever magnetic system. It is a piece of design that is as alive with movement and flow as the text and contents of the books and items that would love to be housed and showcased within it, all in unison speaking against what was once perceived as static forms. And its boldest statement: that it is proudly and sustainably made in South Africa.



(images: Haldane Martin, Apartment Therapy, Elle Deco SA)