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Designing a (large!) bookcase

Designing a (large!) bookcase

Earlier this year, we had a customer approach us with a rather large collection of technical material and a rather large wall to put it on.

They quite liked the look and modularity of the smpl. shelving system, so we went forward with this option in the proposal. The wall in the customers lounge measured 4250mm wide, so this was suitable for 3600mm of shelving.

Sizing smpl. shelves for books (and magazines)

Sizing smpl. shelves for books (and magazines)

I have been working through with a few customers recently about how to size the shelves for their various sizes of books and magazines. Thought it might be something of interest, so here goes.

We can break this down into 3 main areas; Physical dimensions, total length and weight.