This Bookshelf Design Uses A Wood Ball To Keep Books In Place

April 17, 2017

This simple and unique bookshelf is designed like a see-saw, with a wooden ball that rolls depending on where the weight on the shelf is.

 

South Korean designer Youngmin Kang has created ODDLY, a simple and unique bookshelf designed like a see-saw, with a wooden ball that rolls depending on where the weight on the shelf is.

 

This simple and unique bookshelf is designed like a see-saw, with a wooden ball that rolls depending on where the weight on the shelf is.

The design, which comes in brass or black or white painted steel, is paired with a walnut base and ball. Each individual wood ball has been hand-turned to perfectly fit the rail that it sits on.

This simple and unique bookshelf is designed like a see-saw, with a wooden ball that rolls depending on where the weight on the shelf is.

Watch the video below to see it being used.

This simple and unique bookshelf is designed like a see-saw, with a wooden ball that rolls depending on where the weight on the shelf is.