Bookworm Bookcase Information:
Bookworm Bookcase by Kartell. An artist’s creativity combined with a great company’s technology, gives life to a bookcase design of
industrial scale that can rightfully be considered the world’s most daring and revolutionary: Bookworm,
the flexible bookshelf. A careful analysis of extrusion technology has allowed the creation of a curvy
bookcase which assumes any desired shape, without compromising toughness and functionality.
Unlimited shapes can be formed, limited only by personal creativity.
Available in three different lengths, Bookworm is marked by a series of bookend supports. Bookworm
combines flexibility and superior durability allowing approximately 20 lbs between each support. It is
advisable to wall-mount the shelf in a curved shape to keep the materials in tension and to increase
resistance once loaded. Bookworm Bookcase by Kartell are designed by Ron Arad.
About Kartell Company
Kartell has over fifty years of experience in designing classic furniture from plastics which has made the company famous in the history of Italian and international design.
Kartell works with renowned designers such as Ron Arad, Antonio Citterio, Michele De Lucchi, Ferruccio Laviani, Piero Lissoni, Patricia Urquiola, Vico Magistretti, Enzo Mari, Alberto Meda, Paolo Rizzatto and Philippe Starck, who all appreciate the wealth of knowledge that Kartell has about plastics technology and the innovative ways in which it can be effectively applied to items for modern living.
