LookShelf

The " LookShelf " is a solid oak bookshelf designed to showcase your favorite book. It is designed to be understated and entirely dedicated to the book it holds.

Show off your most treasured art book, the book you just can’t put down, or your favorite storybook in the kids’ room. Or create an impressive library on your living room wall, a small bookshelf next to your bed, a wall of magazines in a café, or a display in a bookstore.

The LookShelf also comes in handy in the kitchen: it holds your cookbook in place while you’re cooking. In addition, the LookShelf can, of course, also be used to display other items, such as a photo frame, your favorite album cover, or even your iPad.

Looking for larger quantities or to use this product in a project? Ask for a free quotation here. On our download page, you can find 3d models, high-res images, and other product information.

Variations

The standard 'natural' version is treated with Osmo hard-wax oil. On request, the LookShelf can also be coloured naturally with pigmented linseed oil.

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Transparency of the production chain comes naturally to us.

For us, that doesn't just mean giving information about where something has been produced. Our chain starts much earlier: with the designer of the product!

We'll tell you the whole story. Click on the buttons to discover the different steps:

The " LookShelf " was designed by by the Eindhoven-based design studio Daphna Laurens, founded by by Daphna Isaacs and Laurens Manders.

In their designs they strive to bring together applied and visual art, with the aim of transforming everyday products into objects with their own identity.

The simple idea of the LookShelf stems from their fondness for beautiful books. Whereas in an ordinary bookcase only the spine of a book is usually visible, this shelf also allows you to exhibit the inside of the book or the cover. According to Daphna and Laurens, it's a shame not to show it!

Daphna Laurens

"We love the Dutch word 'designer': literally a person who shapes. Shaping thoughts, objects, products and spaces is what we do."

Daphna Laurens

The LookShelf has been part of the Vij5 collection since 2013. We are big fans of Daphna Laurens's work and the way they really shape objects through their unique design process. The LookShelf is a modest product that is subordinate to the object on it. We use it ourselves mainly in our kitchen as a holder for a cookbook. The book stays nice and clean, the countertop is free and it also looks super nice!

Easy to mount on the wall with two (included) screws where the slots in the back of the wood fall over.

Laurens made the very first LookShelfs in his own workshop. As basic material he used discarded solid oak tables, which he found in the cycle. Because Daphna Laurens grew rapidly as a studio and with it also increased their workload, it seemed sensible to outsource the production of the LookShelf at some point. That was actually arranged very quickly: we made a technical drawing of the design and asked our local wood producer, who makes several Vij5 products, to produce the LookShelf as well!

The LookShelf consists of a solid oak block and is made of PEFC certified oak.

The product is then treated with 'Osmo hard-wax oil' for a natural look, or naturally coloured with pigmented linseed oil.

Production is carried out by our local woodworker in Kelpen-Oler. In the Vij5 studio the LookShelf is further finished, checked and packed.

In the material passport you can find where and by whom the different parts of this product are made.

Would you like to see this product in real life?

Come visit our showroom in Den Bosch or stop by one of our ambassadors or other retail locations. Be sure to check in advance to see if they actually have this item in stock—not all retail locations carry the entire collection.

In need of larger quantities or considering it for a project?

Please contact Arjan and request a quotation here.

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All Vij5 products can of course also be ordered directly from our own webshop:

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Showroom

At our studio in Den Bosch, near the home furnishings district and just two minutes from the A2, everything comes together: showroom, workshop, warehouse, and office. Most of the products from the Vij5 collection are on display here.

Our showroom is still under construction, but you’re, of course, more than welcome to visit. Please contact us in advance and let us know which products you’d like to see, and we’ll see what we can do.

You can easily make an appointment by email or phone.

Ambassadors

A Vij5 Ambassador is, just like us, a great fan of the Vij5 collection. It is more than just a point of sale — it is a store that knows our products that little bit better. There is always someone available who can tell you all about the Vij5 collection.

Vij5 Ambassadors are specialists in, for example, our lighting, furniture and/or accessories, and are happy to advise you. A beautiful selection of products from our collection is available in their stores. If a particular item is not in stock, a Vij5 Ambassador can always order it for you.

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