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Circular Walking Bookshelf - part of a The Archive Series by architect David Garcia , though purely a conceptual piece, still very interesting.
The Archive Series are investigations on space and books, aiming to blur the borders between art and design. Clearly non functional, they aim to appeal to the senses, creating a narrative which more often than not, reaches the absurd.
(Source: svdp)
Those who love life do not read. Nor do they go to the movies, actually. No matter what might be said, access to the artistic universe is more or less entirely the preserve of those who are a little fed up with the world.
—Michel Houellebecq
Reading is human contact, and the range of our human contacts is what makes us what we are. Just imagine you live the life of a long-distance truck driver. The books that you read are like the travelers you take into your cab. If you give lifts to people who are cultured and profound, you’ll learn a lot from them. If you pick up fools, you’ll turn into a fool yourself.
—Victor Pelevin (The Sacred Book of the Werewolf)
As Kindles Take Over, What Happens to Margin Notes? 
With the rise of e-readers, anxiety mounts about the future of underlining and scribbling in books
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