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Two years ago, a fire devastated the building that housed the architecture library at the Delft University of Technology.
This year, the school has risen from the ashes.(Click here for a story on the new building that looks like a giant halfpipe.) And they've done something amazing with repurposed books that were partially salvaged from the old library: used them to build a new circulation desk.
My first thought, on seeing this, was: "How beautiful. How witty. I LOVE it." Then, my second thought was: "But how on earth will they keep it clean?" (My practical side is such a buzzkill. But seriously: people spill coffee. It happens. ) Nevertheless, I'm still in the "this is really cool" camp. Form and function and repurposing of materials combine here to create the embodiment of a favorite William Morris quote of mine: "Have nothing in your house that you do not know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful."
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What do you think? Cheers or jeers for the recycled book desk? If you need to see more pictures before making up your mind, Inhabitat
has a slideshow, images by Ellen Forsyth.
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