Original Ptolomeo is the self-standing bookcase that needs no introduction—essential, revolutionary, innovative; sudden like intuition, surprising like its success.
Original Ptolomeo is a container that conceals its form to privilege its content, eliminating the "superfluous" to highlight the necessary, namely, books. The bookcase presents itself as a steel column with thin steel shelves attached to it. Shelves that disappear as the column fills with books, when Original Ptolomeo is full, it becomes entirely imperceptible, and it almost seems like the books placed on it are supporting themselves.
Designed by Bruno Rainaldi, winner of the Compasso d'Oro 2004, Original Ptolomeo is born from observation rather than a formal process and translates a simple yet ingenious idea into a piece of furniture—transforming a stack of books into a design object. A bookcase as "ordinary" as it is bold, it has become a contemporary icon, a harmonious work of art, and like a work of art, for its own protection, it is autographed on the base with the designer's signature.
Available in three different heights, Original Ptolomeo rests on a solid base—in stainless steel or lacquered metal coordinated with the structure—specially designed to ensure its stability.
Specific References
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- PTOLOMEOX4KITB
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