Nov 27 2007Bookshelf Cave Is Sort Of Neat, Needs Work
The Cave, from designer Sakura Adachi combines a bookshelf and a comfortable place to sit and read. Aimed at taking you back to your childhood when you used to make forts with stools and blankets, the thing is supposed to be a calming place to relax and unwind. The unit has bookshelves on both sides, with the cave crawlspace in between. So it's made to be a room divider and not pushed against a wall. Which kind of defeats the purpose. What good is a two-sided cave? As a matter of fact that's not even a cave, that's a hole. A very expensive hole, I bet. So expensive you can't buy any books for the damn thing afterwards. Okay, may a few. A bunch of copies of the same pink one. Oh, and the last time I checked, a 'Cave' is not considered a suitable babysitter for a child. Somebody call protective services.
Escape Into Your Cave [yankodesign]
Reader Comments
1. Chrissy - November 27, 2007 2:22 PM
I could picture myself having sex in that.. I don't read though, so i'd probably just fill the shelves with naughty toys.
2. marian - November 27, 2007 2:23 PM
crazy...
3. The Moat - November 27, 2007 2:31 PM
I'm currently constructing an elaborate mansion/castle in which to devise overly-complicated schemes for world conquest. I'm still looking for a bookcase to cover the hidden passage down to my master control lair, and let me tell you, with that in mind, this bookcase is utter and complete crap. Total crap.
4. woodhorse - November 27, 2007 2:45 PM
I bet that guy with the water-powered CD case skil saw could cut down on the expense of this thing.
5. guate6 - November 27, 2007 2:54 PM
I like how in the picture, there's a child whose reading level is definitely not adequate enough for the product. It would be much better if it had an overhead light, perhaps a coffee table, a plug for a computer or other things...just as the title suggests, it needs work.
6. boredom - November 27, 2007 2:55 PM
I'm gonna go with #1, sex in that might be rather interesting, especially after all the books start falling off the shelves.
7. Josh - November 28, 2007 1:41 PM
10 grand? yeah no thanks. But I appreciate the idea; $76 in plywood and I will meet you back here in a week.
8. sweet girl - November 29, 2007 2:36 AM
sweet child and the bookcase is nice
9. Thom - February 24, 2008 2:57 PM
Wow. Now I am going to go build a wort out of blankets and do some reading. Maybe I will make it a permanent fixture in my home, a reading pod.