The String shelf is a Scandinavian design classic– simple, functional and much-loved. I’ve also noticed it keeps popping up in my ‘I wish I lived here’ posts so I thought I’d dedicate a post to it and show you mine (above)!
Swedish architect and designer Nils Strinning designed the String shelf system with his wife and designer Kajsa Strinning for a competition initiated by the Bonnier public library in 1949. Each component is designed to fit together, allowing a multitude of possibilities and configurations, whether it’s just the Pocket shelf for personal momentoes or a whole wall system and desk. It is also extremely structurally sound, it may look lightweight but it is able to hold even the heaviest designer ‘coffee table’ books. More recently they’ve also been doing it in lots of different colours, including black, grey and pink. Below are a few of my favourite ways of styling the String shelf.
1. The home of A Merry Mishap blog
2. A mish-mash of furniture styles in Sweden
3. The home of Lisa Marie– perfect for displaying your favourite china in the kitchen
4. Weekday Carnival’s home office– a clever solution for all those magazines I have lying about the place
5. Design and Form– a neat desk for small spaces
(I bought mine from Skandium, the String Pocket shelf retails for £113)
