PARKER shelf12. Jan2013

TAGS: shelf, wood, bookshelf, stand, plywood, beech

Here is the PARKER shelf who features an original and surprising solution which led to a shelf with a unique look. The way it looks and works provides the shelf with a multifunctional trait which makes it valuable as a furniture piece.
PARKER's strange configuration catches the eye, becoming a visual attraction. It can be used either as a bookshelf or as a desk and shelf at the entrance door, as a bedroom nighttable or why not in the bathroom as a stand for bathroom stuff, just to name a few.

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The usage of wood gives a warm look and feel making it welcomed in any room or space. Materials used are beech and plywood. Dimensions: height 110 cm x width 60 cm x depth 35 cm.
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Paul Menand about PARKER:
"I tried to work around the theme of "fragility", trying to draw an object that appears fragile because it is changing the construction language. This is a shelf in three parts, which is fixed to the wall thanks to two "branches" that go through a rectangle frame. The principle is simple, the attachment system is no longer hidden but is treated as an integral part of the object instead. By shifting the shelf from the wall we get an impression of fragility, yet the object is very solid, very stable, and can support up to 20 Kg without facing any problems. The shelf asserts itself in space by shifting a few inches from the wall in order to display objects which come to store or lay. Bringing to the whole object a particular attention." - Paul Menand
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His work is almost exclusively in 3D and maquette.
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But when he dreams at the objects he likes, a sketch is the begining of the process.
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Paul Menand is a 25 years old French designer based in Paris.
He was graduated from the Marc Bloch University and obtained a Master's degree in Product Design while in parrallel he graduated a DNSEP design at "Higher School of Decorative Arts" a DNSEP.
He works on his own, drawing constantly the objects that he likes and producing them as prototypes while and looking for the editors interested in his object.
Recently, he worked with the city of Strasbourg in France on the design of a carafe and with Gosserez gallery in Paris on the edition of the lamp "Interaction".
He participated with his objects in several exhibition like "VIA" and "Maison et Objet" from Paris, "Il Salone" from Milan and "DMY" in Berlin.
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