Bookcase built into chair

Dear Lord, I have such a case of bookcase lust over this chair, with its integrated bookcases and lamp. The fact that you can pick it up from behind and wheel it around like a wheelbarrow just makes it all the cooler. Someday, I will have a library of my own and it will be filled with furniture like this. Link (via Neatorama)

See also:
Bookcase with integrated chair/stool
Armchair incorporates 5m of bookcase
Handyman's 17-in-1 lounger from 1939

[#1 posted by deliriousnyc , September 9, 2007 5:40 PM]

Doesn't look very comfortable. Some extra padding would help!

[#2 posted by john weeks , September 9, 2007 5:42 PM]

The padding seems redundant once you land on the floor after it tips over.

[#3 posted by HuronBob , September 9, 2007 6:33 PM]

that's not a chair with a bookcase, that's a bookcase with a chair... big difference...

[#4 posted by Setharian , September 9, 2007 6:33 PM]

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[#5 posted by jimh , September 9, 2007 6:43 PM]

2900 US Dollars.
Now THAT'S uncomfortable.

[#6 posted by nate , September 9, 2007 7:12 PM]

"Not for highway use."

Heh.

[#7 posted by jordanlund , September 9, 2007 7:17 PM]

This picture is useless without measured drawings.

[#8 posted by Flirting_dating_gal , September 9, 2007 7:24 PM]

I can see how this could be a great solution for me. I have books everywhere in my living room. That would make it neat.

[#9 posted by ryan , September 9, 2007 7:40 PM]

This could be an excellent contender for the Unshelved "Pimp my bookcart" contest .

[#10 posted by Peter K. , September 9, 2007 9:55 PM]

Conceptually I love it (my wife and I are always looking for ways to wedge more books into our living space).

Realistically though it looks like one of the least comfortable, un-child-safe pieces of furniture one could wish to own.

[#11 posted by Kapitan L , September 9, 2007 10:03 PM]

Bit of a design flaw, considering that the books will fall out of the arm-rests when you wheel the thing around.

[#12 posted by andrewTee , September 9, 2007 11:26 PM]

Does four things, none of them well.
- dim light
- limited storage
- uncomfortable seat
- wobbly transport
Looks like something Rand Peltzer from "Gremlins" would invent (cf. the "Bathroom Buddy").

[#13 posted by Anonymous , September 10, 2007 1:03 AM]

Doesn't even look like you safely balance a cup of tea on the arm.

This chair=FAIL

[#14 posted by Anonymous , September 10, 2007 7:37 AM]

Definitely needs some cushions...but it's a great idea!

[#15 posted by secondhand nation , September 10, 2007 8:00 AM]

Definitely a proto-type. Ditch the wheel and the teeny light and you might be on to something.

[#16 posted by Chang , September 10, 2007 12:41 PM]

Dear God I would for to sex criminals for to have this bookcase chair

god bless america

p.s. nine eleven.

[#17 posted by Steve , September 10, 2007 3:17 PM]

Post #15 is the best comment EVER.

[#18 posted by deusdiabolus , September 10, 2007 11:27 PM]

It should have non-slip material lining the bottom of each shelf so the books don't fall out. And since it's been such a big deal lately, I'm wondering if the lamp is an incandescent or a CFB...

[#19 posted by Foolster41 , September 11, 2007 7:18 PM]

It didn't come out as well as I hoped, but here's a replica for Second Life! I'm kind of a bilbiophile (I've been making/collecting books on SL) so this made a good building project for me. I'm going to work on improving it in the 2.0 version with the lamp (which I forgot) and maybe the trim (Not sure how to do that except to either use lots of parts, or make my own texture).

[#20 posted by Foolster41 , September 12, 2007 3:46 PM]

Sorry, here's the picture.