Piano Shelf Sculptural Wooden Wall

This post contains affiliate links. Read the full disclosure here.

Piano-Shelf--Sculptural-Furniture

 

The Piano Shelf, by Chilean designer Sebastian Errazuriz, is a piece that blurs the lines between decorative design and useful multifunctional furniture.

 

Piano-Shelf

 

The piece features a row of up to 60 wooden piano key-shaped blocks, set on a frame attached to the wall.

Made exclusively on request, the piece takes several months to manufacture.

 

Piano-Shelf-wooden-wall-shelf

 

The ‘keys’ can be lowered or raised according to the user’s needs – if all keys are raised, the piece becomes an interesting and stylish wall feature, and when lowered, the piece can be used as a bookshelf or to hold all manner of other items.

 

Piano-Shelf-detail

 

The piece was originally designed in 1997 but first showcased only in 2007 at the Art Basel Design Show.

Each key has to be ‘tuned’ individually, with the insertion of a special hidden screw to ensure the key lowers only to the right level – no higher and no lower – or else, the shelf would not be useable.

 

Piano-Shelf-stylish-furniture

 

Errazuriz wrote of the design that he sought to make people “question their mortality, invite them to look again at their lives and question their daily routines.”

While he may not have achieved quite that with this particular piece, he has succeeded in creating a conversation starter with a multifunctional but stylish theme. Piano Shelf is pure storage eye candy, an item that belongs right in the wall-mounted shelving systems hall of fame.

 

Piano-Shelf-versatile-furniture

 

More info at Artsy.

 

YOU MAY ALSO LIKE:

10 Modern Coat Racks & Umbrella Stands

13 Modern Convertible Entryway Racks

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.