Front Studio Architects devised a beautiful, modern space for McNally Jackson Books when they expanded to include a small cafe in their bookstore. The extension keeps the focus reader-friendly with hanging book lights.
The illumination includes several naked bulbs attached to a few hardcover books and chords that extend from the ceiling. No word on whether the hanging booklights use original volumes or lighter reproductions or if they can be purchased.
Implications - This fascinating fixture will inspire you to use your imagination, just as books do. Literary-lovers will adore this illuminating light installment which would be ideal for stores, offices and even schools. Live happily ever after with a literary light.
Hanging Book Lights
McNally Jackson Books Has Reader-Friendly Light Fixtures
Trend Themes
1. Hanging Lights Design Trend - The use of creative and unconventional hanging lights for interior design will continue to gain popularity as a form of artistic expression in different spaces.
2. Innovative Lighting Fixtures in Bookstores - Bookstores and libraries will explore the use of unique and impressive lighting fixture designs to create a more enticing atmosphere for their customers.
3. Repurposing for Aesthetic Purposes - Repurposing common everyday items such as books as decorative and artistic elements will continue to be a trend due to its eco-friendly and cost-effective nature.
Industry Implications
1. Interior Design - Interior Design firms will capitalize on this trend, by offering innovative lighting fixtures as part of their concepts that uniquely blend practicality with aesthetics.
2. Bookstores and Libraries - The trend will encourage bookstores and libraries to explore different lighting fixtures designs to appeal to the customer's desire for an extraordinary and immersive experience.
3. Artistic Lighting Manufacturing - Artistic light manufacturing companies will gain leverage as their designs will continue to be appreciated as works of art and a way to transform common spaces into unique and inviting environments.