# Personalized Interactive Bookshelves Collaborate on the Design of the Alan Rorie Voronoi Bookshelf By Simal Yilmaz | Published 2013-01-04 | Art & Design Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/alan-rorie-voronoi-bookshelf References: [shoeboxdwelling](http://shoeboxdwelling.com/2012/12/27/voronoi-bookshelf/) & [kickstarter](http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/AlmostScientific/voronoi-bookshelf) The Alan Rorie Voronoi Bookshelf app offers the consumer a chance to generate personalized [voronoi bookshelf designs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/shelving-unit-01) they can later purchase. Allan’s project invites the consumer to become an active participant in the creation of the products they consume. The [interactive voronoi bookshelf design](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/gioco) is a collaborative process rather than a mere business transaction. Alan Rorie emphasizes the opportunity for the end users to form a more contextual bond with the belongings that surround them through directly engaging with their creativity. The astute integration of the [digital and physical development](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/mondan) leverages the product’s desirability through the system’s interactive and cooperative nature, while also creating space for later developments by way of its open-source coding. “I believe great design is not something you consume, it’s something you do. It’s an interaction, a collaboration… You are the designer-collaborator.” says the designer, artists, coder, neurobiologist extraordinaire himself. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 5.1/10 - Popularity: 70% | Activity: 75% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Art & Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/artdesign) > [Furniture](https://www.trendhunter.com/furniture) ## Key Themes ### What's Driving This Trend - **Personalized Design:** The trend of personalized design allows consumers to actively participate in creating products they consume. - **Interactive Collaboration:** The trend of interactive collaboration shifts the traditional business transaction model to a more cooperative process. - **Digital-physical Integration:** The trend of digital-physical integration enhances desirability and creates opportunities for future developments. ### Who This Affects Most - **Furniture Design:** The furniture design industry can leverage personalized design and interactive collaboration to create unique and engaging products. - **Art and Craft:** The art and craft industry can explore the digital-physical integration trend to offer interactive and customizable creative experiences. - **Software Development:** The software development industry can benefit from open-source coding and collaborative design approaches to create innovative and user-centric solutions. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Room-Dividing Bookshelf Designs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/frquence-shelf.md) - [Modular Contemporary Shelving Systems](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/qurv.md) - [Expandable Bookcase Designs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/burrow-index-bookcase.md) - [Sculptural Bookshelves Designs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/sculptural-bookshelf.md) - [Twisting Donut-Shaped Bookshelves](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/hullabaloo-bookshelf.md) - [Dynamic Storage-Display Shelves](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/shelf-life.md) - [Modular Grid-Style Shelving](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bend-shelf-by-spenser-atlas.md) - [Sandbox-Like Modular Storage Cabinets](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/modular-storage-cabinet1.md) - [Modular Storage Systems](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/original-modern-shelving.md)