# City Skyline Shelves This Floating Shelf is Structured to Look Like the New York City Horizon By M | Published 2015-09-26 | Art & Design Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/floating-shelf References: [thegadgetflow](http://thegadgetflow.com/portfolio/new-york-skyline-book-shelf/) & [fancy](https://fancy.com/things/849695475022962178/New-York-Skyline-Shelf?ref=evanvar) Fans of the New York City horizon can enjoy adding the city's aesthetic to their home with this stylish floating shelf design that perfectly captures the expansive city's skyline in a hip furniture piece. The shelf is the ideal place to hold your favorite books and knick-knacks -- especially if you're tight on floor space. This small-sized floating shelf is a great way to add a personalized touch to your home if you don't have a lot of space. The shelf is carved from a solid wooden rectangular block featuring tiny infamous buildings that are [iconic to New York City](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/chess-nyc). In the spaces between the buildings is room for users to slot in their favorite books making this both a shelf and a decorative wall piece. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 4.2/10 - Popularity: 68% | Activity: 50% | 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) > [Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/design) ## Key Themes ### What Makes This Trend Stand Out - **Small-sized Home Decor:** This trend focuses on creating compact and personalized home decor items for limited spaces. - **City-inspired Furniture:** This trend combines aesthetics and functionality by integrating iconic city features into furniture designs. - **Vertical Storage Solutions:** This trend offers innovative solutions for maximizing storage space in small living areas through vertical shelving designs. ### Sectors Adopting This - **Interior Design:** Disruptive innovation opportunities lie in creating unique and space-saving furniture designs for urban dwellings. - **Home Decor:** There is potential for disruptive innovation in designing customized and city-inspired decor pieces for modern homes. - **Retail:** Retailers can explore new markets by offering compact and visually appealing storage solutions for consumers with limited living space. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Abstract Jigsaw-Like Shelving](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/spectator-shelf.md) - [L-Shaped Stacked Shelving](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/loft-shelf.md) - [Discreet Folding Shelf Designs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/folding-shelf.md) - [Room-Dividing Bookshelf Designs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/frquence-shelf.md) - [Minimalist Bookish Shelves](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/minimal-bookshelf.md) - [Dynamic Storage-Display Shelves](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/shelf-life.md) - [Sculptural Bookshelves Designs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/sculptural-bookshelf.md) - [Japanese Woodwork-Inspired Shelving Units](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/altitude-shelving.md) - [Twisting Donut-Shaped Bookshelves](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/hullabaloo-bookshelf.md)