Colombian artist Miler Lagos has created an igloo from piles of stacked books. The literary hideaway takes up nine feet of space and is the perfect retreat for bookworms. The artist took hours to painstakingly stack these books on top of one and another to create this igloo shape.
From outside, only the book pages are visible, but once you crawl inside the book spines are visible and make for a beautifully colorful visual feast. Amazingly all of the books are freestanding and don't require any glue or magic tricks to keep them standing, just good old fashioned design and engineering.
The construction named 'Home' offers visitors to the igloo a chance to recharge their batteries and spend some time away from technology: perhaps learning something from a book.
What's Driving This Trend
- Book-based Architecture
- Opportunity for artists and architects to explore using books as a building material for creative and sustainable structures.
- Reading Retreats
- Opportunity for bookstores, libraries, and hotels to create unique spaces for book lovers to escape and recharge.
- Interactive Art Installations
- Opportunity for artists to create immersive and interactive installations that engage the audience while exploring the relationship between art and literature.
Who This Affects Most
- Architecture
- Innovative architects and designers can explore using unconventional materials like books to create sustainable and unique structures.
- Hospitality
- Hotels and resorts can cater to book lovers by creating custom reading spaces that provide a quiet and relaxing atmosphere for guests.
- Art
- Artists can continue to push the boundaries and explore the intersection of art and literature through unique installations and sculptures like the 'Home' igloo made entirely of books.
