Bookcase built into chair

Dear Lord, I have such a case of bookcase lust over this chair, with its integrated bookcases and lamp. The fact that you can pick it up from behind and wheel it around like a wheelbarrow just makes it all the cooler. Someday, I will have a library of my own and it will be filled with furniture like this. Link (via Neatorama)

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Foolster41

It didn’t come out as well as I hoped, but here’s a replica for Second Life! I’m kind of a bilbiophile (I’ve been making/collecting books on SL) so this made a good building project for me. I’m going to work on improving it in the 2.0 version with the lamp (which I forgot) and maybe the trim (Not sure how to do that except to either use lots of parts, or make my own texture).
deliriousnyc

Doesn’t look very comfortable. Some extra padding would help!
john weeks

The padding seems redundant once you land on the floor after it tips over.
Steve

Post #15 is the best comment EVER.
deusdiabolus

It should have non-slip material lining the bottom of each shelf so the books don’t fall out. And since it’s been such a big deal lately, I’m wondering if the lamp is an incandescent or a CFB…
HuronBob

that’s not a chair with a bookcase, that’s a bookcase with a chair… big difference…
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Foolster41

Sorry, here’s the picture.
jimh

2900 US Dollars.
Now THAT’S uncomfortable.
nate

“Not for highway use.”

Heh.
jordanlund

This picture is useless without measured drawings.
Flirting_dating_gal

I can see how this could be a great solution for me. I have books everywhere in my living room. That would make it neat.
ryan

This could be an excellent contender for the Unshelved “Pimp my bookcart” contest .
Anonymous

Definitely needs some cushions…but it’s a great idea!
Peter K.

Conceptually I love it (my wife and I are always looking for ways to wedge more books into our living space).

Realistically though it looks like one of the least comfortable, un-child-safe pieces of furniture one could wish to own.
Kapitan L

Bit of a design flaw, considering that the books will fall out of the arm-rests when you wheel the thing around.
secondhand nation

Definitely a proto-type. Ditch the wheel and the teeny light and you might be on to something.
Chang

Dear God I would for to sex criminals for to have this bookcase chair

god bless america

p.s. nine eleven.
andrewTee

Does four things, none of them well.
- dim light
- limited storage
- uncomfortable seat
- wobbly transport
Looks like something Rand Peltzer from “Gremlins” would invent (cf. the “Bathroom Buddy”).
Anonymous

Doesn’t even look like you safely balance a cup of tea on the arm.

This chair=FAIL