There are libraries | And there are Libraries with reclaimed materials
Here are some reasons why I love working with existing or reclaimed materials, whether furniture parts or ready-mades:
The frequency of unexpected challenges requires high problem-solving skills and mental flexibility. This process, that one may compare to a meditation in motion, is well manifested in the result.
The sentiment or nostalgy a known material or form arouses in me and in every human being; the action of taking an existing object and putting it to a new use, cleverly and tastefully changing its function. This is a personal statement I need to make. The ecological aspect of reusing and recycling is a bonus.
The Library on Zamenhof
The Abraham Library | An Iconic Hack
An iconic shelving unit by one of Israel's oldest industrial companies (Ha'argaz) is transformed into a modular system .
I created the first object while working on an apartment on Zamenhof street. The architect was Liat Muller, with whom I have worked several times. Liat originally planned an iron library with carpentry units, which exceeded the budget and sent the couple searching for a modern industrial shelving unit. Liat and I suggested an intermediary solution of using Ha'argaz's shelving unit with some added carpentry units. I was happy to take on the challenge and figure out the interface details between the system and the added units, and the sample detail I created made all of us fall in love; this is how the first library was born. Since then, I have continued to manufacture various functions based on the same principle. I consider it a dynamic theme – I am still possessed by the passion to create a connection (or a clash) between industrial objects and the pinnacle of materials, and working with CNC has expanded our possibilities. In my busy business life, I yearn for an opportunity to find some time and play more and more around these areas…
The Abraham library is a modular shelving unit of iconic metal shelves, with wooden modules connecting to the frame, resulting in a multifunctional furniture.
The action here is essentially hacking an object that is a long-standing Israeli icon, still manufactured and used in homes and industries. We wentWe've decidedmade a choice for minimal action: a conscious decision to refrain from adding any superfluous elements or from replacing existing elements.
The final result is an upgrade to a unique, multifunctional furniture, with an aspect of sustainability.
The Library on Nehardea
A recessed walnut veneer library.
Black Walnut – an elegant wood with a deep dark hue.
The recessed library at the end of the hall is daringly spray-painted in red.
Architecture | Idit Kopsi & Tal Niri - Studio Ponny
The Library on Mazeh
Birch in clear varnish, circular cutout cabinet holes. The TV screen is hidden behind wood shutters, which are rolled into the wood columns when open.
The Library on Yehuda Hayamit | Diving into the books
Exposed birch plywood with varnished oak molding, and self-manufactured oak handles. A framed mirror, made from the same detail, serves as the fuse box's door.
The Library on Yehuda Hayamit |A door-to-closet transformation
Old doors converted into two storage chests and floating shelves – the shelves are coated in new Formica and set with sections of the same doors.
The Library on Spinoza | A Geometrical Order
A patchwork of ten furniture
The Library on Tamar | A nostalgic tribute
The drawer units were the sole survivors from an old mahogany desk of sentimental value – which was resurrected as a library in this study
