This bookshelf is a reconstruction of Albers's original design, created in 1923 as a magazine stand for his Bauhaus fellow faculty member Walter Gropius. Albers based the shelf width and length to coincide with the square form, and then divided the form into equal horizontal and vertical segments. Solid white oak is used for both the horizontal and vertical components—the horizontal shelves are naturally darkened through oxidization and the vertical pieces are waxed and polished. Photo 3 of 4 in Iconic Furniture Designs by Josef Albers by Marianne Colahan

Iconic Furniture Designs by Josef Albers

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This bookshelf is a reconstruction of Albers's original design, created in 1923 as a magazine stand for his Bauhaus fellow faculty member Walter Gropius. Albers based the shelf width and length to coincide with the square form, and then divided the form into equal horizontal and vertical segments. Solid white oak is used for both the horizontal and vertical components—the horizontal shelves are naturally darkened through oxidization and the vertical pieces are waxed and polished.