A symphony of books

bookcases host many different kinds of books with different heights, different widths, colors, languages, pictures, materials and more. In this variety we discovered a superposed rythm. We discovered the ingrediences for a piece of music.

every component counts as a note. Shelves, space, books, color and more have to be arranged in an orderly pattern.

the cascading appearance of a single shelf in combination with a neighbouring second bookcase appears like a symphony, like a musical arrangement. Developing melody was more of a composing act than designing.

It was the attempt to find the right tune, the right rythm where it starts to swing, the right arrangement where music comes to your home. Melody for MDF Italia is the opera for your home and you are the audience...*

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