Peristylo New Shelving by Barcelona Design

Peristylo New Shelving by Barcelona DesignPeristylo New Shelving by Barcelona Design Informed by his 1994 Columnata design, Oscar Tusquets brings us the Peristylo shelf. There is elegance and versatility that comes from a simple shelving system. Tusquets' Peristylo units are simple. There is also history in a column. It has those too. With an awareness of functionality and a passion for architectural history, Tusquets created a structure both efficient and sculptural. 'Peristylo' derives from

Peristylo New Shelving by Barcelona Design

Informed by his 1994 Columnata design, Oscar Tusquets brings us the Peristylo shelf.

There is elegance and versatility that comes from a simple shelving system. Tusquets' Peristylo units are simple. There is also history in a column. It has those too.
With an awareness of functionality and a passion for architectural history, Tusquets created a structure both efficient and sculptural. 'Peristylo' derives from the Greek Peristyle, a structure surrounded by columns. Columns encase Tusquets' own home. They return again in the Peristylo, encasing the horizontal planks and running upwards into Doric capitals.
This sculptural shelf generates a compositional and symbolic harmony. The Peristylo is imbedded both in the far away past and in Tusquets' personal history.
Dense columns can meet a stable baseboard and pass through shelves. Available in four sizes with or without a base, the shelf is modular and can be free-standing, wall-hung, or organised in various combinations.