Juxtaposition of Books and Art: Rhythm on the Shelves

A set of shelves mixing books and artworks. Most of the open shelves are filled with books: upright, stacked horizontally, art books and exhibition catalogs with their spines facing out; every few compartments, a small artwork is interspersed: a small print leaning against a bookend, a piece of pottery, a wood carving. The ratio of books to objects is approximately seven to three, and 30% of the shelves are deliberately left empty. The shelves themselves are thin metal or dark wood, designed to be as inconspicuous as possible. Avoid: arranging books by color to create a gradient, filling shelves completely without any empty space, using heavy, prominent shelves, having more decorative items than books.

Translated from Chinese by AI.

一組書與作品混合的層架。開放層架上大部分是書:直立的、橫疊的、書背朝外的藝術書與展覽圖錄;每隔幾格穿插一件小作品:一張靠著書立的小幅版畫、一件陶器、一個木雕。書與物的比例大約是七比三,而且刻意留出三成的空層。層架本身是細薄的金屬或深色木,盡量消失。避免:把書按顏色排列做成漸層、讓層架塞滿沒有留白、使用厚重有存在感的層架、把裝飾擺件的數量做得比書多。