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5. The designista's shelfie : Slanted floating bookracks in artist Kudzi Chiurai's Johannesburg apartment. PHOTO David Ross PRODUCTION Klara van Wyngaarden -
4. The artist's shelfie : The ultimate colour-coded bookshelf in Johannesdal. PHOTO Greg Cox/Bureaux PRODUCTION Retha Erichsen -
2. The nomad's shelfie : A casual book stack in the Bo-Kaap. PHOTO Alexander van Berge/Frank Features PRODUCTION Genneth Lyn/Frank Features -
3. The mag junkie's shelfie : If you just want the look of magazine piles, have it printed on wallpaper like at The Foschini Group's Design Centre in Parow. PHOTO Jan Ras PRODUCTION Tracy Lynch -
6. The professor's shelfie : Install a library along an entire wall in your bedroom, bathroom or guest loo. PHOTO LIXIL-milano.com -
6. The professor's shelfie : A wall of books adds dimension to this room. PHOTO Daron Chatz PRODUCTION Laura Chatz -
10. The muppie's shelfie : Fake it till you make it with paperbacks wallpaper from The Stacking Collection by Tracy Kendall. -
5. The designista's shelfie : Archive II book wheel by David Garcia Studio -
10. The muppie's shelfie : No space? No problem with Genuine Fake Bookshelf wallpaper by Deborah Bowness. -
2. The nomad's shelfie : PHOTO Greg Cox DECOR EDITOR Tina-Marie Malherbe PRODUCTION ASSISTANT Megan Evans SHOT ON LOCATION Weylandts, Green Point -
8. The mood reader's shelfie : Create your own book stands with timber off cuts. PHOTO Brett Rubin PRODUCTION Klara van Wyngaarden PRODUCTION ASSISTANT Ane Matthee -
9. The chef's shelfie : Books in the kitchen add a homey fee. PHOTO Marijke Willems PRODUCTION Annemarie Meintjes PRODUCTION ASSISTANT Ane Matthee -
1. The collector's shelfie : PHOTO Dirk Pieters PRODUCTION Tina-Marie Malherbe PRODUCTION ASSISTANTS Marianne Burke and Megan Stopforth PLANT INSTALLATIONS Okasie SHOT ON LOCATION Private Collections -
4. The artist's shelfie : Who said books only belong in bookshelves? Colour-coded books tumble out of a cabinet. PHOTO Dirk Pieters PRODUCTION Tina-Marie Malherbe PRODUCTION ASSISTANTS Marianne Burke and Megan Stopforth PLANT INSTALLATIONS Okasie SHOT ON LOCATION Private Collec -
7. The treehugger's shelfie : Create an interesting display of books and plants. PHOTO Dirk Pieters PRODUCTION Tina-Marie Malherbe PRODUCTION ASSISTANTS Marianne Burke and Megan Stopforth PLANT INSTALLATIONS Okasie SHOT ON LOCATION Private Collections -
1. The collector's shelfie : PHOTO Dirk Pieters PRODUCTION Tina-Marie Malherbe PRODUCTION ASSISTANTS Marianne Burke and Megan Stopforth PLANT INSTALLATIONS Okasie SHOT ON LOCATION Private Collections -
1. The collector's shelfie : Add texture to a bookshelf with natural elements like these bleached Timbavati bones. PHOTO Adriaan Oosthuizen PRODUCTION Sumien Brink -
8. The mood reader's shelfie : Keep your current stash together in this Book House by David Restorick. -
7. The treehugger's shelfie : Play around with bookshelf alternatives like this Book Tree by David Restorick. -
3. The mag junkie's shelfie : Repurpose old mags as a room divider. Silvio Rech and Lesley Carstens offices in Braamfontein, PHOTO Dook PRODUCTION Annemarie Meintjes -
9. The chef's shelfie : A walkway and old-school sliding ladder make for a unique culinary library. PHOTO Mark Williams PRODUCTION Tina-Marie Malherbe
WORDS Debbie Loots
Last year was the year of the selfie and this year VISI has every intention of making it the year of the shelfie! The shelfie is a picture of your bookshelf, whether filled with books, plants, collectibles or photos. We’ve put together a fun pop quiz to help you figure out what shelfie you are and have decor ideas for each personality type in the gallery above. When you’re done, snap a shelfie in your home and send it to us to stand the chance of winning a prize.
Show us what shelfie you are and win!
Snap a shelfie and send it to us on web@visi.co.za or via Twitter @VISImag #shelfie. The deadline for entries is Wednesday 28 May 2014 and we have some fantastic books up for grabs – two copies of Obie Oberholzer’s Karoo, three copies of Dominique Botha’s False River, two copies of Eben Venter’s Wolf Wolf (one in English, one in Afrikaans), and one copy of the Ardmore monograph.
