Ptolomeo Gold Free Standing Bookshelf by Bruno Rainaldi

Freestanding vertical bookcase with full brass finish and glossy protective varnish. Limited edition, 99 signed and numbered pieces. Ptolomeo Gold is the most prestigious version of the famous Original Ptolomeo bookcase, winner of the 2004 Compasso d’Oro award and an icon of contemporary design. Ptolomeo is the self-standing bookshelf that needs no introduction: simple, revolutionary, and innovative. It is a book storage solution that hides its own structure to highlight its contents, eliminating the “superfluous” to showcase the essential—the books themselves. The bookcase appears as a brass column with slender shelves that gradually disappear as the column fills with books. When fully loaded, Ptolomeo becomes almost invisible, creating the illusion that the books are standing on their own.