Informed by his 1994 Columnata design, Oscar
Tusquets brings us the Peristylo shelf. It is a simple
shelving system ideal for book-lovers and anyone who
enjoys such compositional and symbolic harmony.
‘Peristylo’ derives from the Greek Peristyle, a structure
surrounded by columns. Tusquets created a structure
both efficient and sculptural. These columns appear
recurrently in Tusquets’ paintings and encase own
home. The Peristylo is embedded both in the faraway
past and in the designer’s personal history. And they
return again in the Peristylo, encasing the horizontal
planks and running upwards into Doric capitals.
Available in four sizes, the shelf is modular and can
be free-standing, wall-hung, or organised in various
combinations. Dense columns can meet a stable
baseboard and pass through shelves. Available in four
sizes. The shelf is modular and can be free-standing,
wall-hung, or organised in various combinations.
Peristylo
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