Antarktika is a modular bookshelf unit that is made up of 6 high quality cardboard sheets of different thickness through smart assembly techniques. Antarctica is one of the vital areas, regulating the temperature of the earth, and is continuously losing her equilibrium by uncontrolled industrialization. Taking her name from this area, this design aims to compose a bookshelf with additional advantages and to achieve this without compromising any functionality under a highly environmental perspective. Intending to be a strong rival to storage units in the market, Antarktika is made entirely of high-quality cardboard. She can be assembled in approx. 3 min without any need of extra fixtures, glues or non-paper elements. With her light weight of 4,8 kg, her vertical & horizontal use options and modularity she also offers many extra advantages for her user.
Antarktika offers the following features in one bookshelf unit: Vertical-horizontal use options, modularity, light weight, fast installation, environmentally friendly, extremely suitable to be diversified through graphical dresses.
The 6mm fixture plate used on the back of the product makes an important contribution to the stabilization whereas it also adds a visual dynamism to Antarktika by creating a fluid continuity between the horizontal and vertical shelves. Antarktika, weighing only 4,8 kg and made of paper is very suitable even for a children’s room. Its parts do not consist of any kind of carcinogenic substances or its derivatives.