January 6th, 2011
Thatcher Wine of Juniper Books
As a follow up to the post we did the other day about the trend of books in Los Angeles bars, today the company responsible for the book collection at the XIV in West Hollywood was featured in a story in the Home section of the New York Times. The article profiles Thatcher Wine of Juniper Books and goes into depth about books as décor.
Book lovers, you can exhale. The printed, bound book has been given a stay of execution by an unlikely source: the design community. In this Kindle-and-iPad age, architects, builders and designers are still making spaces with shelves — lots and lots of shelves — and turning to companies like Mr. Wines’s Juniper Books for help filling them.
Link via New York Times: “Selling a Book by Its Cover”
September 2nd, 2010
After reading the title of this post you might be asking yourself, “Get with the times, buddy – I just bought an iPad. Why on earth would I need something as antiquated as a book library in my home?” Well this post will attempt to answer that question for you and give you some reasons why a home book library can be a rewarding design choice.
Home library
1. An expression of one’s personality: This aspect is completely lost with the digitalization of books and music. With the advancements in technology most evident in such devices as the iPod, Kindle and now the iPad, we are losing the ability to learn about a person just by observing a record on their shelf or a novel in a bookcase. It used to be that you could learn an awful lot about a person’s interests just by taking a brief glance at what was sitting on their shelf; this is not the case anymore with e-readers that have reduced books to a collection of 1’s and 0’s.
2. A great way to impress guests: What better to show guests that you’re cultured and intellectual than some strategically placed Marcel Proust or 19th century Russian literature on your shelves? The best part is you don’t actually have to read them. They serve their purpose just sitting their collecting dust while you watch your favorite MTV reality shows.
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April 30th, 2010
Since 2001, Juniper Books has been designing and developing custom libraries for residential and commercial applications. As an outgrowth of owner Thatcher Wine’s antiquarian and collectible books business, Juniper has become the leader in the growing sector of custom libraries. Working with homeowners, yacht owners, interior designers, set designers, visual merchandisers and businesses, the word of mouth and praise that Thatcher and Juniper receive has allowed the business to continue to grow since its conception. With an unerring eye and a keen knowledge of book buying and book binding, Thatcher Wine crafts custom book collections in a matter of weeks, rather than months for his clients.
Working with interior designers, architects, or directly with the homeowner, Thatcher builds libraries based on the needs and desires of the owners taste and visual aesthetic. If a homeowner prefers to have his or her collection of rare books all in the same distressed leather with gold embossed lettering, Juniper will design it. If they prefer to use a coordinating fabric to go with the décor of the room, Juniper will work with the designer to order the fabric and cover each book. The residential market for custom libraries is quite diverse: primary homes, second homes, yachts, luxury motor coaches. And the types of books are equally diverse: rare and collectibles, particular authors, medical journals, geography, biographies, autobiographies, the list is endless.
Visit JuniperBooks.com for more information about this unique service.
Here are just a few of Juniper Books’ recent designs. Click on any image for a larger version:
Custom New Jersey Home Library Design
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