Shelving Systems

Our library fitouts range from single alcove bookcases to entire room installations with rolling ladders, integrated desks, and concealed storage. Shelves are spaced for standard folio, quarto, and octavo formats with adjustable pin positions.

Load-bearing calculations ensure shelves do not deflect under the weight of substantial collections. We recommend maximum span limits and support intervals based on your catalogue.

Period and Contemporary Styles

Georgian-style broken pediments, Art Deco stepped shelving, and minimalist flush-panel designs are all within our repertoire. We match existing room panelling, cornices, and skirting profiles for cohesive results.

Hidden compartments, safe drawers, and climate-conscious enclosed cabinets can protect rare volumes and manuscripts from light and humidity fluctuations.

Integrated Furniture

Reading desks, window seats, and concealed home-office workstations can be built into library schemes. Cable management for modern lighting and device charging is incorporated discreetly behind panels.

Fireplace surrounds with flanking bookcases remain a popular commission, particularly in renovated Venetian villas where architectural symmetry is paramount.

Pricing

Single alcove bookcases start from EUR 3,400. Complete room fitouts with ladder access and integrated furniture range from EUR 14,000 to EUR 52,000.

Complex curved shelving, hand-carved details, and specialist conservation cabinetry are quoted individually following site survey and design development.

Craftsmanship Details

Visible dovetails, cock-beaded shelf edges, and hand-planed mouldings distinguish our work from modular shelving systems. Joints are glued and screwed from concealed positions, leaving faces unblemished.

We photograph progress at key stages for clients unable to visit the workshop, ensuring transparency throughout the build.