Yay! It’s been ages since The Selby published photos of REAL eccentric interiors as it did in its early years, before Todd Selby got “discovered” and busy doing advertising and magazine jobs. We were checking out his photo essay Fede Saienz — Musician and Artist and Katrine Glindvad Larsen — Fashionista at Home in Brooklyn when we spotted an odd, rigged hanging shelf in the picture.

The Selby
The Selby

The board hung by rope, wire or cord idea reminded us of the Bertoia hanging shelf we love so much:

Handcrated Mod hanging shelf 394

….and artist Ian McDonald’s practical sculpture:

Ian McDonald
Ian McDonald

Check out more images of great, original, NOT nice-and neat-shelter-mag-porn here.

The Selby, are you BACK?

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