Louvre Bookshelf stairs designer Gabriel Tan encountered such

designer Gabriel Tan encountered such tiles on his frequent travels to Japan

Designed by Christian Haas  |  Handcrafted by António Marques

its dark surface recalls cooled lava

The chair’s angular frame conceals considered engineering that hides visible hardware

the generous seat and backrest are woven in natural black rattan in a tight but still open weave

Louvre Bookshelf stairs designer Gabriel Tan encountered suchThe Louvre Shelf pairs solid wood uprights, tapered and grounded, with horizontal shelves in the same wood, their grain running edge to edge across each tier. The shelf takes its name from the architecture of its surface: horizontal shelf after shelf, stacked in a precise rhythm that appears like a series of louvred slats. It is a piece that is as much about interval as it is about storage. Available in two versions: a low, wide configuration that