Per his bio, “the Minimalist sculptors of the mid 20th century had a heavy influence on his style.”Īnother option is committing to a modular system: well-crafted boxes that allow for expansion as you spend more and more of your food money on Discogs. He started in furniture design while pursuing a sculpture MFA at University of Chicago. The company was founded by Cole Mestrovich, a Midwest builder whose upbringing in Hammond, Indiana and “its industrial forms and rigid geometry” informed his aesthetic. Archer Furniture’s 4-Tier Helen shelf Archer Furniture Its 4-tier Helen shelf (below) will transform a room, and your perception of your collection. The Chicago company Archer Furniture has established a name for its heavy-duty Mid-Century Modern-inspired constructs. Perfect if you’re looking for a vinyl storage solution to complement a premium music setup.”
(Note: due to shipping costs, these pieces are perhaps an aspirational buy for US-based customers definitely show these to your woodworking friend!) Urban Editions’ record and turntable shelf Urban Editionsĭetails: “This large solid iroko (African teak wood) cabinet is designed to be used as a vinyl storage cabinet, record player stand or media console table, but it also works well as a sideboard or even a drinks or display cabinet … This vinyl storage cabinet is a solidly built design made using traditional joinery techniques, sustainable hardwood, attention to detail and finish.
RECORD VINYL STORAGE SERIES
The UK-based woodworker Urban Editions has designed a distinctive series of shelves shown below that are both simple and sturdy. Drawers are on telescoping, full-extension hardware, so finding a record tucked in the back of the drawer is easy.” Viewing your LPs upright makes sorting, finding, and returning your vinyl a breeze. R/D Record Cabinetsĭetails: “Perfect cabinet for displaying and storing your record collection! Each drawer holds about 75-100 LPs comfortably, or about 14 inches of vinyl per drawer. His Instagram offers ample evidence of his skillz. By day he’s a math teacher, he notes in his Etsy and Instagram bios. This is the builder, Paul P.’s, side-gig. Take, for example, the DTLA-based builder R/D Record Cabinets, which specializes in forward-facing drawer systems that allow for easy flipping. A 12-drawer unit made by Los Angeles brand R/D Record Cabinets Also not rocket science? Searching online hubs such as Etsy for accomplished makers willing to do that work for you. You might even have a woodworking friend who’ll do the job for the price of the lumber and a bottle of Scotch.
Sturdy shelves and boxes, in fact, are easy to build. As we settle down and settle in, more records require more space, which in turn demands a solution that will showcase our bounty as it protects it from sunlight, warpage, and disorder. That’s a problem, especially as the vinyl market has evolved from its boom phase into a way of life.
Save putting stickers on them, Kallax shelves are tough to personalize. After all, it only comes in two colors, white and black, and is made of particle board and easily scratchable plastic veneer. The ALL-CAPS product is definitely unworthy of the inferred excitement of its name. Let’s not belabor the point: Ikea’s KALLAX shelving unit, though a sensibly utilitarian storage solution marrying form and function and carrying a modest price-point, is hardly the most breathtaking way to store your records. Another tactic? Buy your woodworking friend a bottle of Scotch. Makers across the country have expanded their shelving options.
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