This project must begin with an explanation of what ‘old school’ and ‘new school’ are to the designer Thomas Mills – simply: ‘old school’  is things that take more than a few seconds to access, which are books and films, etc, and ‘new school’ is the internet, magazines, text messages. This project encapsulates the ‘old school’ style, more involved library of items surrounding the person accessing it. This circle stands 246cm tall, made entirely from hand-cut plywood.

As you sit within the cradle, it rocks gently back and forth. Don’t get you’re roll on all the way, or you’ll probably do a revolution. This library can hold its own weight in books, the cushioned seat a nod to the futuristic furniture found in Stanley Kubrick films, especially 2001. Reading lamps are placed for reading in the most obvious manner, while lights placed around the circumference act as a clock, timers changing the brightness of them to its highest at the equinox of the day, dimmed to nothing at midnight. Concept that makes you go ‘hmmmmmmmmm????’

Thomas Mills has a disclaimer that the structure is for sale for £6000 ($9,600), but he will not ship it. Instead, if you live abroad and would like to have your own, homie would love for you to fly him out and make one for you straight up….hmmmmmmmmm…..Buy one up!