“Bokmal sits quietly in a shelf or in a corner.

He is a silent friend who watch over your home.

When you leave, he stays. When you come

back he is there. He wants to help you.

Give him some books to hold.

That’s what he does the best.”

The point of making the bookends was to give the design a purpose. In the end, they got a bigger job than just holding books. I have two in my apartment and they make the space feel lived in. They take up their own atmosphere while doing their jobs. They also play with the scale of the objects surrounding them. Taking them off my shelf now would leave the space lacking some type of presence. They become quiet friends keeping you company.