Modern bookcases: modular, colorful and not by the book

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You can assemble them like Legos, stack them, even use them outside. Often designed for small spaces and big imaginations, the multipurpose bookcase/display unit/room divider is a flexible alternative to built-in shelving. Clockwise from top left: Two Opus units in orange, a stacked pair of Cloud cases designed by Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec, Blu Dot’s low-cost D2 shelves, and a six-piece configuration of Casamania’s Urban modular bookcase. To see 10 top picks and find out where to get them, click to our photo gallery.

-- David A. Keeps

Photo credits, clockwise from top left: Casamania, Cappellini, Blu Dot and Casamania