Show us your bookends!  

former thread
there was a thread on this just a few weeks back. see the link below.
http://www.designaddict.com/design_addict/forums/index.cfm/fuseaction/th...

The one time I went to IKEA
I looked around, was not impressed, but discovered a bunch of the coolest, cheapest bookends! Nicely designed, study and dirt cheap. Plastic ones, metal ones and metal wire ones that are idea for shelving.

My bad I discovered that...
My bad I discovered that thread shortly after...

I'm a fan of these Carl...
I'm a fan of these Carl Aubock ones at the moment. Most of them are still being produced by Carl Aubock's grandson (they don't seem to have distribution in the US, but dwr carried them for a while).

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I dig these Architectural...
I dig these Architectural Pottery bookends too (designed by Malcolm Leland). Love everything about 'em but the price.
http://www.architecturalpottery.com/ordering.htm

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Those Carl Aubock ones (never heard of him) look spectacular, really really beautiful, A shame to put books near them. Great knuckle dusters too if your friends put your books back in the wrong in order.
My book ends cost about six hundred dollars. One is called 'Mies in Berlin' the other 'Mies in America'

Rocks
My bookends are a couple of smooth, wave-tossed rocks that I picked up off the beach on Cape Cod. They are interesting to look at, heavy enough to really hold the books and came at the very acceptable price of nada!

brbeard - They look great,...
brbeard - They look great, right up my street! Will see if I can find some...

carl aubock
I love those! especially the hands...

I have a few bookends that I...
I have a few bookends that I have found in thrift stores. This one is kind of fun, as it uses a metal "spring" to hold the books/magazines and does not need a second piece:

The other one was designed by Ben Seibel. I was a bit sad that I didn't find the second one to have a pair, but for a couple dollars it wasn't a bad deal I guess:

Simple bent
Simple bent metal Ikea bookends. I dont have room on the shelves for anything fancy. I loved the bronze ones, but they were like $500 from DWR.

black651
I think your spring thing is actually a napkin holder. I have one too.
I like these from IKEA. Unfortunately, the Baltimore store doesn't have them and I would have to go to College Park north of DC to get them, which is a bit too far with today's gas prices. I'll just have to wait until i'm down there for some other reason, I guess.
They have a bunch that fit onto the edge of the shelf but I am not crazy about the way those look, plus then you sorta have to have the books pulled forward on the shelf.
The first bookend here is $3, second is $.49, and the third is $5. Not bad.

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