Libreria, EI. A new take on the concept of the bookshop by Second Home seeks to re-immerse us i

Libreria, EI. A new take on the concept of the bookshop by Second Home seeks to re-immerse us in the analogue experience and reconnect us with reading. Banished are mobile phones and coffees, instead we have contemporary lighting and architecture solutions which open up and warm the space. the sectioning too is unconventional with titles distributed by theme or concept rather than genre. I can appreciate what they are doing here; the overall effect is the shop feels like a lavish home library, welcoming and personal. The idiosyncratic sectioning encourages browsing and increases the likelihood of you coming across new titles beyond your normal tastes. The jury is out for me as to whether I prefer it to traditional bookshops but I enjoyed having my attitude to books challenged and it will be fascinating to see whether it catches on and does indeed precipitate a new style of bookshop. If you are a book lover (or perhaps more relevantly if you were a book lover but struggle to make time in the 21st century for reading,) go to Libreria. It will provoke you. http://libreria.io/