Monuments of German design

BEYOND SWEDEN

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Generations of book-lovers have used billions of little nails and screws to put together their Billy Shelves. "Billy Clever" was so called because although they look like Ikea's Billy Shelves, they cleverly manage without any screws or nails. The days of the Swedish Allen key are numbered.
Billy Clever by Moormann furniture
designed by Matthias Furch and Kai Ertel, 2002