Selfridges opens pop-up library

Selfridges' in-store library, photo by Andrew Meredith

Selfridges has opened a pop-up library at its London flagship, housing more than 15,000 of the world's most inspirational books.

Selfridges' in-store library, photo by Andrew Meredith

Set up within the basement's Ultralounge area, Selfridges’ dedicated arts and exhibition space, the library offers visitors the opportunity to browse and purchase from a selection of books, each one carefully chosen exclusively for the store by a host of publishing houses and celebrities.

Selfridges' in-store library, photo by Andrew Meredith

The library features floor-to-ceiling wooden bookshelves, displaying items in both colour-coded blocks and in a deliberately haphazard style. The room is given a retro-modern feel with classic Anglepoise lamps, old-fashioned typewriters, rocking chairs, step ladders and Arne Jacobsen-style egg chairs housed alongside iPads and eReaders.

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