A clean, architectural solution for keeping your prized volumes upright and organized, the Cal Bookend is comprised of two steel rods, which elegantly bend across each other and are locked into place by a single bolt. It’s named for its resemblance to the caltrop—a rudimentary antipersonnel weapon—but in this case a tool of warfare has been redeployed as an object whose purpose is to literally uphold knowledge.

Weighing just over two pounds each, they are fitted with rubber feet along the bottom to ensure a stable hold for even the largest of tomes. The efficiency of the design is highlighted by the flat packaging, where the three-dimensional structure appears only after assembly is complete.

The pair come unassembled, but are quickly and easily assembled with one bolt each.

Choose between Nickel and Black.

Pair of bookends; each bookend 8'' x 6'' x 5" assembled.