When envisaging the Lloyd Tex bookcase for Poltrona Frau, French architect Jean-Marie Massaud played with differing levels of transparency and lightness, obscurity and shadow.

First varying the height of each alternating shelf to create a structural cadence, Massaud then took inspiration from hi-fi speakers and included movable panels made from Techno-fabric (a semi-transparent technical fabric) in either light taupe or dark grey. Set on invisible horizontal tracks on both sides, the screens can slide along the length of the shelves to create “ever-changing sequences.” 

The fabric also forms both ends of the double-sided Lloyd Tex bookcase, which can be used as a room divider as well as display case. Made from oak-veneered HPL laminate in a deep matte lead finish, the handsome self-supporting unit from Poltrona Frau combines solids and voids and allows for dynamic interactions with the items on display.