12 Beautiful And Modern Public Libraries

Even though I heart my Kindle, nothing can replace my love for books and libraries. There is something wonderfully inviting yet imposing about libraries and for me its easy to get lost in the world of Hemingway, Tolstoy and Jane Austen. However the traditional library has made way for the more contemporary successor and listed below are some of the most beautiful modern libraries.

UC San Diego’s Geisel Library

The Baiyun Mountain of Books

The Andre Malraux Library

Public Library for Lodz designed by Maciek Grelewicz

The National Library of Belarus With LED Display

Modern Library University at Tokyo Japan by Toyo Ito

The Idea Store Whitechapel in London

Seattle Public Library’s Central Library

The Czech National Library

Black Diamond at the Royal Library Copenhagen

Philadelphia’s Parkway Central Library

Modern Library Design by Bosch & Fjord

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The Best Toaster Oven With Convention And Defrost

How can we resist something that is called “The Best Toaster Oven”. Tall claims? Maybe, but in all fairness any appliance that can help us whip up delicious installments of chicken, pizza, and cookies quickly, does get our attention. Described by The Wall Street Journal as capable of doing “just about everything we use the oven for,” the Best Toaster Oven’s maintains a constant cooking temperature and has nine settings–designed for specific foods (pizza, bagel, cookies). The 1800-watt oven broils, cooks with convection, and defrosts at the touch of a button and the oven also features an easy-to-read LCD. Available on Hammacher for $249.95, the Best Toaster Oven can also accommodate a 12″ pizza or six pieces of toast. Yum!

Authentic Boeing-Stearman PT-13 Engine Coffee Table Comes in for a Landing

Straight from the Canadian Museum of Flight in Langley, British Columbia comes the cylinder radial engine base of this phenomenal coffee table. It doesn’t get much simpler or more fascinating than a sheet of glass balanced atop a historic piece of aviation used in WWII, displayed in the middle of a conversation space for all to admire. Obviously, it isn’t every day you can just casually set your latte down on top of – and, for that matter, stare straight into the soul of — a late-1930s US Army Boeing-Stearman PT-13, but it became possible at the Decoratum Gallery in London, where the piece recently went on display (not to mention on sale for a mere £19,750).

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