My architect friend Mikkel came up with the concept for these shelves, and I thought it was such a cool way of making something, that looks like floating shelves, but can carry a ton of books and other things.
The shelves are not attached directly to the wall, but resting on vertical boards that are again attached to a back-plate, which is the one that is mounted on the wall. This makes the construction sturdy, and capable of carrying a lot of weight.
By pulling the vertical boards back from the front, they disappear among the books, making it look like the shelves are floating, but at the same time they can handle a grown man standing on them. The wall will give out before the shelves will
