If you have a peripatetic nature and a dislike of cardboard boxes, you need Books-to-go from UK design distributor Thorsten van Elten.

Books-to-go is a bookcase with a built-in clamp that locks precious volumes into place. Nice idea. It came to a young designer called Rose Cobb, who turned it into reality using plastic laminated birch plywood, stainless steel fittings and skateboard wheels. According to van Elten’s web site, her brainwave is

A remedy for those who move home frequently, or those who live in open plan accommodation where the function of a room changes on a regular basis. With a few turns of the handle the books are clamped safely in the unit, which can then be wheeled to its destination.

Cobb developed the unit because

… it seemed odd that furniture becomes a hindrance when moving home. This deters people who move frequently from buying and enjoying their own furniture, which, for furniture designers, seemed like a missed opportunity.

Another bookworm-ish offering from van Elten is Sam Johnson’s Light Reading.

This is a light that looks like a black book until it is switched on. The perspex 'book' then turns white, casts a soft glow over your bookshelf, and reveals the words ‘Light Reading’ on its spine.

Van Elten is an agent and distributor for emergent UK designers, and his web site lists around 80 products. Although he’s effectively a wholesaler, he will sell direct to the public via mail order.