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Zen Book Stand

A home for the books you keep close.

4.5″ to 6.5″ wide · solid maple or white oak · no glue or screws

$115.00
Material: Maple
Size
Sold out for now · next batch in the works

A note from our studio

“We are all from the same tree.” Tristan said that to me while we were choosing the wood for every piece. We cut, fit and finish each one by hand in our workshop, so no two grains match. Made by hand, one small batch at a time.

— Maisy

Size & details

Sizes: Small 4.5″ wide, Medium 5.5″, Large 6.5″. Each is 4.5″ tall and 4″ deep, and weighs 8–12 oz.

Woods: solid maple with cherry wedges, or solid white oak with walnut wedges, finished with hard wax oil.

Joinery: a Japanese tusk tenon. A wedge passes through the tenon and holds the stand together, with no glue, screws or hardware.

Arrives: fully assembled.

Materials

Materials

  • Solid maple
  • Cherry wedges

Hard wax oil.

How it’s made

How it’s made

  1. SandedSmoothed by hand.
  2. Hard wax oilBrushed into the wood.
  3. WaxedBuffed for a soft sheen.

See how we make it →

How it sets up
How to set up your Zen Book Stand

The full setup & care guide →

Care, shipping & returns

Made by hand, so no returns or exchanges. Arrived damaged? Email us within 48 hours, with photos.

Wood is not waterproof. Keep it dry and wipe off any spills right away.

Cleaning: dust with a dry or slightly damp soft cloth. Skip soaking, harsh cleaners and alcohol: they strip the finish. More in the wood care guide.

Wood is a living material, so grain, color and tone vary from piece to piece.

Made in small batches: we make the Wood Collection a batch at a time and ship it from our studio. While a batch is open, the ships-by date shows next to Add to cart.

Shipping, returns and terms: our shipping policy, return policy and terms.

A family bookstand, made again.

The Zen Book Stand is a redesign of the bookstand my mom had as a girl in Hong Kong. It holds the books you’re reading now, the ones you want to see every day, instead of the ones stacked away on a shelf.

Each stand is solid wood, held together with a Japanese tusk tenon, with no glue or screws: a wedge passes through the tenon to lock it in place. We cut every wedge by hand, then sand, fit and finish each stand in our woodshop.

Designed and made by hand in our family studio, from solid wood

Watch how we made it on Instagram

Read the story behind it in our letters

Zen Book Stand in maple, drawn by Ashleigh

Without and with books

See it set up.

Drag the line to see each size with a few books on it.

Small, 4.5″ wide
Zen Book Stand in Maple, Small, on a linen backdrop
Large, 6.5″ wide
An empty Zen Book Stand on linen

From our community

Once it's on their desk

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