Creating the perfect reading nook: Four beautiful designs to make the space just right

In this digital age, finding the time and the perfect spot to revel in a good book is all the more important.

If you’re looking to create a reading nook of your own, these designers and makers are more than worth a bookmark.

Sand Sea by Brooke Holm

Featuring the latest works from photographer Brooke Holm, Sand Sea is an artist’s book, presenting nine photographic landscapes.

Shot entirely in the Namib Sand Sea, the oldest desert in the world, Holm has captured stunning gradients of red, brown and pink.

The team at Modern Times have your copy sorted.

Hideout Lounge Chair

Sophisticated, comfortable and intimate, the Hideout Lounge Chair by Front creates a welcoming spot to sit and unwind.

The structure sees a high back section of steam-bent beechwood with a black lacquered finish, creating a respite from its surroundings. 

Pick up a pair by heading to Space Furniture.

Dion Lee & DesignByThem collaboration

Australian fashion designer Dion Lee and industrial designers Sarah Gibson and Nicholas Karlovasitis of DesignByThem have partnered up on a new fashion-meets-furniture collaboration, the DL Collection.

Featuring the DL Lounge Chair, the design is available in a range of saddle leather colours with a powder-coated or polished chrome frame. 

Hide Leather Pendant Light

Incorporating a delightful combination of vintage charm and contemporary design, the Hide Leather Pendant Light by Anaesthetic is cut from locally sourced leather.

This is complemented by a choice of brass or black hardware, and cloth cable.