Discover how a bespoke rolling library ladder is designed and crafted, from initial enquiry to final installation. This project follows each stage of the process, showcasing how a custom bookcase ladder can combine practical access with striking design, inspired by iconic library interiors.
When a team of architects in the United States reached out to us with a distinctive library project, we knew it was the kind of challenge our workshop thrives on. They were designing an elegant, multi-functional space and needed a bespoke wooden bookcase ladder that would not only serve a practical purpose but also enhance […]
We regularly receive enquiries about designing bespoke library ladders in all shapes, sizes, materials and mechanisms. This particular project is a great example of the kind of collaboration clients can expect to receive from Andrew Nebbett Designs, in order to achieve exactly the right solution for their space. The brief was to design and create a bespoke hook-on library ladder that would be installed against our client’s existing bookcase.
Some projects can take a while to come to fruition and we are delighted to have completed this one for clients in the US. The brief was very specific: to create a nickel-plated hook-on library ladder and continuous rail for a dressing room, to match the room’s existing stainless steel accents.
We were contacted by an architect to look at creating a custom-made library ladder and rails for her clients’ home in the Royal Crescent, Bath.
Working with a long-standing client and cabinet-maker, we were delighted to collaborate on another project for two bespoke pieces intended for his and hers dressing rooms. The brief was to create a brass hook-on library ladder and rails, with square tube stringers (a more unusual design) and rounded rungs, plus a large round brass mirror frame to tie in with the couple’s existing interior scheme.
We were contacted by a client carrying out an interior re-fit of a public library in Ireland. Their design required a hook-on library ladder and rails to access the books at the very top of the bookshelves – some three metres up!
We were recently contacted by a bedroom furniture designer who was looking for a bespoke bedroom ladder solution for his client.
The ladder needed to address a number of factors, from perfectly matching the clients’ existing interior, to having a mechanism that would adjust the height of the ladder according to use – tall enough to reach the storage shelves above the client’s wardrobes, and short enough to be stowed away in a cupboard when not in use.
We were approached by a trusted designer, for whom we have produced bespoke items in the past, to produce a ladder and rail system for an elegant kitchen.
How do you find a wooden ladder to reach up to the heights of a period property ceiling yet small enough to be stowed away in a secret cupboard? The answer is… to talk to Andrew Nebbett Designs!
