Unit 15, Aluminium Shelf Series By Giseok Kim

Unit 15 is a combination of three Unit 5 modules placed side by side and connected with a single wall bracket. This configuration demonstrates the versatility of our standard Unit 875.

The aluminum shelf series is designed to maintain the natural, warm, and subtle glow and reflectivity of untreated aluminum by forgoing any post-processing.
Due to the material’s characteristics, fingerprints and scratches may easily occur during production and use, but Giseok ambraces these marks, as they develop into a beautiful patina over time.

The production lead time upon order is approximately 6 weeks.

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The Aluminium Shelf Series is an aluminium-based modular shelving system built around three ‘raw’ components: each module consists of an aluminium U-profile whose parallel planes are joined with nuts and bolts. 

The system is inspired by ‘skeleton architecture,’ the beauty of empty spaces and exposed materials. Assembled into units, it oscillates between sculpture and container, emptiness and functionality, establishing a relational presence through reflected light, negative space, and fluctuating mass. Its tripartite structure (nuts, bolts, and folded aluminum) expresses the formal logic of points, lines, and planes and emphasises the possibilities of infinite modular expansion.

Produced in small-scale industrial ensembles using readily available materials, the Aluminium Shelf Series offers a practical and versatile solution for storage and display in any type of space, whether stacked or mounted side by side, as stand-alone units, or in modular ensembles. 

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Giseok Kim (1990, KR) designed the Aluminium Shelf Series in 2021. The shelves were first produced in Seoul for Spatial Semiology (2019–2022), the spatial design studio Giseok founded to explore the potential of movable objects and symbols in an interior design context. In 2023, COUR became the first to produce the Aluminium Shelf series in Europe, introducing the modules to a wider audience via the COUR showroom and exhibition space in Antwerp.