THE FIVE AXES
The five axes
Each record on the shelves is labelled along five axes. They are not there to hurry a purchase. They are there to make room for the choice of not buying.
Less
2 records
Is it truly needed?
Deep
5 records
Why is it worth choosing?
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Books that stay — physical reading in a streaming century
Learning
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The chair for a decade — task seating that holds its parts in stock
Study & workshop
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The hand and the knife — daily tools that are mostly maintenance
Daily tools
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Opening of the library
Editors' notes
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The personal workshop — a place that outlasts any employment arrangement
Study & workshop
Durable
8 records
Will it last?
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Light that reads — a quiet lamp for a quiet desk
Sound & light
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The chair for a decade — task seating that holds its parts in stock
Study & workshop
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The hand and the knife — daily tools that are mostly maintenance
Daily tools
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The power reserve — battery, solar, and the quiet electricity of a household
Preparedness
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The kettle and the pan — kitchen tools that survive a kitchen
Kitchen
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Quiet provisions — preparedness as the practice of not throwing things away
Preparedness
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Services that endure — the case for ten-year-old subscriptions
Learning
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The personal workshop — a place that outlasts any employment arrangement
Study & workshop
Honest
8 records
A means of judging, not advertising?
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Books that stay — physical reading in a streaming century
Learning
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The chair for a decade — task seating that holds its parts in stock
Study & workshop
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The hand and the knife — daily tools that are mostly maintenance
Daily tools
-
The power reserve — battery, solar, and the quiet electricity of a household
Preparedness
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The kettle and the pan — kitchen tools that survive a kitchen
Kitchen
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Opening of the library
Editors' notes
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Quiet provisions — preparedness as the practice of not throwing things away
Preparedness
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Services that endure — the case for ten-year-old subscriptions
Learning
Future
7 records
Will it read as careful work in a hundred years?
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Light that reads — a quiet lamp for a quiet desk
Sound & light
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Books that stay — physical reading in a streaming century
Learning
-
The power reserve — battery, solar, and the quiet electricity of a household
Preparedness
-
The kettle and the pan — kitchen tools that survive a kitchen
Kitchen
-
Opening of the library
Editors' notes
-
Quiet provisions — preparedness as the practice of not throwing things away
Preparedness
-
Services that endure — the case for ten-year-old subscriptions
Learning