Stacked: A Lingering Look at 'Bookshelf Porn'

We were skeptical when writer Paige Williams declared this Flavorwire post that collects photos of "gorgeous and innovative" bookshelves "bookshelf porn."

We were skeptical when writer Paige Williams declared this Flavorwire post that collects photos of "gorgeous and innovative" bookshelves  "bookshelf porn." Sure, the meaning of "porn" has gotten fuzzy as sites like foodporndaily.com have likened the aesthetic beauty of non-fleshly images to that of porn, but this Flavorwire's collection of photos is actually, as it turns out, aesthetically appealing enough to merit the description.

Here's one of the most fun (and literally porny) of the shelves that made Flavorwire's list. It's a bikini-top inspired bookshelf by designer Katya Labinskaya:

Now to fill it out (so to speak), stop by one of the world's most beautiful bookstores.