Design

Forget Book Covers. It’s Bookends That Your Library Is Judged By

They’re the first thing people notice about your shelves. Any of these dozen will make a favorable impression.

1. Kyuzo

Designed by the studio Visibility, for New York manufacturer Matter Made, this cast-iron bookend is named after the master swordsman in Akira Kurosawa’s Seven Samurai. $450 per pair