1 year ago
Gen Z "Shelfie" Trend: Aesthetic Books for Coffee Tables
Gen Z is using books to decorate their homes.
It's a trend called "shelfies" where they use the covers and spines as decoration.
Books with cool covers are seen as fashionable, much like a social media post.
Popular books for "shelfies" include novels such as "Beautiful World, Where Are You" and "The Midnight Library."
Poetry books like "Milk and Honey" are also favored.
The goal is for the books to look good on the coffee table and to spark conversations.
These books are chosen for their aesthetics and their ability to represent a certain lifestyle.
Gen Z views books as decor and social media fodder.
The trend is called the "shelfie" revolution.
Aesthetic appeal is a primary consideration for book selection.
Books by Sally Rooney and Matt Haig are popular for shelfies.
"The Atlas of Beauty" is made for coffee tables.
- Who
- Gen Z
- What
- The trend of using books for aesthetic purposes
- Where
- Instagram and TikTok
- When
- Ongoing
- Why
- Books are part of a mood board.
Key facts
- Main Focus
- Aesthetic books for Gen Z coffee tables
- Trend Name
- Shelfie revolution
- Featured Books
- Beautiful World, Where Are You, The Midnight Library, Milk and Honey, Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, The Atlas of Beauty, The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida, On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous
- Target Audience
- Gen Z
