Tired of your traditional bookselves? Check out some of these moderm creative designs from around the world.

Polar Bear Shelf

Unsurprisingly the Polar Bear Shelf is a bookshelf shaped like a polar bear.

Unusually Beautiful

Russian designer Maria Yasko used nature as the inspiration for her shelf designs.

See more designs after the jump.

Movement Bookcase

The Movement Bookcase is made up of nails that can be shaped like legs and arms to hold the books in place.

REK Extending Bookcase

The REK extending bookcase grows with your book collection. When you need to add more books, simply extend the shelves for added space.

Equation Bookshelf

The priorities of maths hold true in this design, where the books that you need immediately or more important between the parentheses. Lesser important ones go between the square brackets and lastly the curly brackets.

See more amazing shelf designs at Toxel.com.