Metal Book Stand 2.0: Black

I keep it on my desk even when it’s empty because the angled steel planes just look like they’re about to snap shut—it’s genuinely a little sculpture. But the real win is how it holds a thick cookbook open flat without me wrestling with the pages. Solid purchase.

The crossed steel planes make it look like a tiny sculpture on my desk even when it’s empty, which is a nice bonus. It holds my cookbook open at a perfect angle while I’m chopping, and the whole thing feels rock-solid.

I nearly didn't buy it because it looked too minimal, but the crossed steel planes hold a thick hardcover open at a perfect reading angle, and it honestly looks like a little sculpture on my desk between uses. The whole thing feels incredibly stable, too.