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From a single pencil, we can create wonderful things. And then, as it transforms, it appears before us once more. A sile...
09/10/2026

From a single pencil, we can create wonderful things.
And then, as it transforms, it appears before us once more. A silent picture book that gently teaches us about creativity and the cycle of nature, all without using words.

”PENCIL” By Hye-Eun Kim

From the pencil shavings, a tiny sprout emerges and grows into a grand tree, forming a lush forest. But after being logged and sent to a factory, it transforms back into pencils. A young girl gets one of these pencils at a stationery store and begins drawing new trees on the remaining stumps, bringing the lost forest and its animals back to life.

Now on Shelf!

✦ Empty Shelf | Books & Handmade Gifts ✦
58 S. Raymond Ave.
Pasadena, CA91105

Happy Monday!Another cool book "Cats & Kuniyoshi" just arrived!A lavish visual collection of 352 cats depicted by Utagaw...
09/07/2026

Happy Monday!

Another cool book "Cats & Kuniyoshi" just arrived!

A lavish visual collection of 352 cats depicted by Utagawa Kuniyoshi, the legendary 19th-century Japanese ukiyo-e master.
Experience his witty, groundbreaking style from anthropomorphic felines to graphic wordplay,
accompanied by bilingual text in English and Japanese!!

[ UPCOMING WORKSHOPS/EVENT ]

SAT,  SEP 12 AKASSA AKASSA × Empty Shelf: Special Silent Auction Event

SUN, SEP 13 Perfume Making Workshop Hosted by
SAT,  SEP 19 Watercolor Basics Workshop by＠createhearthappiness
SUN, SEP 20 Intro to Metalsmithing: Make Your Own Stacking Rings ✦ Vol. 3 ✦ Hosted By BIANCA MOSCATELLI
SUN, SEP 27 Korean Traditional Knot Workshop: Dongshimgyeol Maedup
Hosted By Nancy Lee

NOW BOOKING! : Link in Bio

✦ Empty Shelf | Books & Handmade Gifts ✦
58 S. Raymond Ave.
Pasadena, CA91105

Just Arrived! “Yukihiro TadaMY FIRST TRIPBEST WORKS 2012–2018”A collection of works from 2012–2018.OSAKA EDITION2026 Sec...
09/06/2026

Just Arrived!

“Yukihiro Tada
MY FIRST TRIP
BEST WORKS 2012–2018”

A collection of works from 2012–2018.

OSAKA EDITION
2026 Second Edition
Signed

Now on the shelf

Sunday, September 6 ☂️A rare rainy morning here in Pasadena. The breeze feels cool and refreshing today.Looks like the r...
09/06/2026

Sunday, September 6 ☂️

A rare rainy morning here in Pasadena. The breeze feels cool and refreshing today.

Looks like the rain will ease up this afternoon!

See you in Old Pasadena!

[ UPCOMING WORKSHOPS/EVENT ]

SAT, SEP 12 AKASSA AKASSA × Empty Shelf: Special Silent Auction Event

SUN, SEP 13 Perfume Making Workshop Hosted by
SAT, SEP 19 Watercolor Basics Workshop by＠createhearthappiness 
SUN, SEP 20 Intro to Metalsmithing: Make Your Own Stacking Rings ✦ Vol. 3 ✦ Hosted By BIANCA MOSCATELLI

SUN, SEP 27 Korean Traditional Knot Workshop: Dongshimgyeol Maedup
Hosted By Nancy Lee



NOW BOOKING! : Link in Bio


✦ Empty Shelf | Books & Handmade Gifts ✦
58 S. Raymond Ave.
Pasadena, CA91105

An incredible book just arrived!Fotografía Pública: Photography in Print 1919–1939Photography, typography, graphic desig...
09/05/2026

An incredible book just arrived!

Fotografía Pública: Photography in Print 1919–1939

Photography, typography, graphic design, publishing, and propaganda, all colliding during one of the most radical periods in visual culture.

From Rodchenko, El Lissitzky, Moholy-Nagy and Tschichold to Walker Evans, Dorothea Lange, and Yasuzo Nojima.

More than a photography book, it’s an incredible archive of how photography entered print and became a language of mass communication.

Now available at Empty Shelf.

Weekend’s hereLet’s sprint right through it!We’re open until 7 PM today.See you in Old Pasadena![ UPCOMING WORKSHOPS/EVE...
09/05/2026

Weekend’s here
Let’s sprint right through it!

We’re open until 7 PM today.

See you in Old Pasadena!

[ UPCOMING WORKSHOPS/EVENT ]

SAT,  SEP 12 AKASSA AKASSA × Empty Shelf: Special Silent Auction Event

SUN, SEP 13 Perfume Making Workshop Hosted by
SAT,  SEP 19 Watercolor Basics Workshop by＠createhearthappiness
SUN, SEP 20 Intro to Metalsmithing: Make Your Own Stacking Rings ✦ Vol. 3 ✦ Hosted By BIANCA MOSCATELLI

SUN, SEP 27 Korean Traditional Knot Workshop: Dongshimgyeol Maedup
Hosted By Nancy Lee

NOW BOOKING! : Link in Bio

✦ Empty Shelf | Books & Handmade Gifts ✦
58 S. Raymond Ave.
Pasadena, CA91105

“Charlotte Perriand: The Art of Dwelling” By Hatje CantzWhen people hear the name Charlotte Perriand, many immediately t...
09/04/2026

“Charlotte Perriand: The Art of Dwelling”
By Hatje Cantz

When people hear the name Charlotte Perriand, many immediately think of the iconic LC4 chaise longue co-designed with Le Corbusier. But this book reveals something far more intimate and raw, the very process of her thinking: what was on her mind, how she sketched, and how she lived her life.

What makes this volume so captivating is the extraordinary wealth of archival material. Beyond beautiful interior photography, it brings together raw diary entries, used transit tickets covered in handwritten sketches, rare patent drawings, and her radical 1930s political photo-montages. From the crisp, cool modernity of tubular steel to the warm, organic materials like wood and bamboo inspired by her time in Japan, her core conviction—that design exists not merely for aesthetics, but for everyday human life—comes through directly through these graphics.

Now on the shelf!

✦ Empty Shelf | Books & Handmade Gifts ✦
58 S. Raymond Ave.
Pasadena, CA91105

Friday is finally here, September 4th! 🎉As soon as our store’s AC got fixed, the temperature outside somehow dropped too...
09/04/2026

Friday is finally here, September 4th! 🎉

As soon as our store’s AC got fixed, the temperature outside somehow dropped too, lol.
Pasadena’s got a lot of events going on this weekend, and the vibe is amazing.

We’re open until 7 PM today!
See you in Old Pasadena!

[ UPCOMING WORKSHOPS/EVENT ]

SAT,  SEP 12 AKASSA AKASSA × Empty Shelf: Special Silent Auction Event

SUN, SEP 13 Perfume Making Workshop Hosted by
SAT,  SEP 19 Watercolor Basics Workshop by＠createhearthappiness
SUN, SEP 20 Intro to Metalsmithing: Make Your Own Stacking Rings ✦ Vol. 3 ✦ Hosted By BIANCA MOSCATELLI

SUN, SEP 27 Korean Traditional Knot Workshop: Dongshimgyeol Maedup
Hosted By Nancy Lee

NOW BOOKING! : Link in Bio

✦ Empty Shelf | Books & Handmade Gifts ✦
58 S. Raymond Ave.
Pasadena, CA91105

New Origami Books in Shelf!Isn’t it wonderful how one piece of paper can create an entire world of art?These books are i...
09/03/2026

New Origami Books in Shelf!

Isn’t it wonderful how one piece of paper can create an entire world of art?
These books are in Japanese, but don’t worry, all the steps are explained with clear, easy-to-follow diagrams! Origami is a universal language.

Stop by the shop and take a look!


✦ Empty Shelf | Books & Handmade Gifts ✦
58 S. Raymond Ave.
Pasadena, CA91105

Thursday, September 3rd!It has suddenly cooled down, making it such a pleasant day here in Pasadena.We’re open until 6 P...
09/03/2026

Thursday, September 3rd!

It has suddenly cooled down, making it such a pleasant day here in Pasadena.
We’re open until 6 PM today! ⭐

As announced yesterday, we’ll be hosting the Water Color Class by JJ (C❤️☺ with JJ) on September 19th! The last class sold out, so be sure to sign up early—

We have fan workshops coming up this month too!

[ UPCOMING WORKSHOPS/EVENT ]

SAT,  SEP 12 AKASSA AKASSA × Empty Shelf: Special Silent Auction Event

SUN, SEP 13 Perfume Making Workshop Hosted by

SAT,  SEP 19 Watercolor Basics Workshop by＠createhearthappiness

SUN, SEP 20 Intro to Metalsmithing: Make Your Own Stacking Rings ✦ Vol. 3 ✦ Hosted By BIANCA MOSCATELLI

SUN, SEP 27 Korean Traditional Knot Workshop: Dongshimgyeol Maedup
Hosted By Nancy Lee

NOW BOOKING! : Link in Bio

✦ Empty Shelf | Books & Handmade Gifts ✦
58 S. Raymond Ave.
Pasadena, CA91105

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