I like steel in furniture, especially for larger items like bookshelves - you get the level of rigidity that you can only get from very expensive and massive chunks of hardwood.

Also it’s light, and makes moving much easier

> larger items like bookshelves

I’m a huge fan of Lundia shelving. It seems to be strong enough to hold anything, it’s adjustable, comes in millions of sizes and looks good imho.

https://lundia.com/

Strange, I remember hearing something about them going bankrupt not so long ago.

Hope they haven't been revived by a VC fund that lacks their vision of quality and long lasting furniture.

Worst case scenario it bends (this takes a lot of abuse) rather than snaps like plywood.