Designed by Fanny Adam, an arts student who was clearly living in a cramped dorm, the multi-functional Story sofa is an even more accomplished transformer than Optimus Prime. It changes from a sofa, to a bed, to a dining table—all the while providing ample storage with drawers and cubby holes. More »
The downside to compact, energy efficient vehicles is their lack of cargo space. But designers around the world are hard at work ensuring that doesn’t inhibit your ability to properly furnish your home. Like Carl de Smet who created this comfy foam lounger that smooshes down to a flat block that’s five percent of its original size. More »
If dining in the great outdoors is your cup of tea, you’ll love designer Jeriël Bobbe’s Springtime picnic basket. Not only does it make it easy to use your bike to transport everything you’ll need for a feast in the park—from plates, to cups, to food—the basket also transforms into a picnic table for two. More »
Dutch designer Kiki van Eijk created this cabinet to look like an antique sewing box. She really hit the nail on the head here, because it immediately reminded me of the rickety old piece my grandmother had. More »
Like a giant version of one of those wooden puzzles you have to figure out how to disassemble, J.P. Meulendijks’ bamboo Lock table is cleverly held together in a manner that will have your dinner guests scratching their heads. More »
Pushing the boundaries of bedside table technology, designer Mikhail Belyaev created the Medusa for the 2012 Moscow Design Week that merges two bedside accessories into one so you have ample room for all your bedtime accoutrements. More »
When I work from home, I work from my bed most of the time. It’s a bad habit, I know, but I love how I can just take a nap (or rather, a few naps too many) throughout the day when I get tired.
Apparently, a lot of people share the same bad work habits. Because if there were only a few of us, then I doubt we’d see something like the UrbanDesk make its way to Kickstarter.
As its name suggests, UrbanDesk is primarily a desk. It also happens to be a bed. The desk is hidden beneath the bed frame, which can easily be lifted up to reveal it. It’s a huge space saver, especially if you work from home a lot or are still studying and live in a pretty tight space.
The project is currently up for funding on Kickstarter. A minimum pledge of $700(USD) will get you your very own UrbanDesk painted in gray. If you’re into DIY, you can also just pledge $50 to get the construction plans for the UrbanDesk so you can build your own – assuming you’re willing to get out of bed to buy the parts and put it together.
The app icon is a defining feature of technology these days, and now designers are even turning to it for inspiration. This new furniture line, called Apps, takes inspiration from the icons that feature on all our smartphones—and it looks pretty damn sweet. More »
The Fibonacci sequence can be found all over the natural world, so why not welcome it into your home as well? Beyond having a clever mathematics foundation, this modular Fibonacci cabinet also just looks nice. More »
Some people resort to delivering blows when they can’t agree with someone. Maybe that would be excusable if you were a kid (even though it still wouldn’t be right), but it’s beyond embarrassing to be a fully-grown adult who gets into fistfights on a regular basis just because you can’t make your point across without having to resort to force.
This is where mediation should come in. And what better way to do these sessions than in the Mediation Chair?
It looks pretty confusing at first, but at second glance, you’ll see that there are actually three seats positioned side-by-side. One for you, one for the mediator in the middle (facing the other way), and one for the other party.
Designer Peter Sas explains: “The chair is highly functional, and clearly designed with Rietveld’s archetype in mind. The way you in which you sit is also really important. You always sit constrained in a group discussion. The chair, because of its zigzag construction, forces you to always look straight ahead and you can always get up and walk away. That gives the feeling of freedom.”
The bit about being able to walk away is pretty clever, don’t you think?
[via Chair Blog]
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