The Light in a Drawer is an interesting concept coming from Japanese designer Shinobu Koizumi that re-imagines the way we think of light sources. This time around we’re looking at an unexpected setup, a cabinet filled with drawers that can produce light to illuminate their surroundings. The drawers are made of frosted acrylic with a wooden front side. Considering the material used, it’s easy to explain the general effect: light is visible at the exterior,
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It’s not every day that we get to see an apartment that’s ready to multiply by six the average storage area. In fact I’m not even sure that storage can be accurately quantified for any apartment since it’s directly related to the amount of furniture you place inside it. One would expect this 600% Storage Apartment to be cluttered with storage areas, shelves and cupboards of all shapes and sizes. But, as you can clearly
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With a wild visual sensibility somewhere between Dr. Seuss and The Mad Hatter, Vincent Leman defies logic with much of his work. Sometimes he crafts two pieces separately and fits them into one another in a jigsaw fashion to make a cohesive armoire. For other pieces, he balances a bold, curved element of movement with leveling feet underneath to trick the eye into believing a nightstand, for example, has taken on a life of its
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In the world of furniture, there are space savers, and then there are space savers. Design team Ontwerpers from the Netherlands took spatial efficiency to a whole new level when they created the Cabinet Chair, a workstation, shelving system and wall all in one. Created with powder-coated timber on a metal frame, the first Cabinet Chair was originally designed for the lobby of a hotel but is now available to the masses – but you’ll
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Designed by Edra, the Paesaggi modular cupboard in the images below proposes an interesting storage solution that comes with a bunch of beautifully crafted rugged wooden doors. The actual storage unit comes with a customizable geometric structure that would help you adapt the cupboard to your current storage needs. Besides modifying the general aspect of these storage units you are also able to choose the kind of materials to be used to build them, such
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