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Artistic Modular Shelving Unit to Enhance Your Living Room

TheFuture — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 08:08:07 +0000

Various designer scaffolding by Maria Yasko if to be described in two words can be said to be ‘unusually beautiful’. The designer seems to have been inspired by nature and surroundings, as one can see many of the designs which have graphically designed leaves and branches as extensions of the structures. The material used for design is corian and apart from beautiful design, the beauty of the scaffoldings is also enhanced by smart color choices and amazing color combinations. Perfect companion to adorn your living room as you see your walls being beautified with nature as a backdrop.

Designer : Maria Yasko

The Matching Tree : Space-Efficient Furniture System

TheFuture — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 08:42:12 +0000

Inspired by the design of a tree, this Matching Tree or Tree House is very useful concept for a librarian. It is shelving unit with a ladder built in to the bookcase in order to have all the books within one’s reach. One can easily adjust or extend ladder from floor to ceiling to reach to the higher shelves. This design submission came from Kuan-Sheng Wu, take a look at the V-shape of this concept, it assists to balance the weight of the bookcase and also protects it falling during an earthquake. The whole design attaches to the ceiling with the help of round discs that makes it completely freestanding. The Matching Tree is also one of IDSA 2008 finalists, congratulations !

Text from designer :

The Matching Tree is a system furniture, utilizing the expansion and rotation of supporting pillars to match the furniture with the surrounding interior of all heights and shapes, without any drilling or destructing the buildings. The Matching Tree also consists of ladder, which is required when reaching for the upper bookshelves; normally the ladder is embedded into the bookshelf, and may be lowered when required.

Designer : Kuan-Sheng Wu

Trunk Station Ad – Your Office in A Box

TheFuture — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 03:27:42 +0000

After casulo, here comes another invention from Japan called Trunk Station Ad, a workstation in a box. I guess we are going to see a lot of transforming furniture design in the future, this is due to saving space issue that we are going to face. The W 906mm x D 615mm H x 1190mm sized melamine resin trunk opens to reveal an efficient work space, complete with pre-drilled holes for electrical and component wires/cables, a fold out desk, and plenty of shelving for a whole lot of extras (including some add-on units). The price tag is around $1,980, quite expensive, well … saving space is never cheap.

Product Page : Caina via Unplggd