Swedish studio Resize Design created this clever storage system. Frustrated by traditional storage that often leaves unsightly marks on walls, floors and ceilings (terrible for a rental apartment), designers came up with the solution. They attached floating storage modules to a pillar. The pillar achieves its supporting capacity by being extended between the floor and the ceiling. No screws, nails or power […]

How neat is this? A shelving unit that doubles as a dining table. This unusual fir-and-iron piece swivels in place to rotate between these two functions. Good idea for storing your dishes and other dining paraphernalia and using them when a dinner party occurs. Available for purchase here. Convertible Shelf Table [ShoeBox Dwelling]

Your bare wall can be turned into a coatrack with Wardrobe, a clever storage system designed by Studio Rene Siebum. Made up of connected hexagonal wooden blocks, the units hang on your wall and when you need a place to hang your coat, scarf, or hat, you simply rotate one or more of the blocks to unveil a notch. The […]

Steps chair by Norwegian company Stokke is designed to adapt to the child’s growth, step by step (hence the name). This modular system will accomodate a baby of 3 to 10 years of age. It can be transformed from a bouncer into a child’s char and everything in between. The piece is made from solid beechwood and PPC-PA, it comes in […]

Many would agree that the ideal sofa is the one you don’t want to leave. Milan based designer Burak Kocak expanded this idea and created a sofa you don’t need to leave. This modular piece, called Herb, is a clever conglomerate of different components. Each arm is replaced by something useful – storage, adjustable lighting, electrical sources, even planters. You […]

IKEA excels at creating basic, functional furniture, but for hardcore aesthetes the lack of attention to detail is sometimes off-putting enough to knock it out of the running. Swedish upstart Prettypegs, founded by Jana Cagin and Mikael Söderblom, offers a way to make otherwise plain homewares sing. The company, which describes its product line as “fabulous shoes for your furniture,” makes […]

I have written about the tiny house movement before, but some of these houses are so damn adorable, they deserve a separate mention. For example, this 8×20 ft dwelling created by graphic designer Alek Lisefki. Built on a flatbed trailer, the house is fully transportable and has already been taken for a spin across the country, from Fairfield, Iowa to […]

When you live in a closet-sized city apartment, it’s no fun to cook in a teeny, tiny cramped kitchen. But a kitchen completely hidden behind lovely wood cabinets when not in use? That’s kind of ingenious. Stealth Kitchen is the latest creation of Resource Furniture, the same folks behind many of the designs in the tiny, transforming apartment Gizmodo visited […]

Pour Mason is a pour-over coffee maker attachment made specifically for Mason Jars. Made from 1100 Aluminum alloy in Williamsburg Brooklyn and finished with electroless Nickel. The aluminium funnel, lined with disposable paper filers, fits into the lid and filters coffee when it is poured through, allowing users to make coffee in the jar.

The Floyd Leg is a tool that gives you the framework to take ownership of your furniture. It rethinks the table leg by combining an age old device – the clamp – with a clean, minimal design allowing you to take any flat surface and create a table.