Like most women, I find really great storage solutions pretty darn near transcendent on the border of ecstasy. Form and function come together to house all your stuff so that it looks good and you can find what you’re looking for and, really, that’s just exciting. Then you close the doors so that you don’t have to look at your stuff.
Is that where the art ends? Can there be better way of integrating your stuff into your home that is both aesthetically pleasing and functional? Yes! There are a lot of cool design projects out there dealing with storage that are super exciting and functional. Check these out!
From i29 in the Netherlands we get this crazy gorgeous space which turns your stuff into art through the use of small cutouts.
Affordable, recyclable and fun: these are Wallpockets from Ampersand.
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Also from the Netherlands we have Jenna Postma’s “Growing Up.” It, “is a chair that needs your mess to create a comfortable seat. Clothes normally lay all over the floor, but when you throw them in the chair, it becomes functional and decorative.”
Another riff on the same concept is Object-E from South Korean designer Seung-Yong Song. (He’s got a bunch of awesome furniture hybrids you should also look at.)
A bit sillier take on the same theme. I can imagine a kid having the best time putting away his/her toys if the storage was as fun as the toys are.
I love the beauty and elegance of these two simple storage systems. (Click on the pictures to learn more about them.) They would be so easy to make and live with. Can you imaging having a storage system that beautiful and flexible in your home or office?
I’m in love with this one too, the colors and spacing make what could be total chaos come together in a soothing and beautiful way.