Does the same childlike awe and sense of infinite possibility you felt when looking at pop-up books as a kid translate to adult-sized versions of pop-up furniture, rooms and even entire houses ...
City dwellers with small apartments and limited storage can now own a kayak that folds up into a suitcase-sized package perfect for toting on your bike or public transit. The Oru Kayak originally ...
Requiring a single tool and very little power, these self-deploying structures are ready for use in minutes, expanding themselves to multiple times their compact travel size. Based in ...
Add 160 square feet to your tiny, high-ceilinged apartment without consulting an architect or getting a permit thanks to DIY loft kits that fall somewhere between a renovation and the lofted beds ...
Times of emergency call for quick action to get victims into safe shelters. Plenty of easily-assembled emergency structures have been designed over the years, but Australian architecture firm BVN ...
What if building houses were as easy as downloading and 'printing' CNC-milled wooden components, which can be easily and quickly assembled with no formal skills or training? In the future, it ...
Living in tight urban spaces requires a certain ingenuity in choosing and arranging furniture, to ensure that it not only fits the space but also the inhabitant's changing needs. There are lots ...
Simple doesn't mean boring. Take the designs of Noon Studio, which, as design duo Gautier Pelegrin and Taïani Vincent explain, "celebrate simplicity while demonstrating a certain complexity of ...
Lots of fresh, fun, modern home furnishings are on display this week, January 18th - 23rd 2011 at the annual imm cologne design fair in Germany, including entries in the design talent contest. ...
Thin enough to slide under your door yet able to transform into full-size tables, chairs, bookcases and more, flat-pack furniture isn’t just incredibly clever. This modern rethinking of ...
