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Saving Up Space: Transforming, Multifunctional & Flat-Pack Furniture Designs & Ideas

In 1900, San Francisco entrepreneur William Murphy designed a fold-out bed that would allow him to court a young opera singer inside his studio apartment. The hidden bed was a workaround to ...

Transforming Quadrant House: Rotating Terrace Follows the Sun

More than anything, the owners of a new transforming house in Poland wanted constant, direct access to sunlight. They commissioned the local firm KWK Promes to realize their unusual vision, and ...

IKEA Unveils Robotic Furniture, The Urban Village of the Future & More

How can we make housing more affordable, livable and sustainable in the face of climate change, rapid urbanization and other pressing issues? IKEA has some ideas. The Swedish retailer just ...

Ballet Mécanique: House Facade Transforms to Offer Pop-Out Balconies

In Zurich, the mechanical facade of an unusual house performs an intricate dance, with petal-like louvers opening and closing as balconies pop out and lock into place. Dubbed ‘Ballet ...

Space-Saving Inspiration: 14 Gorgeous Lofts, Nooks and Smart Layouts

You never know how someone else's creative custom solution for their tiny space could influence your own projects, or just help you organize your home a little more efficiently. Get lots of ...

Built-in Bonanza: 13 Mega Apartment Makeovers Packed with Custom Features

Even the smallest, ugliest and most awkward space can become a comfortable apartment when creative custom built-ins are integrated into a brilliant renovation by a truly talented architect. ...

Step Into a Pop-Up Book: 11 Furnishings, Rooms & Houses That Fold Up Flat

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 ...

Slinky Chairs: Accordion-Style Transforming Furniture Stretches & Bends

What starts as a flat, stackable, highly portable package expands more than ten times its original size when you pull on either end, bending and curling to become a sofa for a group. The Flexible ...

Living Light: 11 Transforming Kinetic & Illuminated Art Installations

Rippling, unfolding, slithering and glowing like bioluminescent creatures, these kinetic and illuminated works of art are mesmerizing to watch. We can't help being fascinated by the combination ...

Just Pull Some Strings: 8 Easy Transforming Furniture Designs for Lazy People

When you’re lazy, even the most intuitive transforming furniture isn’t easy enough to operate unless it’s on the same level as clapping your lights on and off. Luckily for those of us who ...

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