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German manufacturer S+L Tischlerei’s approach to tool storage is modular in concept and monolithic in appearance. In contrast to OPO Oeschger’s line of wares, which require the carrier to pick and choose which box is the right one to bring to the job, S+L Tischlerei’s MobilMarie system is meant to transport a far denser variety of hand tools, power tools, hardware and parts to the jobsite. (It also presupposes being used in an environment with a fair amount of infrastructure: Trucks with hydraulic lift gates, buildings with elevators and wheelchair ramps, etc.)

MobilMarie consists of a series of stacking boxes on a wheeled base. The boxes are made from birch plywood skinned in PVC and reinforced along the corners, flight-case style, with aluminum fittings; popping open the front lid reveals individual drawers on ball bearing slides. Here’s how it looks in action:

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