Hasta La Ideas

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pIn the sea of contract furniture and endlessly customizable systems, it was refreshing to run across these small student projects sprinkled throughout Haworth’s showroom from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Strangely (or maybe not surprisingly), the sales staff didn’t know much about them (even how many there were), but, from what we could tell, they all proposed new ways to organize desktop paper. Upon closer inspection, many of these systems stayed open to the inherent organizational systems of individuals, providing a means to represent them physically instead of circumventing them. /p

pFor example, Sprout, by Xin Wang, is a disembodied file organization system that use color coded tabs as paper stands/clamps. They are magnetized and can hold paper upright on a desk, hanging from an overhead storage system, or outwards on vertical panels. A combination of increased visual contact, color coding, and free placement is meant to encourage memory and the locating of paperwork. Similarly, Wedge, by EunJung Grace, is a magnetic set of stacking in/out trays that can be stacked in different orientations depending on use./p

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pMichael Savona uses ambiguity as a means of organization. One’s filing system may seem arbitrary to others, but could actually be a powerful, intuitive memory tool. In response his desktop “fence,” Daytona, can take on multiple forms: a sculptural paper storage tray, a bookend, a desktop tool holder, a safe home for liquids, or all of the above, depending on the individual./p

pMore projects after the jump./pa href=”http://www.core77.com/blog/events/neocon_2010_new_ways_to_organize_paper_at_haworth_16741.asp”(more…)/a
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