Hasta La Ideas

Photos by Gustav Almestal

In college, I became the master of bin organizing. I’d stack towers of those black and blue mailing bins—you know, the ones where you’ll win a hefty fine if you’re caught snagging them in public— until they haphazardly leaned forward, compromising my coveted DVD collection. I would’ve loved to get my hands on a system like this. Part functional and part artsy conversation starter, the ROOM Collection Furniture System by Erik Olovsson & Kyuhyung Cho lets you create your own structure from 25 different pieces.

Each cut-out block has been inspired by a different object’s shape and, as you can see from the photos, the whimsical countours welcome all kinds of household storage/display space, from morning coffee mugs and lamps to bottles of wine and shoes. The designers explain: “Each block was inspired by specific objects, creating various shapes and sizes. The round for wine, zigzag for phones, tablets and laptops, or peaked for an open book. Each block can be a room to invite any object, the composition is unlimited.”

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