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Designers Kyuhyung Cho and Hironori Tsukue have created tables and chairs that clip together to form an assortment of shelving units.

Benches, stacks of shelves or huge storage systems can be created using combinations of upright and flipped-over items in the Oneness collection.

The simple pieces are attached by inserting black plastic fasteners into holes at each corner.

The lower half of the seats are the same as the tables, with legs that taper from the joints.

Finnish birch plywood pieces can be left untreated or stained a darker colour.

Chairs stacked upside down reveal a hidden slot in the back for storing books and other small objects. Photography is by Stephanie Wiegner.

Other stackable furniture on Dezeen include a piled-up child’s chair and heaped shelves that can be skewed or straight. See all our stories about storage design »

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Dutch designer Dik Scheepers has created a cabinet made of oak and translucent corrugated PVC.

The use of corrugated PVC for the Sine Cabinet was inspired by flower-selling booths in the area near Amsterdam where Dik Scheepers grew up.

“People associate corrugated PVC with cheapness and poverty – a shame because it’s such a nice material if you see the light fall trough it,” Scheepers told Dezeen. “By combining it with a material such as oak, an traditional material for quality furniture, that feeling changes.”

The frame extends behind the enclosed space of the cupboard because he wanted the piece not to be forgotten as its owner becomes used to its presence. “I wanted to make a cabinet that you can’t just put against a wall, but it jumps off it,” he explains.

“The cabinet will change over time,” he adds. “The longer it stands, the fuller it gets, the less it will reveal because the corrugated PVC will loose its transparency.”

He’s now looking for a manufacturer and making the pieces in his own workshop in the meantime.

We’ve previously featured Dik Scheepers’ series of furniture entitled Unpølished, which mixed discarded paper with cement.

See all our stories about storage design »

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Product news: designer Werner Aisslinger of Berlin and Singapore has created a storage system for German brand Flötotto that’s held together by plastic clips.

The ADD System comprises timber batons joined with plastic connectors hidden on the inside of the frame. Side, front and back panels can then be simply clipped to the plastic components with metal fastenings.

“ADD literally contains a ‘hidden hero’ since the highly complex joint is integrated into the load-bearing wooden elements in such a way that it remains invisible from the outside,” says Aisslinger. “This gives the system an elegant, domestic look.”

Intended for the contract or domestic market, the system can be used to make open and closed shelving units, sideboards and chests of drawers.

The frame is made of bleached oak and the MDF panels come painted in a range of eight colours plus lighter and darker versions.

The product was launched at imm cologne in January, where other products on show included a chair inspired by spaghetti for Ligne Roset and a folding armchair for One Nordic. See all our stories about product launches in Cologne.

Last year Flötotto showed a plastic school chair by Konstantin Grcic, which has been updated this time around with an outdoor version.

Other projects by Werner Aisslinger on Dezeen include a budget hotel designed to feel like staying at a friend’s house, a chair grown inside a greenhouse and a swinging sofa. He’s also the designer behind the Iconograph watch, available from Dezeen Watch Store.

Other storage solutions on Dezeen include a bookcase with a dining table and chairs hidden between the shelves and a mirror and shelf hung either end of a leather strap. See all our stories about storage.

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The Double Life storage solution was named after our tendency to look well put together when we leave the house, while our closets are left in shambles! The unit contains cubbies of various sizes to keep a wide range of items neat and tidy. Though it looks like a singular piece, each of the eight squares can actually be arranged according to the users taste and needs.

Designer: JuHyun Shin

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A junk drawer can seem like a helpful storage space, but in reality it’s usually not. That is probably because all drawers with the “junk drawer” moniker house a lot of the stuff that doesn’t have a proper storage space or is clutter. Lots of miscellaneous things get added to the drawer, and because you can close the drawer, it’s easy to to leave it cluttered — until you start frantically searching for something that you need. Sadly, this poor experience doesn’t improve your life or home in any way.

When free of clutter and organized well, though, junk drawers can be the one of the most useful, non-junky storage areas in your home. They can transform from junk drawers into utility drawers. These drawers can hold things that are used frequently (pens, notepads) or items that you need at specific moments (picture hanging kit), and do so in a way that adds utility to your space. Don’t let your junk drawers languish. Unclutter them. Reclaim them. Turn them into areas that let you easily find what you need.

Follow these five steps to get started:

1. Determine what’s inside your junk drawer. The first step will be to see exactly what is living in there. Sometimes, there is such a huge variety of things stored in the drawer that you may not know where to begin. So, try starting with an easy step. Remove things that are obviously trash or don’t belong. When you start with things that are easily trash, the uncluttering process will seem less daunting.
2. Categorize your items. Dump all the non-obviously-trash items out of the drawer onto a flat surface, like a table. Next, group your items into categories (tools, office supplies, keys, etc.) by putting like objects together. If you have multiples of items, can you get rid of any duplicates? You may want to keep multiple pens, for example, but those without ink or that are dried out can be tossed in the trash.
3. Decide what will be kept in the drawer. This is a great time to think about the things you do want to keep in the drawer. What you put inside will depend on the items you need to have available near where the drawer resides. For each of us, this can be different. There are no right or wrong items to keep, however, they should be things you need and they should be easy to access. You shouldn’t have to dig through the drawer to get what you need.
4. Use dividers and containers. Just as you sorted like items together when you were uncluttering unnecessary objects from your drawer, you’ll want to keep these items together in your new utility drawer. Drawer organizers (like these from Rubbermaid) can work well, but you probably already have containers that you can use, like ice cube trays, resealable bags, plasticware, or even baby food jars.
5. Don’t put anything in the uncluttered drawer that doesn’t belong. Once the drawer is organized, you’ll have to stick with the plan and not put anything into the utility drawer that doesn’t belong in there. Be ruthless. Unless there’s a section of the drawer designated for a specific item(s), don’t put clutter into your drawer. It’s also a good idea to check the drawer every couple of months to make sure that it’s still organized and that no stray things made their way inside your utility drawer.

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