This furniture let you move apartments with ease by fitting inside a carton!

Urbanization and the exodus of human resources to metropolitan cities have resulted in an exponential rise in real estate prices. This has further ensured that space comes at a premium in these bigger cities where work and life take us. As a result, apartment and tiny home living have become a norm in such metros, and people rely on space-efficient furniture that they can use in their small space and transport easily when moving out. Living up to the demand, a South Korean designer has come up with the 120 Series furniture. While we wish this one piece of furniture could be used in 120 ways, the name is a clever play on the size of the moving boxes (120cm³).

Each design in this series can fit into a shipping carton (120cm³) without disassembling and then the tedious reassembly at the new place. Relocating is a tedious task; if you have moved from one locality to another or between cities, you’d know what I mean. Many urban dwellers sell off their furniture at throwaway prices because transporting bulky furniture is next to impossible. One of the solutions by the furniture industry is the introduction of transforming and space-saving designs. Though the 120 Series furniture isn’t foldable, it is designed in a manner that the stool can function as a basket horizontally or a side table – with wheels – it can double as a trolley. Each furniture unit in the collection, which primarily features seating, has nylon handles to amp up the portability. We have a trolley with detachable wheels, a stepping stool that doubles as a seat, and a basket stool to name a few. The basket stool comes with a yellow handle so we can carry its contents on moving day!

The 120 series can be packed and moved in cardboard cartons with other luggage; it’s that simple. The thoughtfulness of that design element is what makes this design so unique. The furniture is almost like LEGO blocks for your home – you can use them together or separately, but best of all, it does not force you to sell out. In fact, each of these designs can become your little piece of the known in an unknown home!

Designer: WooSeok Lee

The Wire Basket Just Got Twice as Good

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I’ve reviewed thousands of wildly creative, far-out, futuristic concepts over the years, but it’s still the most simple of ideas — the ones that make you wonder why you didn’t think of them first — that inspire me the most. This design, simply called ‘Basket,’ is one of those ideas.

It’s the result of a simplistic reimagining of the traditional basket. Just by splitting the mold and add a rotation feature to the handle, the versatility of the classic basket design is essentially doubled. Useful for a variety of shopping scenarios, the shape is instantly transformed by flipping the two sides around. Users can make it deeper or longer depending on the contents. Pure genius!

Designer: Kong Li

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This Hanging Basket Chair Is Volcanic

Relax in the comfort of your own volcano. Sort of. Not that volcanoes are comfortable. The Ibis Volcanic Basalt Hanging Basket Chair is a handmade chair that’s made from natural resin and volcanic basalt fiber.

That pair of natural materials is super durable, and will look awesome inside or outside your home. The chair hangs from the ceiling, which is perfect because you will feel like you are playing that kid’s game where the floor is made of hot lava. It is the perfect way to incorporate a little bit of nature into your home.

It’s literally much cooler than a chair made of lava. It also pairs nicely with a lava lamp. Okay, I’ll stop.

[via The Gadget Flow]