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GRAB Side Table lives up to the grab-and-go expectation

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The design of this concept side table is straight to the point. The GRAB Side Table is named as such because the design of this furniture piece allows you to just grab it and go.

This is mainly a concept design and we have already seen something similar. However, it’s not really a surprise since its designer Deniz Aktay is the same guy who created the Wavelet Side Table. The latter made waves recently with its curled side tabletop that doubles as a handle.

Designer: Deniz Aktay

GRAB Side Table Design

The round tabletop’s vibrant red and matte finish makes the piece more attractive. In addition, it has an opening in the middle, shaped like a semi-circle, that also works as a handle. This design allows easier transport when you want to move the table and redecorate the home.

The metal legs of the side table appear to be one piece. It is bent in different places to give support to the tabletop. It is painted in black with a smooth finish, looks neat, and is the perfect match for the red table. Underneath, we see screws that attach the leg part to the top.

GRAB Side Table

The legs of the table provide balance and stability. But, don’t be deceived by how it looks as there are three points (legs), enough to support the weight of the table. Deniz Aktay definitely knows table design and table anatomy. The Wavelet also has three legs, just like his Tie Stool. We are also reminded of The Pet Table with its stability despite its interesting shape. It is sturdy and balanced as the center of gravity within the product base is as low as possible.

The GRAB Side Table is another exciting design from the German furniture designer. His knowledge of architecture and urban planning can be seen in his other creations. This Grab concept is something we see furniture makers like IKEA may carry.

GRAB Side Table Details

The Grab Side Tablet can be a winner with minimalist yet functional and eye-catching aesthetics. If you have one in your home, expect this to be a conversation starter when you have guests over. It is only a side table, but we’re thinking the design can also be applied as a stool. The designer can make a stool version with just a few adjustments on the size and maybe the material or strength of the legs. The stool version should be more durable and sturdier.

GRAB Side Table Concept Design Details

GRAB Side Table Concept

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Green offices need this 360-degree rotating ergonomic stool that is recyclable by design

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In the past couple of years, the definition of the office environment has drastically changed. We are more rooted to our seats than ever before as the digital work age transports us into a new era. A good, comfortable office chair can instantly increase productivity, thanks to the comfort it guarantees. But to fill the void for a comfortable seat with a more adaptive and less space occupying option, a designer has envisioned an ergonomic stool that will adapt to the user’s body movement during long periods of sitting.

Designed to guarantee comfort and instantly increase concentration and physical fatigue, the Axis stool is, according to the designer, the first ergonomic stool created from sustainable materials. The stool is intended primarily for the demanding needs of a flexible office environment, for which, it is made lightweight and stackable – two essentials of a modern office where space comes for a premium.

Designer: Florian Blamberger and Alexander Knorr

In addition to its ergonomic design, sustainability is at the Axis’s core. The seat is made from injection molding bio thermo-polymer, which makes it a biodegradable and recyclable seating unit for the greener offices of the future. To create more impact with little mechanical intervention, the entire stool – the base and the seat – are held together using a single screw. The convenient manufacturing makes it possible that the specially engineered seat on the top can tilt in any direction so the users don’t feel the pressure while leaning from one desk to another. The base and the seat are placed inches apart from each other to allow 360-degree tilting without friction between the two components.

Axis is by virtue then, comfortable enough to let you work efficiently for long hours, albeit a backrest. The firm base of the stool keeps it sturdy on the ground, its lightweight structure permits it to be stacked up after use, while the eco-friendly construction ensures the stool can be completely recycled at the end of its life cycle.

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Every one of these WFH furniture pieces includes a secret feature to keep your work and life separate

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Every piece of Taku Yahara’s line of WFH furniture reveals a dual function or hidden compartment that’s designed to keep work and life balanced.

When working from home, the conditions have to be prime. Whether you’re working from the patio or the kitchen, the mood has to be just right. It’s no surprise most of us went straight to the drawing boards to transform our bedrooms into hybrid working spaces after WFH orders went into place. Helping move the process along, Taku Yahara designed a line of versatile pieces of office furniture to keep our working and living spaces separate, making WFH that much more comfortable.

When designing his line of WFH furniture, Yahara looked first to versatility. Equipping most of his pieces of furniture with dual features and hidden compartments, Yahara wanted to ensure work and life could remain balanced even when working from home. The Mobility Desk, for example, is a portable desk that can transform into an inconspicuous storage basin when the workday is finished.

In its initial form, the Mobility Desk is a narrow wooden storage bin and then transforms into a drop-front desk for working. Keeping the design work to a minimum, the Mobility Desk is stripped down to its barest form to emphasize its accessibility. Then, Yahara conceptualized a router box with convenience at the forefront of his design.

Since finding good WiFi is the number one priority when working from home, Yahara developed the router box at an appropriate height to ensure open access throughout the day, from anywhere in the house.

For work-on-the-go, Yahara designed a desk work bag that functions as a carrying case for all of our office supplies as well as a storage bin for the desk. Rigid by design, the desk work bag can be carried with little to no fuss and then remain in place on the desk. Finally, an extended drawer can turn any table into a working desk. Softened with a leather top, the extended drawer reveals an additional storage bin for office supplies.

Designer: Taku Yahara

The desk work bag can remain in place on top of the actual desk or hang from a table edge with accessory hooks. 

With an integrated secret drawer, the extended desk functions as a working space and storage basin.

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This versatile furniture concept features a sliding grid system that saves and creates space!

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Square to Square is a versatile furniture system for the modern home built on an internal and external sliding grid mechanism to save and create space.

Squares are known for the versatile nature of their shapes. It’s said that Le Corbusier saw squares as “the most refined and pure form in nature,” as young designer Kyungseon Nam puts it. Setting out to design a furniture system concept based on the multidimensionality of the square, Nam developed Square to Square.

Initially structured as a solid block, functional as a table or ottoman, Square to Square can turn into a full dining table or workspace setup. Built around an internal sliding grid system, Square to Square transforms from one configuration to the next with seamless transitions.

Square to Square’s initial form is divided between four quadrants that contain their own internal sliding grid system with hidden pull-out shelves and integrated cushioned booths. Positioned on top of an external sliding grid system, the hidden booth components of Square to Square can be pulled from each quadrant to reveal a four-person dining table setup.

Then, from each corner booth, a lower cushioned shelf can be pulled out to provide a resting place for your pets or even your feet. Each quadrant also contains spring mechanics that unload an elevated desk space that could function as a standing desk or raised shelf. Underneath the spring-loaded desk space, Nam incorporated a storage compartment where goods can be stored even when the optional desk space isn’t raised.

Taking advantage of the square’s chameleonic creative possibilities, Nam was able to conceptualize a multifunctional furniture system that not only saves space but creates space. Transforming from a solid, blank cube into a live-and-work space that also doubles as a dining area, Square to Square is the versatile and space-saving furniture system for the modern home.

Designer: Kyungseon Nam

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This 19th century-style desk with modern aesthetics is a great alternative to your regular workstation

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In the growing work from home culture, a workstation at home has become a must for every individual. There are scores of options on the market you can find. However, all the workstations have a similar table chair combo – whether you go in for a sophisticated material or an ordinary choice. Taking us back into the 19th-century households, a designer has conceived a contemporary version of the pre-modern day desk, called the Floor Desk, that by the mere look instantly reminds us of the era it belongs to.

The desk constructed with a combination of high-end wooden material is distinguished by its appearance and exquisite details that celebrate the urbaneness of the ancient-style desk. The young Korean designer behind the rendition, informs that a desk in the 19th century catered as a tool for reading and writing. Since the rooms at home were usually small, the desks were made low and small to not look overwhelming in the room. The desks back then were more like chests with storage under the tabletop. For a modern twist to the wooden desk, the designer has scrapped the storage from underneath the tabletop to create space for the user’s legs and has instead incorporated it as an open shelf on the left side. Our method of using the workstation may have changed, but with its subtle innovative approach, the Floor Desk does give us a new way to work.

Aesthetically, the Floor Desk offers both legroom and storage. It has baton-style sturdy legs that hold on a thickish top. The left legs are attached to a small plank –with a set of short legs – which functions as a small storage space for instance to keep your notepad while working on the laptop. Standing desks are gaining popularity. and there is no doubt, people will appreciate the idea of sitting on the floor and working, without compromising the comfort of a table and chair.

Designer: Kyungah Sohn