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This cactus-inspired desk organizer uses a slot-and-tab stacking method to adapt with your changing setup needs!

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There are as many ways to organize an office space as there are offices in the world. When there’s no longer any room to stuff stationery in desktop organizers, that’s when things get messy. But desks are arranged to fit the needs of those working behind them, so options for storage better be plentiful. And by storage options, I don’t mean endless stacks of papers, pens, and staplers. Inspired by the indefinite growing lengths of succulents, Subin Song collaborated with Fountain Studio to design Cacty, a modular desk organizer that can expand and grow to limitless heights.

Each module of Cacty can be linked to one another through a slot-and-tab stacking method that creates an endless array of options for organizing. Users can store bulkier items like staplers and tape dispensers in Cacty’s base module, the most central piece of the stacking system, which comes equipped with four slots for additional modules’ tabs to connect. The other modules that come with Cacty fit different organizational needs. For instance, a taller module can contain long writing tools like pens and pencils, along with rulers and scissors. Then, shorter modules can hold office supplies like glue sticks, binder clips, and safety pins.

Cacty’s main appeal is the infinite combinations that can be applied when constructing the modular system. Meeting the organizational needs of each user, Cacty can be constructed into any shape that works for your desktop. Thanks to its slot-and-tab stacking method, any modular scheme can work with Cacty to help categorize your office supplies and streamline your workdays.

Designer: Subin Song x Fountain Studio

Inspired by the infinite growth of succulent plants, Cacty’s expansion has endless possibilities.

Cacty’s prototype was made from corrugated paper.

Using a slot-and-tab stacking method, Cacty securely fastens its modules together.

Cacty’s base module is the most central one, offering room for bulkier office supplies.

Cacty’s tallest module creates some space for taller, slimmer items like scissors and rulers.

A shorter module is the ideal size to keep items like gluesticks and mini-highlighters.

Cacty’s shortest module creates shelf-like organizers for paper clips and thumbtacks.

The modular structure of Cacty depends on each user’s organizational needs.

These objects merge outside & inside world into a new visual, haptic, functional design!

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Outside/Inside was created to question the traditional understanding of a “vessel” and reimagine it with materials like pine needles to not only add more function but also give it a refreshing form. “What do you understand as a ‘vessel’? What image comes to mind if I tell you to describe it? Now, how far can you stretch that image? How far is too far?” asked the duo as they worked on reinterpreting the meaning through their design. Just like wild grass, it looks like the ‘vessel’ is growing from the surface it is kept on. What I love is the usage of pine needles because it is an underrated and under-explored natural material. Pine needles also bring a touch of nature inside on your shelf or desk. It also adds a poetic theme to the design as its colors, smell, and texture change over time letting you experience the ‘seasons’ of Outside/Inside.

It works with the existing properties of densely packed pine needles that grip and hold things – use it to hold up memos, stationery, flower stems, and more! Outside/Inside gives the conventional round/square based vessel with walls a new meaning by letting you organize objects efficiently, into an entirely new visual, haptic and functional experience. Breaking away from the clinical nature of modern product design, Its form allows the user to come up with their own unique ways of using the object, striking a sense of curiosity and discovery.

Designer: Gaurav Wali and Yashika Munjal

A portable stationery organizer to carry, use, and pack up your drawing tools!

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If you’re an artist, designer, or even a creative person who simply likes to draw and doodle around, you know exactly how important your drawing tools are. But storing and organizing your stationery equipment well is a whole issue by itself. So, Anton Meyer designed The Arch, a portable organizer for your prized drawing tools!

Designer: Anton Meyer

Crafted wholly from plywood, at first glance, the Arch looks like your everyday pencil case, in which you would store your stationery items.

And it does function like one, with little compartments within to hold your pens, pencils, sharpeners, erasers, rulers and etc!

However, the compartments are covered with two thin layers of plywood lined with little dotted holes designed to take things up a notch! You can remove the panels to create two arch-like extensions over the cover of the organizer, and attach it onto the base.

You then pop in your pencils or pens into the neat holes, your tools are supported by the two arches, while providing you easy access to pick up the tool you need (and help you show-off your arsenal!). You can arrange them according to your needs and preference, or maybe even according to color! The Arch is a super useful minimal organizer, that can really elevate the way you carry, store and handle your stationery items. This is a huge boon for the messy ones!