Business growth is great, but entrepreneurs getting started and start-ups just launching can experience space crunches due to low budgets and/or rapid expansion. This simple kid-puzzle-style solution lets you pack up and go in moments. No folding, bending, twisting or complex transforming required while you wheel your way to larger spaces with a lightweight, portable, all-in-one foam office furniture unit.
This slotted collection contains two chairs, a simple computer-sized desk, a work light and (of course) the essential basic plugins for quick internet and electrical connectivity. Tim Vinke created this with everyday needs in mind and no more; plastic wheels and foam-formed solids make this unit feel a little less precious, for those otherwise worried about bumping and bruising their new office-on-wheels.
There is no pretension to high furniture fashion in these modular pieces (or the whole they fit into) – this is pure functionality at its best. Foam is used because it is extremely light, particularly compared to the metal and wood that make up most office furniture objects. Cheap, easy to build and even easier to move, this seems like the perfect launchpad for a new business endeavor. Now for the next step: some memory foam like they use in mattresses for a little extra on the ergonomics front.
All in One Office Furniture
New Sliding Wood Doors Design by Rodolfo Dordoni
These sliding wood doors were created by designer Rodolfo Dordoni for Molteni & C. The product is called Glide and features a series of panels and doors that make up the compilation. The overall design of the product is very minimal to create a blended look in a home where the wood compliments the interior décor. If you like to open up a home and allow the rooms to connect, these types of systems can be attractive as opposed to traditional doors which are narrow in comparison.
Bed, Chair, Table & Shelves Semi-Abstract Lines by Bertein
Sure it sounds hard to hang a piece of furniture but think of all the other benefits: saving space, preserving your floors and carrying less furniture pieces up the stairs in the first place. From beds and tables to chairs and bookshelves, Bertein Architecture has created an engaging set of tension-based suspended, hanging and floating furniture designs – ideal minimalist living and bedroom design accessories.
The loft bed may be the best (if most simple and minimal) of their design explorations – four wires hung from the ceiling above are balanced by four wires from below that float the bed in place. Of course, you have to be careful not to trip on wire rope as you navigate the space – and adding a canopy might be a bit tricky.
The chair is rich and complex, using a series of supports from above and below that turn a series of semi-abstract lines and planes into a tightly-held suspended seat. The table and shelves use a combination of solid steel side supports and crisscrossing wires to hold glass surfaces in midair from all necessary directions.