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Just when I thought my favorite aesthetic - minimalism - might be somewhat, well, dead. This set of photos reverberates with what made it great initially: the length of clean lines, the clarity of thinking, the color contrast, the white, the brown, the grey, the black at the edges. Bravo. Minimalism lives.

Wish we could get these in the US.

beautiful. i want.

drooling

look at those gorgeous hardwood floors. i like the purple piece.

Does somebody actually live there?

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I recently moved to Germany and hallway furniture is a really big deal here. There is not one closet in most apartments. I really miss closets. You have to buy a ridiculous amount of furniture for storage purposes. That being said, because space is limited and storage is needed, there are some amazing and innovative furniture designs. We are still setting up house so I may have a look at some of these designs as possible options. They are lovely.

you can try the hülsta showroom in nyc for similar pieces

who removes their little black dress at the door?

i want the hardwood floors and i'm dying for that purple buffet

totally unrealistic. looks great on paper, but who would want (or could) ever live there?

How is beautiful storage unrealistic?

Use your imagination! There was a time when I came home with a beautiful man and my dress definitely didn't make it past the entrance...

jk... but it's just an ad, not a real home.

SarahMichelle most european countries with older buildings don't have closets in bedroom. "Back in the Day" a homeowner was taxed according to how many rooms his dwelling had, and a closet (aka dressing room) was considered a room and deemed as taxable. So the armoir was born.

The entry closet/hallway closet is a really big deal in Germany, shoes are taken off at the front door...and since it rains and is gross a lot in Germany it makes sense to want to tuck them away (shoes in those tiny hallways are a potential hazard anyway).

what is with hanging a dress in a entry way?

Maybe the dress is on the way to the dry cleaners. Or maybe a shirt and pants were on that hanger prior and the homeowner changed out in the living room. Hey. . . have you seen any of the commercials from Germany?? they is funny folk

empty beautiful storage is unrealistic. I doubt anyone spending as much as some of those items costs only owns one jacket. And all those empty hangers? I guess they are wearing their one jacket during the shoot.

this intersection of consumptionism marketed by way of non-consumptionist images is very funny.

Man, you're all being so literal! These are photos advertising pieces of furniture-- not peeks into someone's living space.

I think they're quite useful & beautiful.

Someone please tell me who produces the purple piece in the picture and where it is sold.

Ok US vendors - there's a huge demand from city dwellers for furniture like this! We're sitting ducks. We have no room. I can only make do with plastic tubs and modified bookcases and garage shelving, bricks and boards, for so long. IF anyone out there knows other vendors of modest-medium priced stuff like this, please share.