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Felix de Pass' D.I.Y. Shoe Storage

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We saw one witty idea from Felix de Pass back in November. Now, here's another.

His words on this D.I.Y. shoe storage: Placed low down, this coat rack transforms and takes on a new function, it loses its language of a coat rack, and instead becomes a quirky but practical shoe storage solution that ties in with the surroundings in which it’s intended.

 
 

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This is just brilliant.

posted by Nisha on May 15th 2007 at 10:17am
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that looks like pain waiting to happen...

posted by vinegar on May 15th 2007 at 10:27am
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Kudos, Felix, you're a genius!

posted by boomer on May 15th 2007 at 10:34am
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Wow. I may have to give this a try! Or order the "Shoe Parking." I wish someone would come up with a pretty basket or box that could attach to the bottom of a metal front door. Then one could put shoes and slippers in that and it would take up no space at all.

posted by Samantha S on May 15th 2007 at 10:46am
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I put in a single coat hook about knee height (below my coat hook) to hold umbrellas.. Works wonders.

posted by Peter D on May 15th 2007 at 10:59am
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"it loses its language of a coat rack, and instead becomes a quirky but practical shoe storage solution that ties in with the surroundings in which it’s intended."

what a tool.

posted by Huntley on May 15th 2007 at 11:04am
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Hm. Once that's full of dirty shoes displayed filthiest-side out (instead of one pair of never-worn white sneakers), I think it's going to look pretty unattractive.

posted by palousian on May 15th 2007 at 11:24am
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I think this idea would work really well on the outside of my back door, for running shoes.

Oh, and Huntley, I totally agree with you.

posted by Anne in Chicago on May 15th 2007 at 11:59am
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The first thing I thought of when I saw it was Marcel Duchamp's The Trap.

posted by Ondrej on May 15th 2007 at 12:07pm
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Ondrej, that's hilarious. Thank you!

posted by palousian on May 15th 2007 at 12:43pm
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looks terrible, also don't put leather shoes on those hooks they'll lose their shape.

posted by patrik on May 15th 2007 at 1:03pm
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um... no.

posted by Michael on May 15th 2007 at 1:06pm
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I reckon this is a very clever idea... I would store my umbrella horizontally across that too!

posted by 2009sunshine on May 15th 2007 at 8:49pm
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I LOVE THIS!!!!

posted by GothamTomato on May 16th 2007 at 3:45am
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Exactly what I thought, Ondrej!

posted by AmandaSD on May 16th 2007 at 10:39am
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too cute! the ingenuity of some of u people is remarkable.

posted by SD913 on October 16th 2007 at 8:49am
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