Transformer Shelf & Storage by Martin Sämmer

Periodically, a conceptual furniture design comes along and blows our socks off. The Transformer Shelf from Dutch designer Martin Sämmer does just that...

With multiple sliding drawers and shallow trays, Transformer Shelf is fully customizable. Martin Sämmer wants the user to "to participate in the evolution of its shape." Completely impractical but tons of fun! Via: whymeblog and notcot.org.

Pics: Oliver Wrobel, Bianca Elmer

Comments (7)

what is it?

posted by Archie on October 31st 2008 at 5:23am
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how easy is it going to be to transform when it is full of heavy stuff? plus, fugly.

posted by Carder on October 31st 2008 at 5:53am
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erm. i would get two sets of headache - the first one trying to remember what i put where, and the second one trying to get to it ...
it is taking up a lot more space than the folded up version, too, because you need room to slide it apart.

nice in theory, but ...

posted by maike on October 31st 2008 at 6:04am
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If Baby from "Dirty Dancing" can figure it out, so can you.

posted by jakelegs on October 31st 2008 at 6:38am
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roar...

posted by quiltmaster on October 31st 2008 at 12:33pm
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Maike's right - it makes little sense unless it's in the middle of the room.

Also, the designer is German, not Dutch (the umlauts over the a - dead giveaway). He's from Karlsruhe, but works now in Amsterdam for Marcel Wanders, the Droog dude.

Think I'll head down to the Droog store today and see if he stuff is on display. Maybe it makes more sense in person...

posted by HilversumJim on November 1st 2008 at 12:37am
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Very cool. Looks to me like a photocopier that you can take apart similarly to find the jammed paper...

posted by rapidtransitman on December 29th 2008 at 9:11pm
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