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myLot reputation of 95/100. drannhh (7482)   ranked 28 out of 355 in art1 year ago

I consider this sort of thing functional art at its best:

http://www.heatherwick.com/index.php

If I weren't popping off to London just for the kidney pie, I would want to go there just to see the bridge that is a thoroughfare one minute and a standing sculpture the next. Now why didn't I think of that!

The same firm offers a 6 foot "board" (imaginatively called "Plank" that folds up into a table or a chair, depending on your needs, then flattens back out into a plank for easy storage.

Do you love this sort of thing? Do you have any clever fold-up furniture or have you seen some you like? Would you be bold enough to try to make your own if you had a good design? Or do you prefer conventional furniture.

 
 
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1. myLot reputation of 97/100. GardenGerty (20323)   ranked 63 out of 355 in art   1 year ago

I think it sounds incredible, especially for people who are living in small spaces. I do not have any, unless you count sleeper sofas as the same thing. I have heard of a console that you pull out and it is actually a long table that will sit a family or guests.


myLot reputation of 95/100. drannhh (7482)   ranked 28 out of 355 in art  1 year ago

We don't have much conventional furniture. Almost everything is minimalist and/or fold up, including a large dining table that collapses to fit in a 10" space with four folding chairs stashed inside. Sleeper sofa is a good example!

Here is the link to the Plank thing:

http://www.heatherwick.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=24&Itemid=46

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2. myLot reputation of 97/100. coffeebreak (4845)   ranked 297 out of 355 in art   1 year ago

Not sure what you mean, but there is a table that has the side that folds down so the table can literally be scooted to the wall and be like a half table if you have a small space. A cute little half table for one or you pull it out, open the other side and it is a cute little table for 2-3. I'd like to have one of those!


myLot reputation of 95/100. drannhh (7482)   ranked 28 out of 355 in art  1 year ago

Yes, that is exactly the sort of thing I had in mind. Very cute and space-saving!


myLot reputation of 97/100. coffeebreak (4845)   ranked 297 out of 355 in art  1 year ago

I enjoy watching all the home improvement shows - design shows and such. They often do things that us normal, non-rich folks can do! I saw one that had a beautiful mirror on the wall - they pulled it down and it turned into an ironing board! I forget how they did the legs for support on it, but then I didn't need an ironing board, so I didn't really pay attention to that part, but that was the coolest thing! I should have paid more attention as that would also have worked as a additional table or counter space area!


myLot reputation of 95/100. drannhh (7482)   ranked 28 out of 355 in art  1 year ago

A mirror that pulled down into a table would be great! I have not much use for an ironing board, but sometimes when we are in a hotel room, we pull the provided one out and set it up to use as a table, of sorts.

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3. myLot reputation of 100/100. arkaf61 (5729)   ranked 308 out of 355 in art   1 year ago

I love it!!!!!I always enjoyed original design meeting functionality and these guys seem to have it.
And no. In no way I prefer conventional furniture LOL Had to conform a bit when I came to live here because at the time not only I didn't know the city well enough to find the fun stuff, but also there wasn't much. Other than idomo and ikea that were a bit more out of the box at that time, everything else was boring and un-fun( it was also way too big, but that's another story LOL )
My first buy was the cube(s) that could be anything in my living room. Stack, stand sideways, just by itself. It was the fun of my first living room in here. Each week that living room looked different because those cubes really worked in every single way. No folding or anything but really great.
Over the years I've bought quite a few things with great design and puzzled my mother in law to no end which was fun in itself of course.
I have some - more or less - conventional furniture, of course.


myLot reputation of 95/100. drannhh (7482)   ranked 28 out of 355 in art  1 year ago

More or less conventional--I like that!

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4. myLot reputation of 98/100. aseretdd (6857)   ranked 85 out of 355 in art   1 year ago

That board that turns into a table, chair, and storage is a very clever invention... i would love to have one in my home... very handy when we want to go on a picnic...

I am not that artistic or creative enough to make my own fold-up furniture...

When i was in Baguio a few years... i saw a man carrying several fold up tables... and selling them to stall owners in the market... i wanted to buy one... but i can't since we only rode the bus going there and i do not have an extra hand to carry it... but i told myself... next time i go back to that place... and i see this man with his fold up table... i will surely buy one for myself...


myLot reputation of 95/100. drannhh (7482)   ranked 28 out of 355 in art  1 year ago

How enterprising! I'm sure if I saw it I would like one too:-)

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5. myLot reputation of 97/100. travibabiesgirl (990)   ranked 224 out of 355 in art   1 year ago

With this coming to my email I can not view it yet so I will have to come back and see it after I post. One of very few mylot uggs that need fixed. w00t
I think though the fold up furniture sounds very space saving and neat. I think I would love to have some of it. I live in a little house and have company rarely but it would be nice to be able to store some extra chairs that fold up like a plank when not in use. I have no ideas that I could even put forth on making fold up stuff.


myLot reputation of 97/100. travibabiesgirl (990)   ranked 224 out of 355 in art  1 year ago

That bridge is really beautiful and neat. I love it and it makes me want to check out their furniture.


myLot reputation of 95/100. drannhh (7482)   ranked 28 out of 355 in art  1 year ago

Although we do have some nice folding chairs tucked away in the closet in case we have more visitors than we can seat, I went nutso when I saw that plank. I shudder to think what that thing costs though.


myLot reputation of 97/100. travibabiesgirl (990)   ranked 224 out of 355 in art  1 year ago

I was wondering the same thing about the expense of one of their products. I also looked at the Nader Khalili's ceramic houses that he made out of recycled plastic grocery bags and fired earth. That is absolutely amazing. How do people come up with such wonderful ideas. It was not only a great recycling idea it turned out so beautiful. Have you seen the new houses they are making out of shipping containers? I want one really badly now. here is the link to the article
http://realestate.msn.com/Buying/Article2.aspx?cp-documentid=9497461>1=35000


myLot reputation of 95/100. drannhh (7482)   ranked 28 out of 355 in art  5 months ago

That is a killer link! Sorry to have taken so long with your BR and acknowledgement. This slipped through the cracks...

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6. myLot reputation of 99/100. mimpi1911 (8097)   ranked 38 out of 355 in art   1 year ago

That is a beauty!
Even though I love old stuffs but would like to go for eco friendly, fold up furniture. The space is certainly getting less and we all want furniture that is perfect for the ambiance and space. I remember you sharing one link about some domed architectural pattern by a famous architect on my using plastic bags discussion. You are never short of good idea and sharing those.

Thanks dear.


myLot reputation of 95/100. drannhh (7482)   ranked 28 out of 355 in art  1 year ago

Oh, yes, this kind of furniture would go very well in one of Nader Khalili's ceramic houses that he made out of recycled plastic grocery bags and fired earth. Here is a better link to CalEarth:ery/photogallery.html


myLot reputation of 95/100. drannhh (7482)   ranked 28 out of 355 in art  1 year ago

Oops, here is the correct link:

http://www.calearth.org/PhotoGallery/photogallery.html


myLot reputation of 99/100. mimpi1911 (8097)   ranked 38 out of 355 in art  1 year ago

Yes that was Nader Khalil.
Thanks for redirecting me to the link. Awesome creativity!

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