Collapsible Furniture Hangs on Your Wall When Not In Use

Designer Jongha Choi built furniture that can collapse into flat, 2D shapes you can hang on your wall

For his Master’s Thesis on contextual design, Jongha Choi built and designed a series of stools and tables that can transform from functional 3D furniture into flat, 2D shapes.

Choi calls the collapsible furniture “De-dimension” and you can see it in action in the embedded video below. This was Choi’s final project at the Design Academy in Eindhoven, The Netherlands. Previously, the Korean designer had earned his Bachelor’s and Master’s of Fine Art in Sculpture from Seoul National University in South Korea.

For those interested, you can read his Master’s Thesis here and see more designs from Choi at his official website.

De-dimension: From 2D to 3D
by Jongha Choi

JONGHACHOI.COM

A Clever Hotel Room ‘Loft’ Designed for Longer Stays

In a regular hotel room or studio apartment, the bed always dominates. At Zoku, a big kitchen table serves as focal point.

The 24m2 (258 sq ft) Zoku Loft is designed as a living/working hybrid for ‘global nomads’ who typically seek temporary residence for between five days and several months. The designers add:

“In a regular hotel room or studio apartment, the bed always dominates. At Zoku, a big kitchen table serves as focal point. Use it to work across time zones, host dinner parties or gently rest your head after making a deadline. You decide. Then feel free to change your mind. The same goes for swapping the art on your walls, after which you can enjoy the view from your comfy Muuto design furniture.”

The loft has space-saving features like a retractable staircase and hide-away storage areas. It also includes a king size bed, dishwasher and commonly used home/office supplies. The first Zoku lofts are set to open in August in the eastern Canal District of Amsterdam. You can find much more information at the links below.

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In this incredible conversion we see an old school bus turned into a mobile home. The all wood interior really gives this mobile home a comfy feeling. There’s a fully functional kitchen, a wood burning fireplace for heat (the bus is undoubtedly poor for insulation), a futon for sitting/sleeping, a desk and shelves with lips to prevent items from falling out when the road gets bumpy.

These old school buses are not known for their fuel efficiency, so gas is probably expensive. The trade-off is of course mobility, and the ability to park/sleep in pretty beautiful locations that a [moderately priced] hotel would be hard pressed to match. The experience of travelling/living in one of these is truly unique.