HARD DRIVE COFFEE TABLE

We love efficient, multi-tasking furniture here at Inhabitat, so we were excited to discover Grand Idea Studio's Hard Drive Coffee Table. The design recycles an original hard drive from an early storage

ANDREA ZITTEL

If you've ever dreamt of retrofitting your tiny apartment with an all-in-one space-saving life-changing furniture solution, you have a friend in Andrea Zittel. Currently based in Joshua Tree, CA, Zittel

MEALBOX

If you think design for take-out is just about plastic forks and chinese paper cartons - think again. The Mealbox by Igland Design is furniture design for take out. It allows you to bring your table and

BERTRAND PINCEMIN’S ARTICULATED SHELVES

Ever longed for a shelving unit that can fold into different sizes and shapes? I know I have ? especially when in the process of moving, redecorating, or dealing with oddly shaped rooms. Happily, French

OTTO CHAIR

It seems a lot of contemporary designs take inspiration from the classic toys of our childhood; the Turn Your Head pirolettes and the Lovetann modular home are just a few we’ve covered recently. The

TURN YOUR TV INTO A LAMP

Not sure what else to say about this one other than its deceptively simple. If you want to bask in that cool glow of your cathode ray tube, but don't want the distracting flicker of images, then the DVD

ASWOON BENT PLYWOOD FURNITURE

Aswoon/Susan Woods Studio in Brooklyn designs and fabricates furniture and architectural additions for interiors and exteriors, as well as providing a platform for high-end artists and designers. The

OOOOOOOMs

What is it about the Dutch and design? Why is it that most witty and thought-provoking designers these days all seem to be coming out of the Netherlands? Tord Boontje, Jurgen Bey, Hella Jongerious,

CONVERTIBLE “POUF” TRANSFORMS FROM CHAIR TO BED

At Design Within Reach I spotted this fabulous 3-in-1 furniture piece which converts from bed, to chair, to table. Called a “pouf” (and I’m not really sure why) this space-saving sleep

MODERNIST MURPHY BEDS

Readers of Inhabitat may have noticed that I have a thing for folding furniture. Transformer furniture is just so much more space-saving and efficient than regular furniture. I really feel that all

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THUMB PUZZLE TABLE

I spotted this puzzle table, by Douglas Homer at ICFF. (Yes, I've had a really hard time catching up with all the cool stuff I saw at ICFF ). I love this interactive table, which is based on a

TRANSFORMER ROTOR TABLE

I'm a big fan of transformer furniture these days. Any furniture that has fold-out parts and a variety of different configurations is A-okay in my book. This Rotor Coffee Table from Design Within Reach

REVERSIBLE MEDIA CENTER SHELVING

We could all use a bit more space in our place. Thats why I have such love for folding 2?in?1 furniture like Murphy beds and More Doors. Next in this illustrious line of folding furniture is Reversica's

MOLO PAPER WALL

The hit product at ICFF this year appeared to be Molo's softwall. This giant flexible wall made out of crenellated paper was on display everywhere. It was prominent not only in Molo's booth, but

EXPANDING TABLE

One of the best things I saw at ICFF was this expanding table design by Austrian furniture company Xpand System. What I love about this is that the design is so simple and uncluttered, and the

MODULAR TWIST-TOGETHER LIGHTS

To go with your MOD Cabinet, Glide also makes a series of cute modular lights. The Twist-Together lights will appeal to the kid in you with their Lego-esque, building?block design. They can be assembled

MORE DOORS

Okay, so I know I am writing a lot about doors recently. I just can't resist. Finally door design is becoming about more than just blocking or facilitating movement into a space. About time! Urban Rock

DOOR OF SECRETS

Hmmm. Another rising Dutch design star, another door. I don't usually wax this lyrical about doors, but then I haven't seen so many interesting doors in a long time. Marjet Wessels Boer's Door of