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The XTOOL By Combo Collab Re-Imagines the Milk Crate as Interchangeable Storage and Furniture

05/24/2013

Combo Collab's XTool Upcycled Milk Crate Seating & Storage Solution

You might have thought that using milk crates as furniture was a long gone memory from your college days. Allow us to reintroduce you to the storage and siting solution making a comeback courtesy of Newark, New Jersey design firm Combo Collab. The XTOOL offers a stackable storage solution complete with plywood seats and legs for outdoor and indoor use. We were able to get up close and personal with the designers who we spotted at the <a href="http://icff.com/">International Contemporary Furniture Fair</a> after having completed a successful <a href="http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1859959272/xtool-a-crate-ful-stackable-storage-stool?ref=home_location">Kickstarter</a> campaign late last year. Click through the gallery to see how these stools stack up against your old college crates.

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Combo Collab's XTool Upcycled Milk Crate Seating & Storage Solution

XTOOLs are manufactured locally using 80 percent recycled plastic and left over Baltic Birch plywood from manufacturing.

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Combo Collab's XTool Upcycled Milk Crate Seating & Storage Solution

The plywood seating seals in hideaway storage and is made to match each crate perfectly.

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Combo Collab's XTool Upcycled Milk Crate Seating & Storage Solution

The XTOOL can be used interchangeably as a side table, a stand for plants, a kids stool or for impromptu seating.

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Combo Collab's XTool Upcycled Milk Crate Seating & Storage Solution

The design team is no stranger to merging materials to create functional pieces.

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Combo Collab's XTool Upcycled Milk Crate Seating & Storage Solution

The XTOOL offers a stackable storage solution complete with plywood seats and legs for outdoor and indoor use.

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Combo Collab's XTool Upcycled Milk Crate Seating & Storage Solution

The XTOOL can be used interchangeably as a side table, a stand for plants, a kids stool or for impromptu seating

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Combo Collab's XTool Upcycled Milk Crate Seating & Storage Solution

The plywood seating seals in hideaway storage and is made to match each crate perfectly.

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Combo Collab's XTool Upcycled Milk Crate Seating & Storage Solution

You might have thought that using milk crates as furniture was a long gone memory from your college days. Allow us to reintroduce you to the storage and siting solution making a comeback courtesy of Newark, New Jersey design firm Combo Collab. The XTOOL offers a stackable storage solution complete with plywood seats and legs for outdoor and indoor use. We were able to get up close and personal with the designers who we spotted at the International Contemporary Furniture Fair after having completed a successful Kickstarter campaign late last year. Click through the gallery to see how these stools stack up against your old college crates.

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Combo Collab's XTool Upcycled Milk Crate Seating & Storage Solution