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COFFIN SHELVES: ww.modcom’s Shelves For Life

09/24/2006
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  • ww.modcon shelves for life, london design week, redesign, coffin
    At the [Re]Design 06 exhibition in London, the hip British design team ww.modcons explore the issue of disposability with their subtly ironic <strong>Shelves for Life</strong>. The artfully assembled slats of wood begin their existence dutifully propping up books and knick-knacks, but when their time is up, instead of getting kicked to the curb, these shelves convert into a coffin!...<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/coffin-shelves-for-life/'>READ ARTICLE</a>
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  • ww.modcon shelves for life, london design week, redesign, coffin
    At the [Re]Design 06 exhibition in London, the hip British design team ww.modcons explore the issue of disposability with their subtly ironic <strong>Shelves for Life</strong>. The artfully assembled slats of wood begin their existence dutifully propping up books and knick-knacks, but when their time is up, instead of getting kicked to the curb, these shelves convert into a coffin!...<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/coffin-shelves-for-life/'>READ ARTICLE</a>
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  • Coffin Shelves, [Re] Design Exhibit, ww.modconshelves for life, London Design Week
    At the [Re]Design 06 exhibition in London, the hip British design team ww.modcons explore the issue of disposability with their subtly ironic <strong>Shelves for Life</strong>. The artfully assembled slats of wood begin their existence dutifully propping up books and knick-knacks, but when their time is up, instead of getting kicked to the curb, these shelves convert into a coffin!...<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/coffin-shelves-for-life/'>READ ARTICLE</a>
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ww.modcon shelves for life, london design week, redesign, coffin

At the [Re]Design 06 exhibition in London, the hip British design team ww.modcons explore the issue of disposability with their subtly ironic Shelves for Life. The artfully assembled slats of wood begin their existence dutifully propping up books and knick-knacks, but when their time is up, instead of getting kicked to the curb, these shelves convert into a coffin!...

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