Space saving furniture that transforms 1 room into 2 or 3


Resource Furniture sells bookshelves, couches and desks- and a combination of the above- that are so highly engineered that they gracefully transform into beds. Gone is the amusing awkwardness of Murphy Beds, this more modern transforming furniture (much of it designed and made in Italy y Clei) is high style and almost, well, magical. Hydraulics make the transition from bookshelf or couch to bed a smooth and effortless thing to marvel. Original story here: faircompanies.com


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House in a suitcase: tiny home + 2 trunks of furniture


Original story here: faircompanies.com In 1996, Barcelona architects Eva Prats and Ricardo Flores were hired to convert an old community laundry into a penthouse. At just 27 square meters (290 square feet), the space was minimal; it was also just a temporary home and the clients wanted a home that was maintenance-free. Prats and Flores (in collaboration with the Mallorcan architectural firm Duch-Pizà) delivered their solution in the form of two suitcases. Their "Casa en una Maleta" (House in a Suitcase) consists of two big trunks in the center of the room which can be opened throughout the day to satisfy daily living needs.


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A former garage becomes a transformable, tiny home in Bordeaux, France


French photographer Jérémie Buchholtz wanted an affordable apartment in Bordeaux, but he wasn't finding anything he liked. Then he stumbled upon a listing for a garage. The garage definitely looked like a garage; it had big metal doors that blocked out any sunlight and inside it was being used more as a junk room. Most of his friends thought he was crazy to consider turning it into a home, but Buchholtz called his friend and architect Matthieu de Marien who specializes in converting stores, offices and other spaces into homes and asked if he'd come give his opinion. De Marien took one look at the historic street and recognized it as something special. Passage Buhan is a private passageway where the owners each own half of the road so life extends into the street. And the history here is rich: a couple centuries ago, the laneway housed horses and their riders en route to Left Bank Bordeaux and the old stable still sits on the street. Buchholtz bought the property and De Marien quickly cut into the old garage to create more light and ventilation. The roof is historic and couldn't be touched so he carved a 12 square meter (129 square foot) patio out of the small space, leaving only 41 square meters of living space (441 square feet). In order to make the space feel larger, De Marien created a "house within a house": one large piece of furniture that includes the bathroom, bedroom, office, closet, a sofa bed and all of the home's storage. With everything contained in this <b>...</b>


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Transformable Ottoman / Stools


Five stools that transform into one ottoman. For more space saving furniture ideas: www.resourcefurniture.com


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Transformable table to chair


Sometimes you need an extra chair and sometimes you need a table. These modern chairs can be either or depending on your needs. By simply pushing the two chairs together they transform into a table. Each chair has a notch to slide in one another. Now unused seating has some other place to go. When you've got visitors and need an extra chair or two you simply pull them apart. Tada, you got two chairs! www.jhform.se


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Transformable Ottoman / Stools


Five stools that transform into one ottoman. For more space saving furniture ideas: www.resourcefurniture.com


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Lego-style apartment transforms into infinite spaces


When Christian Schallert isn't cooking, dressing, sleeping or eating, his 24 square meter (258 square feet) apartment looks like an empty cube. To use a piece of furniture, he has to build it. Located in Barcelona's hip Born district, the tiny apartment is a remodeled pigeon loft. Christian says its design was inspired by the space-saving furniture aboard boats, as well as the clean lines of a small Japanese home. Spanish-version tour with architect Barbara Appolloni: faircompanies.com Barbara Appalloni's Christian House: www.barbaraappolloni.com Original story here: faircompanies.com


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Rear Window living: density + small homes = crossed glances


Charged with designing an apartment complex to house 111 low-income families in small spaces, architects Eva Prats and Ricardo Flores decided to blur the line between public and private space to gain square footage. Prats and Flores used Italian Renaissance palaces for inspiration (even traveling to Florence to take exact measurements of the facades of the Pitti and Strozzi palaces) and created a piazza as the main focus of the complex. The residents of Edificio 111 live in apartments of a very un-palatial size- as small as 55 square meters (590 square feet)-, but what they give up in personal space they gain in community, as well as a bit of reality theater (very much in the style of Hitchcock's Rear Window). Photo credits: Duccia Malagamba (exterior); Adria Goula (interiors) Original story here: faircompanies.com


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Manhattan shoebox apartment: a 78-square-foot mini studio


A couple years ago, Manhattan architect Luke Clark Tyler, lived in a 96 square foot apartment. Instead of upsizing with his latest move, he chose to squeeze himself and his belongings into even less space. Luke now lives in a 78 square foot shoebox studio. It's too narrow to fit a bed lengthwise, but using a bit of plywood and 2x4s he built his own custom bed/couch. He keeps his clothes, plates, microwave, books, spices and shaving and cleaning supplies in a large built-in cabinet. The rest of his kitchen is a tiny refrigerator that helps hold up his desk (he works for home as a contract architect). While he admits he misses being able to cook a real meal- though he's vegetarian so eats a lot of vegetables and nuts and can even microwave eggs- Luke doesn't see living small as a sacrifice. He loves living in the heart of New York City- his place is in Midtown Manhattan's Hell's Kitchen- and he likes paying just $750/month (cheaper than the shared housing he could find in the area). Luke's website: www.lukeclarktyler.com Original story: faircompanies.com


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Shotgun shack redux: mortgage-free in 320 square feet


Two years ago, Debra and her family lived in a nearly 2000 square foot home on an acre and a half of land. Then her husband lost his job and they began to work 4 jobs between them to pay the mortgage, until one day they remembered they had a choice. Before having their son, Debra and her husband Gary had spent 9 years living in very tiny homes in South America. Living small hadn't felt like a sacrifice, but a way to stay focused on what is important. They decided they wanted to get back to that. They stopped working so hard, sold or gave away all of their extra stuff and began looking for the perfect tiny home. Debra had always liked the Mississippi shotgun style homes, and one day, while browsing craigslist, they noticed an ad for a local Arkansas company custom building tiny homes for a price that could mean an end to house payments. Six weeks and $15000 later they had their own fully paid-off dwelling. Today, Debra, her husband and 13-year-old son live in a 320-square foot home that is not a sacrifice, but exactly what they need. Original story here: faircompanies.com Home designed and built by Slabtown Customs: slabtowncustoms.com Debra & Gary's home business: www.etsy.com


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Maison garage: old parking as tiny home in Bordeaux, France


Jérémie Buchholtz wanted an affordable apartment in Bordeaux (he's a photographer who splits his time between Paris and Bordeaux so his budget was limited), but he wasn't finding anything he liked. Then he stumbled upon a listing for a garage. There was no house, it was just an abandoned garage for sale. And it looked like one. It had big metal doors that blocked out any sunlight and inside it was being used more as a junk room. So Buchholtz called his friend and architect Matthieu de Marien who specializes in converting stores, offices and other spaces into homes. De Marien took one look at the historic street and recognized it as something special. Passage Buhan is a private passageway where the owners each own half of the road so life extends into the street. And the history here is rich: a couple centuries ago, the laneway housed horses and their riders en route to the then city of Bordeaux and the old stable still sits on the street. Buchholtz bought the property and De Marien quickly cut into the old garage to create more light and ventilation. The roof is historic and couldn't be touched so he carved a 12 square meter (129 square foot) patio out of the small space, leaving only 41 square meters of living space (441 square feet). In order to make the space feel larger, De Marien created a "house within a house": one large piece of furniture that includes the bathroom, bedroom, office, closet, a sofa bed and all of the home's storage. With everything contained in <b>...</b>


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Tiny Origami apartment in Manhattan unfolds into 4 rooms


In 2005, third-grade-teacher Eric Schneider bought as big as an apartment as he could afford in Manhattan. He paid $235000 for a 450-square-foot studio with a tiny kitchen. Then he let architects Michael Chen and Kari Anderson of Normal Projects design a way to pack more density into his small space. In order to fit more apartment in a small footprint, they created an object that's bigger than furniture, but smaller than architecture and that morphs with the changing activities of a day. It's a large, blue, oversized cabinet that houses all of the walls/bed/tables/shelving/closets needed for at least 4 full-sized rooms. By continuing to unfold, or fold differently, Schneider can create a bedroom with accompanying built-in nightstand and closets, but an office plus library, a guest bedroom, and a living room. Or close it up entirely and simply flip down the small bar and the room becomes entertaining space for a dozen. The Normal Projects architects called their creation the Unfolding Apartment, though given Schneider's affinity for the Japanese sense of space (he spent his first year post-college living and teaching in Japan), it could as easily be called the Origami Apartment. In total, Schneider spent $70000 total remodeling his new apartment and this includes not just the cabinet, but the bathroom renovation, all cabinetry, kitchen appliances, furniture and dishes. In this video, Chen shows us his custom cabinet of rooms and Schneider unfolds a few of his favorite <b>...</b>


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Amazing wall beds /space saving furnitures from (www.thewallbedsshop.co.uk)


the best of space saving furniture, we manufacture and supply wall beds or transformable furniture to the main land of Europe and other parts of the world. We have been supplying this kind of furniture for over 30 years.


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Camouflaged Table


My video for a uni project that involved an architectural/design intervention into the notion of food. The prototype of the table was exhibited in May 2009 at Chelsea College of Art and Design in London. See my other works at tatiananova.com


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PACHA Transformable patio table


Eliana Alborta's senior thesis project. Parsons The New School for Design 2010 PACHA is a celebration of Bolivia's "New National Identity" by bridging traditional Bolivian practices with urban living.


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Transformable Furnitures.www.thewallbedsshop.co.uk


our new stylish transformable beds, Jolli revolving wall bed Cubik sofa wall beds


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Hiddenbed University and Splendid models presentation


Introducing Hiddenbed University and Splendid models.


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Hiddenbed equipped apartment


The video shows how south korean architects are using hiddenbed to make the best use of the available space in these 50.61 sqm apartment.


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Wall beds, transformable tables and sofa wall beds


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horitiinterview


THE CYCLOPS Rooms without a view, in a quasi open-air, non visible from the street, building. The hotel is ensconced between existing buildings, its only façade looking out in a courtyard. A passageway is its only access to the street. The traveling spirit it aims to cater for can be described by the words Autonomy, Independence, Privacy & Exclusivity. Privacy, is achieved by avoiding large public gatherings inside the building; the hotel boasts no spa, restaurant, conference facilities or boutiques. All activities take place in the rooms, which are fully equipped in order to provide guests with an adaptable-to their needs- environment, enabling them to express themselves while away from home. A special automatic system using conveyor belts and mini service elevators for each room, ensures 24- hour room service without unnecessary contact with hotel personnel or other guests. From food and drink to luggage & laundry, each room is completely autonomous. Guests have the possibility to entertain friends, when away from home, without having to use public spaces (restaurants or bars where duration of stay & code of behavior are limited). The rooms are spacious enough to accommodate a party, versatile enough to be transformed into a working space (supporting technology, for presentations & entertainment) and and are equipped with transformable furniture (box-like beds). Various types of spa treatments can be performed in the specially designed bathrooms of each suite. The <b>...</b>


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Nakts Mēbeles raidījumā "Ražots Latvijā"


In the Baltic countries you will know us by brands Nakts Mēbeles and Pils Matrači. Bedroom collections created by the company are recognised and appreciated all over the Baltic countries. Furniture collections are developed working together with designers. We manufacture our products at two factories and use only top rate natural materials. Our manufacturing processes involve both manual work and state-of-the-art technologies. You can choose your favourite colours of upholstery, leather and fabric to match your interior. Our furniture is designed as modular systems, which are easily transformable allowing you to take part in creative process. We also make bedroom furniture of natural wood, which symbolises stability and independence. More info: www.naktsmebeles.lv


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Wall Bed Hide Away Bed Folding Beds Hide A Bed Bed Desk Fold Beds Wall Beds Clei Wall Beds


Wall beds and hide away beds at Lawrance Furniture 888-400-6627 www.lawrance.com To the growing market demand for versatile furnishing solutions able to satisfy the different living requirements, clei responds with highly specialized collections, composed by patented integrated transformable systems, as a solution to furnish while multiplying the value of the space. Innovation and quality are indeed the main lines of the competitive strategy. In the company system, the R & D department plays a fundamental role for product conceiving, designing, engineering and for its performances. The patented technology, the efficiency and the safety of the integrated transformable systems go hand in hand with the extremely easiness of use of each product, while furnishing and transforming, generates multiple advantages.


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Wall beds and hide away beds at Lawrance Furniture 888-400-6627 www.lawrance.com To the growing market demand for versatile furnishing solutions able to satisfy the different living requirements, clei responds with highly specialized collections, composed by patented integrated transformable systems, as a solution to furnish while multiplying the value of the space. Innovation and quality are indeed the main lines of the competitive strategy. In the company system, the R & D department plays a fundamental role for product conceiving, designing, engineering and for its performances. The patented technology, the efficiency and the safety of the integrated transformable systems go hand in hand with the extremely easiness of use of each product, while furnishing and transforming, generates multiple advantages.


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Resource Furniture: Italian-Designed Space Saving Furniture


Ron Barth, President of Resource Furniture (www.resourcefurniture.com/space-savers), demonstrates and explains their amazing line of Italian-designed space-savers.


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CABRIO PONTE LETTO TRASFORMABILE ORIZZONTALE CON SCRIVANIA E PONTE ARMADIO


Cabrio In - Cabrio ponte: Sistema trasformabile per zona studio/lavoro integrabile nei programmi componibili Youg&Living. Il sitema coniuga uno scrittoio. Transformable system for young area, independent or integrated in other elements of the Young&Living furniture collection. This model is composed by a wide desk and a single tilting bed, and it transforms from day to night version without displacing anything from the desk top.


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Goliath Console / Dining Table


A ten-foot dining table transforms into a space saving console. For more space saving furniture ideas: www.resourcefurniture.com


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Mesa sofa loveseat. de Néstor Salazar


Diseño del Arq. Néstor Salazar www.arquitecturamonterrey.com registrado para patentes 2010. Diseño para ahorrar espacio en oficinas, casa-habitación. etc Furniture for small space Precio $5700 mn Price $440US


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CLOSET HOUSE by Consexto- 2D video


The Closet house rises from the need to transform 44m2 in a house thoroughly useful and livable. Has five spaces, two of them completely flexible and transformable by result of a displacement of a cabinet/wall, in wood with natural finish, that grants spaces from the living and room areas different sizes and uses.Likewise, all the associated automation technology makes possible that joint space, framed in various activities and daily routines. On one hand, the cabinet/wall serves as bedroom wardrobe, on the other side rises an extendable dining table, a mini bar and an integrated home cinema. However, there is a passage whenever the living area become greatest, be able to access to a higher niche where the bed is. This option allowed a whole perimeter area gain for storage and placement of a built-in LCD. The profitability of space coupled with technology was the dominant concern throughout the project; the kitchen and toilet equipped with cabinets that blend and automatically glide into the wall, mirrors with monitored exhaustion, ideal for small wetlands and no natural ventilation. All electronic devices, as well as natural and artificial lighting, are fully controlled by a home automation system applied. Energy efficiency guarantee was one of the main concerns. The closet house came to prove that is possible inhabit in small spaces whit the convenience, sophistication and intelligence of the greatest. Consexto - July 2010 +info: www.consexto.com


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Telemaco Work Desk and Wall Bed


A work desk that hides away underneath a twin wall bed. For more space saving furniture ideas: www.resourcefurniture.com More details on this piece: www.resourcefurniture.com


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www.lebtf.com:UNIKALAUS dizaino baldai vaikams JAU LIETUVOJE (TIBOO)


Praktiškas bei šiuolaikiškas dizainas - sprendimas: TIBOO TRANSFORMUOJAMA LOVYTĖ, auganti kartu su Jūsų vaiku. Prancūziško dizaino vaikiškos lovos yra gaminamos išskirtinai Lietuvoje, pasižymi kokybe, funkcionalumu bei atitinka vaikų baldams keliamus Europos standartų saugumo reikalavimus (EN716-1:2008). Baldai (komplektą sudaro lovytė kūdikiui, lova jaunuoliui, stalas, suolas bei komoda) pritaikyti naudoti nuo kūdikio gimimo iki kol vaikas taps suaugusiu. www.lebtf.com (Baltic Transformer Furniture, UAB). Transformable bed "grows up with your child"! UAB "Baltic Transformer Furniture" - company in Lithuania offers high-quality furnitures for childrens with a more modern feel. 4 in 1: a bed, a desk, a bench, a chest of drawers. www.lebtf.com, milda@lebtf.com.


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Mobiliario JUGAR


Muebles economicos ensamblables. Interlocking economic furniture.


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Stop motion Animation - The Bed car


This was the first stop motion animation I made, using MAC annd imovie. Its sorta reflective of myself, asking myself 'what if?' in a surreal world. The assignment was a 'Homee flip' Whereby a furniture qould transform in shape.


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redo-me.com


the all-in-one furniture system. Why have a single piece of furniture when you can have many with the same pieces? redo-me is a system in which each kit allows a wide range of mounting possibilities. A convertible, divisible, extensible product. Built for you. You can create your own configuration or use one of the examples shown in our site. Dare to customize! redo-me is produced in high-quality plywood with different finishes and in transparent or translucent plexiglass. Parts are assembled without any glue, using a extensible rod system that allows any number of mounting and dismounting cycles. You can change at will the size and shape of your furniture with the same pieces, or transform it even more with the 'meta' and 'vai' extension kits. el mueble todo-en-uno ¿Por qué tener un solo mueble pudiendo tener con las mismas piezas muchos? redo-me es un sistema en el que cada kit permite el montaje de múltiples muebles posibles. Un producto transformable, divisible, extensible, hecho a tu medida. Puedes crear tu propia configuración o utilizar alguno de los ejemplos mostrados en combinaciones. ¡Atrévete a personalizarlo! redo-me utiliza como materia prima tablero contrachapado de madera de alta calidad en diferentes acabados, y metacrilato transparente o translúcido. Las piezas se ensamblan sin adhesivos, mediante un sistema de varillas extensibles que permite un número indefinido de montajes y desmontajes. Podrás cambiar a voluntad las dimensiones y forma de tu mueble <b>...</b>


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