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I’ve owned a couple of metal and fabric stools like this over the years but I really love the idea of building one myself, out of materials I choose.  If you’ve ever spent any amount of time hiking or camping, you quickly come to appreciate having SOMETHING to sit on other than the ground.

In honor of this month’s outdoor theme, why don’t we build an old-fashioned camping stool? First of all, have you seen modern folding-tripod stools? They are ugly as sin, and your grandpa would be ASHAMED if you bought one. With the help of some hefty dowels, …
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Designer Jeff Skierka shows some nice retro audio homage with his cassette tape coffee table. You won’t even have to use a pencil to rewind.

This coffee table is a 12:1 scaled replica of a cassette tape. It is made of reclaimed maple, walnut and lucite. Dimensions are 47.25″ x 30″ x 5″ with a 3/8″ plexi top. This is a first prototype and one of a kind table. Future versions will be CNC machined out of high grade plywood with a variety of ply combinations and a glass top. This table has been an obsession of mine for 5 …
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Minimal with a light industrial touch, I like the way this twist shelving puts the emphasis on what is on the shelves. Not sure if furniture from Milan is in my budget, but the design does have me looking at DIY version. Time for a trip to Home Depot!

Minimumbook gives you the freedom to organize your own spaces as you wish, thanks to a modular system that offers endless combinations and customizations. It changes as you want to, leaving you the possibility to add spaces, to modify forms and functions whenever you need it.

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My weakness for “stuff that turns into other stuff” is no secret, but even I think this might be too much. Still, the irregular lines, clean design and sheer ingenuity are hard to resist.

Boxetti collection is driven by three basic design principles – functionality, advanced technologies and contemporary aesthetics of minimalism. Each of Boxetti modules is designed to achieve maximum efficiency of particular demands for functionality and suitability.

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One part IKEA and one part Transformers, Tetran has a nearly all-encompassing set of conceptual furniture that owners can configure to suit their tastes, needs and whims.  They aren’t available yet, but an active Kickstarter campaign is under way.  Video after the cut.

TETRAN™ THIS Century Modern Furniture will transform the modern living space again and again. Brilliantly conceived, simply executed, and consistent with the enduring principles of modern design, TETRAN™ makes every one of its owners custom furniture designers of unique furniture for their unique living spaces.

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