hanemaai: future travels suitcase cabinet

‘future travel’ by hanemaai

‘my infinite home tool’ + ‘stretch out – home wear’ photo by david joosten

dutch designer jolien hanemaaijer of hanemaai has developed two products for her project ‘future travel’. the first object is titled ‘my infinite home tool’ which double functions as a portable cabinet and bag. this particular item started from the maker’s personal experience with extensive travelling and having to live out of a suitcase, a device to bring attention to what artifacts are important to a person.

‘my infinite home tool’ in use photo by david joosten

‘my infinite home tool’ photo by david joosten

image © designboom

image © designboom

dimensions: h x w x d: 74 x 40 x 22 cm weight: 4.5 kg finishing : lindseed oil photos by david joosten

‘stretch out- home wear’ photo by david joosten

the second outcome of the investigation is a piece called ‘stretch out – home wear’. this is an indoor tent kit which consists of steel poles, a knitted blanket with wood print, textile panels, an elastic net and cotton rope with a built-in light cable and globe that can be plugged into an available outlet. this design was also a result of hanemaaijer’s globe-trotting, to create an intimate space in a foreign environment. these were presented at the central exhibition space of DMY berlin 2012, located in the former city airport berlin tempelhof.

‘stretch out – home wear’ unassembled photo by david joosten

the collection from the ‘future travels’ project image © designboom

video of ‘my infinite home tool’ by david joosten

 video of ‘stretch out – home wear’ by david joosten