harry thaler: twist and lock

‘twist & lock’ image © designboom

‘twist & lock’ by harry thaler is a system that allows the user to lock special crates together in order to create different combinations according to the desired needs. users can apply the system in different ways, for instance, as a book or wine shelf.

‘twist and lock’ is currently part of the hotel RCA exhibition, hosted by royal college of art which presents the work of students and recent graduates of the MA course. the exhibition is taking place at venture lambrate for milan design week 2010.

‘twist & lock’ allows the configuration of shelving units of various sizes image © designboom

‘twist & lock’ image © designboom

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a simple locking system that can be inserted into slits of crates to group the storage units together image © designboom

detail image © designboom