tomas alonso: mushiki storage system
‘mushiki’ by tomás alonso image by lucas hardonk
during a collaborative research workshop organized by dutch company arco, london-based okay studio created a series of new furniture pieces, including the ‘mushiki’ storage system by spanish collective member tomás alonso. named after the japanese word for steaming vessel, these side tables draw their shape and functionality from the stackable bamboo components of their namesake object’s design.
available in two sizes, each round structure features a column with a wooden hinge running along it, which allows various modules to be stacked, rotated and opened. like many of alonso’s designs, these tables combine simple elements to render more complex structures, enabling users to adjust its movable components to explore proportion and spatial relationships. with a strong emphasis on how humans relate to the products, alonso says: ‘for me it’s important that what I design makes its way into people’s hands and people’s homes. I would like my objects to be used, lived with and enjoyed.’
demonstrating rotating mechanism on the large version image by lucas hardonk
small stacked model image by lucas hardonk
demonstrating rotating mechanism on the smaller style image by lucas hardonk
designer tomás alonso develops ‘mushiki’ at arco’s production facilities image by lucas hardonk
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Joe Columbo did this in the 70’s:
http://www.connox.com/categories/furniture/office-furniture/b-line-joe-colombo-s-trolley-gross.html
and Gricic re-did it again in another color:
http://www.accurato.us/360-container-magis-design-grcic.aspx
… this is just another ‘looks a bit like’ design from a ‘makes things that look a bit like’ designer.
Shows you don’t need originality to make money, just copy copy copy. Yawn – ker-ching.
mr, minimalist is getting mr boring
nothing new indeed…. grcic and crasset together… :
http://www.idbazaar.com/magazine/art-design-news/new-design-from-matali-crasset-for-moustache/
boring, nothig ndew
i like it and i don´t like it – it is nothing new but still ok(studio)
i like this designer, but sad to this concept getting redone over and o ver, grcic re did it and of course its been done perfectly already.
whats new about that?
much to similar to 360°-container from magis.
brilliant! 🙂