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The dizzying heights of the product, combined with the requirement of supporting a seated person, make engineering and building a minimal bar stool challenging.  Grant Chappelle proves once again that the simplest solution is generally the best solution.  One folded piece of molded plywood cross-braced with a steel kick plate – done.  Simple, yet effective; [...]

Did you vote Make It for the Swell magazine Rack?  If so, you might also like the Prazo Rack.  Like the Swell Rack, it is made of molded plywood and mounts to the wall, but that is where the similarities end.  The Prazo Rack is all about storage and display.  It holds any cylindrical object [...]

The clock has come a long way since the sun dial, and designer Marko Vuckovic thinks it should go a little bit further.  The 3 hands on the traditional analog clock are stayed and redundant to Vuckovic, who looks to planetary orbits for clock inspiration.  His version of the clock conceals all numbers unnecessary in [...]

The Japanese designed Zumi Stool set the bar for origami inspired occasional stools.  The Triangle Stool by Elena Damm is a noteworthy follow up.  Her version of the origami stool is bold and paper-thin (as any origami inspired piece should be).  The three folded sections create a dynamic geometric form suitable for any living room, [...]

The nesting table is the Russian stacking doll of furniture; a miniature table is neatly tucked inside a slightly larger version, tucked inside a slightly larger version.  The nesting table is a traditional concept that has appeared ever since space saving storage was first conceived.  Modernists tend to avoid such fussy design concepts as the [...]