Don’t you love it when the typically ugly yet necessary items of your household like speakers, television, storage units can be hidden so they just slip into the background unnoticed? Well I have a couple of those here, except they’re not ugly. They’re like art. Yes, they do slip into the background but as pieces of sculpture and not hideous storage.
The Italian company DE CASTELLI has created in my opinion one of the most beautiful and innovative solutions to storage yet. If you look at the image below you see what seems like a tower of slate bricks; perhaps a pedestal for a vase or a sculpture sitting in the centre of a foyer or the corner of a room.
However; it is an illusion. This pedestal is actually a tower of many different sized drawers that are on push-to-open drawer runners. And it isn’t made of slate; it is actually wood treated to look like the beautiful shale. I absolutely love this. A tower of drawers that looks just like an interesting sculpture base is actually a much needed storage space. I love the hidden mystery of it.
Another Italian company, OPINION CIATTI has created a similar solution to storage.
At first glance, this tower looks like metal building blocks piled up on top of one another in a somewhat cockeyed manner. However; hidden in these building blocks are wonderfully spacious storage areas. It is the mitred edges of the storage doors that helps keep the secret. I am also fascinated by the way they are stacked askew. It distorts the clean lines and creates this imperfect perfection.
And there you have it. Different ways to avoid the dreaded question of: “How do we get more storage??” It is creative, interesting and adds a little bit of mystery to a space. Everyone loves a surprise ending.
