It’s no secret that here at Flavorwire, we love ourselves some good, clever design. We’ve looked at everything from innovative furniture that makes the work day more fun to decadent designs for chocolate lovers. Today we’re exploring a new niche design category that addresses one of the inevitable woes of urban living: the unfortunately cramped spaces we call home.
Offering space-saving solutions for those times when our tiny apartment feels like it just can’t hang, and we dream of airy loft living, consider these fundamental furniture pieces that maximize your minimal environs. From folding your own furniture (check out the free downloadable instructions!) to collapsible chairs that double as wall art, put your inner origami enthusiast to work with these fun, fabulous, and functional designs.
FoldSchool by Nicola Enrico Stäubli
Image credit: FoldSchool
Yksi chair by Alexander Brink + Antti Pulli
Image credit: designboom
itBed by it Design
Image credit: fulguro via swiss-architects; it Design
Folding Table by Brainstream
Image credit: Brainstream Design
Falter folding table and stools by dreipunkt4
Image credit: mobilia collection; Blockproject
Fläpp folding chairs by Ambivalenz
Image credit: Ambivalenz
Desile Chair by Christian Desile for Vange
Image credit: Vange via DesignCrave
Flux Chair by Flux
Image credit: The Design Home
Rising Chair by Robert Van Embricqs
Image credit: Robert Van Embricqs
Rising Table by Robert Van Embricqs
Image credit: Robert Van Embricqs