Concept for Furniture System Relying on Floor-to-Ceiling Tension

Here’s some outside-of-the-box thinking from French industrial designer Alexandre Picciotto:

“Unit is modular furniture that uses pressures against the floor and ceiling. It allows you to build a desk or shelves without tools and permanent [installation].”

This reminds me of the anti-earthquake furniture tensioners you see in Japanese homes:

I wonder if Picciotto’s concept would be attractive in seismic markets.

Source: core77