It’s always been a rich-nations problem—having so much crap that you need to buy more crap to keep the initial crap organized. That’s the world we live in, and it’s what our economy is based on. Here’s what designers have done within that system in 2023.
Italian company Foppapedretti’s SuperGulliver is a better design for a folding laundry drying rack.
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Hyundai’s Multi Hanger, by industrial designer Bongkyu Song, piggybacks on a car seat headrest.
For bathrooms with no shelf space, the Sogu Hanging Holder provides a place to store extra rolls of toilet paper.
Also for space-tight bathrooms, the Yamazaki Tower Shelf piggybacks on the towel bar.
Here’s a nifty design for a lightweight, flat-packable stacking storage unit. (Look at it as a concept; I believe it’s a bait-and-switch video by a dodgy manufacturer.)
This portable hook, by Japanese stationery company Lihit Lab, folds flat and attaches to any horizontal surface using gravity.
Studio Shulab’s X-Hanger is an alternative take on the wall hook.
So are these Bender hooks, by industrial designer Christian Neumeier.
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Kutarq Studio designed these minimal KLYKET folding wall hooks for Ikea.
The Swedhook is a portable, universal hook with a ton of applications.
Jeeves is a wall-mounted clothes valet, by architecture firm Tolila & Gilliland.
The Rivröret is a clever design for a minimal paper towel dispenser that hides the roll.
Industrial designer Chris Pearce did this concept design for an alternative to nightstands for Ikea.
The Stow-and-Spin is a D-shaped Lazy Susan that fits in regular flat-front cabinets.
These Lifestyle File organizers, by Japanese stationery company Nakabayashi, are desktop storage disguised as binders, for desks without drawers.
There are some fantastic design details in this $1.75 small parts organizer from Daiso.
Häfele’s Sleek Socket is designed for when furniture blocks a power outlet.
Konstantin Grcic’s Locker Box and Drop Box for Vitra are toolboxes for knowledge workers in hot-desking situations.
These magnetic modular clothes hangers, by industrial designer Giulio Iacchetti, were designed for retail, hospitality or domestic use.
Matador’s FlatPak Toiletry Bottles are for when every cubic inch in your luggage counts.
On the weird side of things: The Alpha QuickFind is a standalone series of junk drawers where you’re meant to store things alphabetically.
The Detecool Mobile is a marker/pencil case with a tilt-out stand.
Not sure how well this works, but Sogu’s 9° Book Stopper is a unique design for a minimal bookend.
For a deep series of unusual, quirky forms, check out Joybos’ cosmetics storage cases.
Lastly, these Vault storage cases are for when Everyday Carry becomes Everything Carry.
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