One of the struggles most modern homes have today is limited space. Buying furniture that doesn’t overwhelm the area can be a struggle. When this happens, we often turn to engineers and architects to develop one-of-a-kind designs to solve these problems. We’ve scoured the Internet to find the best furniture that highlights engineering feats fit for the modern home. Here are some of them:
Style Nations Sleek Chairs
Style and elegance are what you can expect to find with commercial chairs produced by Style Nations. The sophisticated designs feature the perfect marriage of architectural design and engineering skills to ensure that the furniture would allow sitting without having to worry about falling off the chair.
Fletcher Capstan Expanding Round Tables
If you are looking for well-regarded furniture that features exciting engineering, prepare yourself to spend at least US $75,000. Fletcher Capstan’s expanding round table would be a show-stopping piece that would leave your guests in awe. It usually starts as a compact round table that can grow to at least 30 feet, thanks to engineering. This table’s design is a classic, dating back to the early 1800s, and features a six-wedged shaped leaf that expands to show a star-shape. It includes a rotating and pushing metal mechanism that effectively hides the other leaves. If you don’t want to operate the expansion of the table manually, you can choose to use the remote control that comes with it.
REK Bookcase: Expandable BookShelf
One of the struggles for book lovers is that reading e-books does not give them the same experience, which predisposes them to own tons of books. With limited space, this can be a problem. REK bookcase aims to address this issue by offering a bookcase that can expand and collapse, depending on the owner’s number of books. Once the bookshelf is closed, it can serve as a piece of modern art featuring maze-like lines. When you need to put in a book or two, you can open one small column at a time, until it fully expands, depending on your collection. Plus, you don’t have to worry about book heights.
Bach Architect’s Suspended Table
Living in an apartment with a tight space can be problematic. This is the reason why Bach Architects came up with a suspended table for one of their clients. Their suspended table allowed the homeowner to have a creative layout of his living room and still maximize the vertical space with a mezzanine. The hanging table allowed the homeowner to free up some floor space.
Bookniture: Bookcase and Table/Stool
Another must-have for book lovers is Bookniture. This piece of furniture is something that they can bring whenever they go. This collection of folding furniture doubles as either a table or stool, carrying loads of as much as 375 pounds. You don’t have to worry about bringing it to a picnic since it is easy to transport and set up. This unique furniture is made up of cardboard that comes with two hardcovers. You simply have to slide the bands that hold it together, pull the covers, and secure it in place.
Comal Shelves: Vertical Storage
Sometimes, adding storage can also eat up a lot of space. So when you want to add shelves, you will want to go for something that can maximize your vertical space. Plus, if you live in an apartment, you may want something temporary without making any changes to the walls. You can achieve this with flexible shelves like Comal Shelves. It has a narrow profile and an easily adjustable height that can hold up to 50 pounds. With its traditional wooden bolt design, this piece is a stunning engineering feat.
When it comes to furniture, very few people consider the designer’s engineering styles and skills. But these pieces prove that engineers and architects can always come up with something ingenious.
