Shape-Shifters: Modular Furniture
Have it Your Way
The Seattle workshop’s debut furniture collection uses a pared down, kit-of-parts construction that allows a lounge chair to easily morph into a side bench.
Contrast for Blk Pine, $1,100–$1,400
British brand Beynon specializes in clever adaptions of accessible 1950s modular furniture, like their compact bureau with removable shelves.
Designed in 1960 for Vitsœ by Dieter Rams, the 606 Shelving System remains a storage favorite because it adapts with the times—literally. Installing the modular structure is foolproof, and customizing it rewards creativity.
The Chain shelving system by Nendo for Hem takes customizable home storage to the next level, allowing users to build elaborate box "chains" using specially designed connectors.
Meccano Home, a furniture collection created by France's answer to the Erector set
Meccano Home, a furniture collection created by France's answer to the Erector set
Hem customizable cabinet
Hem customizable shelves