10 Dazzling Modern Staircases

We love it when a functional stair is also packed with storage, so we immediately fell for this staircase in Koriyama, Japan, that was designed by architect Kotaro Anzai. Cabinets under stairs, or kaidan dansu—as they're called in Japan—are common in traditional Japanese architecture. The cabinets are made out of linden plywood, while the treads made out of ash.