
These drawers by young Israeli designer Shay Alkalay were launched by Dutch brand Arco at the IMM Cologne furniture fair earlier this month.

Called Pivot, the unit rests against the wall and features drawers that pivot open rather than sliding.

Here’s some text about the piece from Alkalay:
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Pivot
design by Raw-Edges, Shay Alkalay
This surprising cabinet is ideally suited to storing small items and everyday necessities in order to make sure these are always in the same place. Very useful during morning rush hour at home!

The solid wood cabinet is built on tall legs and features two drawers.

The innovative aspect of this cabinet is the fact that the drawers can hinge, making it possible to open both at the same time, which is impossible with a conventional set of drawers.

Available in: lacquer, solid oak, solid American walnut.

Shay Alkalay is a young Israeli designer. Having graduated from the Royal College of Art in

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Posted by Rose Etherington




really love this.. so smart and great use of space
January 31st, 2008 at 12:01 amwonderful
January 31st, 2008 at 6:15 amShay did some really brilliant stuff while he was at the RCA, too. Remember the rotating fish bowl? Can’t wait to see more.
January 31st, 2008 at 9:39 amVvvvery beautiful!
January 31st, 2008 at 11:01 amI really like this project, glad to see it in production.
January 31st, 2008 at 12:17 pmWould also like to see his mountain of draws or a cabinet with a similar concept made.
Can’t wait to see your next project Shay.
Brilliant! wish i had one of those lovely creations.
January 31st, 2008 at 5:23 pmClever Solution!
February 1st, 2008 at 9:08 ami LOve this - does anyone know where I could purchase this?
February 1st, 2008 at 5:44 pmHa Zeev ba maim? Ani o hev ha medafim ba magarnia aval ani cho shev al kisehrot ba nachash. Lo o ken? Ken ken ken!
February 3rd, 2008 at 11:06 pmthe proportions are a bit awkward. makes it look like a fold-up chair or stool when closed
February 4th, 2008 at 4:57 pmAdmit it, there is very little difference in functionality between this one that pivots and the usual one were you just pull it out. The big difference is….style!
February 6th, 2008 at 3:29 amWhat if you put heavy stuff at the bottom drawer ? will it fall ?
February 15th, 2008 at 10:29 pmis creative but ….
Loove it!!!
February 17th, 2008 at 7:13 amhum
very… well… inspired… i guess
2004 erratum - style (saw it in ID mag at the time)
right there at http://www.erratum.ca/pse.php
April 1st, 2008 at 7:46 pmgreat, brillant clever !!
May 4th, 2008 at 10:27 pm