Israeli designer Shay Alkalay has sent us an animation and still images of Cut Attachez - a system that allows you to attach a drawer to an existing piece of furniture.
The drawer is supported by two runners that are inserted into diagonal cuts in the surface of a table or desk made with a power saw.
See also our recent story on Alkalay’s Pivot drawers.
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Posted by Marcus Fairs
February 4th, 2008 at 2:36 am
innovative, however that edge of the two yellow boards can be pretty dangerous. it’s too sharp but most of all an inch of it protrudes to the top of the table which makes an obstruction. i see more rooms for improvement.
February 4th, 2008 at 7:25 am
this looks more like some art piece than for functional use
February 4th, 2008 at 7:38 am
I just love at how stable it looks in the animation…
Those cuts weaken the structure.
February 4th, 2008 at 9:56 am
you gain a drawer and lose a usable surface.
February 4th, 2008 at 2:46 pm
The comentary above displays weakness of mind.
“Efo sylabus?”
February 4th, 2008 at 3:30 pm
a lot of effort and very little gain
February 4th, 2008 at 5:14 pm
It’s PLAIN STUPID
send the table to Africa and you might encourage the kids to read and write better!
February 4th, 2008 at 8:30 pm
The slant of the yellow plates also assure that the drawer will be firmly wedged all the time, instead of smoothly moving.
A screw-under drawer would be very well possible, but not so artful, I suppose.
February 4th, 2008 at 9:57 pm
While i’ll agree with the other comments here, i do think its thought provoking and can see a real usable idea coming from the concept eventually.. Though i’m not convinced there’s a need to saw through anything… quite so much…
February 5th, 2008 at 3:29 am
I agree. It doesn’t work very well. But it’s fantastic. You can turn a useless piece of crappy furniture into an original dancing drawer. I love it.
February 5th, 2008 at 5:02 pm
I would do that to some dull buildings! Not with a drawer though…
February 5th, 2008 at 5:32 pm
Could have been nice if the materials and form were nice
February 5th, 2008 at 11:00 pm
This may well be the stuipdest idea in some time. As you fill the drawer friction will make it increasingly difficult to open. In time, downward force against the angled slats will create torque and split the now weakened table top. Add a drawer… produce kindling.
February 6th, 2008 at 10:39 pm
Sorry, but that’s retarded…
February 19th, 2008 at 12:22 am
I think it might work better to just cut holes in the yellow slats and then the furniture doesn’t have to be destroyed. you would have to connect the slats to maintain the angle, though- you could use the strips that you take out of the yellow pieces to connect the two slats
February 20th, 2008 at 7:55 pm
more artistic then practical, I agree.
however it is thought provoking and speaks to product reuse, good work!
February 28th, 2008 at 4:33 am
There’s no need for the yellow slats to rise over the surface of the table, so if you need to use the tabletop surface, it’s still possible, just push them down.