Cologne 2011: young designer Anne Lorenz presented this storage chest modelled on an enormous handbag as part of [D3] Design Talents at imm cologne last week.
Called Home Traveller, the leather bag on legs is designed to be moved around without occupying a fixed place on the home.
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Here's a little bit of text from Lorenz:
Home Traveller was part of my graduation project at HFG Karlsruhe/Germany. It is a combination of a handbag and furniture - a play with those archetypes. The portable storage unit can easily be carried from one place to another and be arranged in the living space like an accessory. Instead of a normal furniture it has no fixed place in the room. It is as spacious like a chest but more flexible in the use.
Materials: Leather, wood.
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easily carried? hovering approx 10 to 15 kg storage with only one hand while trying to keep it in a central position over the bag and not trying to bump into the whole thing. sounds like fun
Fun, but lacks the elegance of Hermione's handbag with its Undetectable Extension Charm.
I like the idea, but it's just a tad large. No?
the mistake was in stating that it's intended to be "easily carried from one place to another". Obviously not. Otherwise just stationary is good for me… as a "chest"
Incredible! I'm pretty sure I live out of a bag even at my own house so this makes perfect sense.
it would be nice to be a chair to.
its clearly fun, and not meant to be an enormously practical item, critics relax, its pleasant to look at…take it for what it is.
Kei Kagami did this already.
kei kagami's bag is not ment to be used as furniture, so it's another approach. but i like both of it.