Koloro-wagon stacking wooden storage boxes by Torafu Architects
These wooden storage boxes by Japanese designers Torafu Architects stack up to make little trolleys (+ slideshow).
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Koloro Wagon storage units by Torafu Architects comprise three colour-coded trays with pivoting handles that allow them to be separated and carried like shopping baskets.
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The L-shaped uprights of the handles will brace against the bottom of the box to stack the units vertically, with the cross-bars fitting into grooves on the underside of the box above.
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The bottom grooves will also accommodate the axels of a pairs of wooden wheels to form a trolley.
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"In today’s world, one space may be used alternatively as a dining area, work area, and child’s play area," said the designers. "What we propose here is a moveable storage cabinet to suit changing lifestyles, in terms of functionality and individual needs."
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The trays come in sky blue, white, yellow, dark green, pink and grey.
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"Given the variety of colours available, the boxes can be designated by colour according to the needs of the family," said the designers. "One for a child's toys, one for a mother's hobby materials, one for a father's business documents and so forth, or according to their purpose."
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Torafu Architects created the system for manufacturers Ichiro, who also manufacture their Koloro-desk that looks like a dolls' house.