To start off, here is a case study that i've conducted on my new Project Bio-Inspired.
What is your favourite storage solution for?
I really have a problem finding my shoes. As I own at least 10 pairs, I always end up leaving my shoes on the floor all over the place without any order whatsoever. When I finally need to go out I can never find the pair that I want to wear and it gets really annoying sometimes when I only can find one. If there was some way you could make it easier for me to find my shoes, it would be amazing. Another problem I have which is similar to my shoes is that I can never find my clothes once I put them back in my closest. I own a lot of clothing but I’ve finally realised that I only usually wear my favourite clothes, e.g. a few different coloured tops and maybe one skirt, every week. I was thinking that it would be good to have a certain place or storage compartment where I could keep all my favourite clothing, somewhere, simple, and relatively easy to get too, so that I wouldn’t have to waste precious time in the morning looking for a top I knew I wore yesterday. I think I need something which is relatively small, that can sit in the corner and look inconspicuous while still adding to the overall modern feel of my house.
What about this solution makes it so good/unique/innovative?
Well, for one thing, I would want this design to be trendy and comfortably fit within the space provided, as I most likely would not buy it if it was ugly. For shoes I’m guessing it shouldn’t be a closed storage box otherwise that might smell a bit, but maybe something, which maximizes the space provided. I might have a fairly big house now, but once I get old, ill probably move into something a little smaller. It has last and be very easy to use so that everyone in my family can use it even the children. As you say it has to relate to nature in some way, you could use the whole wall in the entranceway and make it look like its shoes hanging from a tree or something like that, maybe vines could hang down from the ceiling and you could make it so you could attach your shoes every 20 cm or so. If your designing something to do with clothing, maybe design something which is small and insignificant, but can hold a large amount of clothes. I don’t like having a big closet full of clothes that I never wear, but I don’t want to move them out in the open to another big storage compartment which would just get in the way. I want something which I can put all my favourite things in, like my jewellery, scarves and a couple tops and dresses. If all my favourite clothes are in the same spot, then I can easily remember where everything is, maybe even put room at the top for my keys and phone, but I guess if its just for clothing then maybe not.
What is your least favourite solution that you have used?
Well I don’t really have the time to shop for new and better furniture I guess I’ve always just had to make do with what I’ve had. Right now, the shoe compartment is getting out of control! I put my shoes inside and they come out mouldy or just dirty. Somehow things get a whole lot worse when you put your shoes away, that’s why I just leave them in the open, plus, I go outside a lot and I don’t feel like reaching inside and out of a box to find my shoes, just need something that can display the shoes in the open so I can easily grab them and slip them on, especially when I’m in a rush for work. It’s pretty much the same for my clothing and jewellery, I don’t like it when I need to look for things in the morning, just need something that can show all my clothes and jewellery without me actually having to search for anything.
Why is this solution so poor?
If you were to improve on a storage system, would you have anything that you would add?
The solution is poor, because they most likely havn’t thought everything through yet. What is the point in designing something if your not going to do it properly, I want a design that I can buy and use without any hassles. I’m too old to be worrying about products that need to be maintained, they are just useless. Can’t you just find a material that doesn’t need to be cleaned and can last forever, I mean of course dust gathers everywhere, but something which doesn’t get mouldy and doesn’t smell, maybe a special plastic of some kind, I’m sure there’s something out there.
Some Solutions:
Helps to avoid clutter in the closest and makes it easier for someone to find a particular shirt and or dress.
Made from two pieces of wood, fairly simplistic but beautiful. Can be used as hooks for clothing, ties, shirts, dresses etc.
Biomorphic design used as a shoe stacker, gives a very natural feel.
