Design Challenge:
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Design Challenge:
In the tiny kitchen I must have TWO objects on the floor that I trip over:
1. Waste Basket (Because it's an apartment it's like those at the office, small and simple a bucket.)
2. step stool (because i am short)It seems to me that this could be somehow made into one object. A garbage can I could stand on.
Yes I could turn it over but I think you can see how that is not ideal.
Any designers out there looking for their big break?
@futurebird I'm gonna argue that if you combine the items into one, you're no longer meeting the original spec which is TWO objects that you trip on? So I'd imagine you'd spend all this effort combining the items, and still end up finding a way around it to trip on something else, or perhaps your own foot?!
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@futurebird I'm gonna argue that if you combine the items into one, you're no longer meeting the original spec which is TWO objects that you trip on? So I'd imagine you'd spend all this effort combining the items, and still end up finding a way around it to trip on something else, or perhaps your own foot?!
This is why we have #picathecat
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Design Challenge:
In the tiny kitchen I must have TWO objects on the floor that I trip over:
1. Waste Basket (Because it's an apartment it's like those at the office, small and simple a bucket.)
2. step stool (because i am short)It seems to me that this could be somehow made into one object. A garbage can I could stand on.
Yes I could turn it over but I think you can see how that is not ideal.
Any designers out there looking for their big break?
Ikea has this kind of shelving unit with plastic hanging buckets you could line with a bag. Its sturdy enough to stand on. It comes in various configurations and sizes. I don't know if this is the smallest. A smaller one would be more ideal. But you could totally get the plastic bucket and just line it with a bag for your garbage
TROFAST frame, light white stained pine, 32x44x52 cm (125/8x173/8x201/2") - IKEA CA
TROFAST frame, light white stained pine, 32x44x52 cm (125/8x173/8x201/2") If you complete this frame with storage boxes, shelves and trays, you get a sturdy storage solution that makes it easier for your child to keep their things organized.
IKEA (www.ikea.com)
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Ikea has this kind of shelving unit with plastic hanging buckets you could line with a bag. Its sturdy enough to stand on. It comes in various configurations and sizes. I don't know if this is the smallest. A smaller one would be more ideal. But you could totally get the plastic bucket and just line it with a bag for your garbage
TROFAST frame, light white stained pine, 32x44x52 cm (125/8x173/8x201/2") - IKEA CA
TROFAST frame, light white stained pine, 32x44x52 cm (125/8x173/8x201/2") If you complete this frame with storage boxes, shelves and trays, you get a sturdy storage solution that makes it easier for your child to keep their things organized.
IKEA (www.ikea.com)
This could be perfect. Though I would need to add a handle. hmmm.
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I have this in our bedroom. Well one like it. I love it. Makes it easy to climb into our loft bed.
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I have this in our bedroom. Well one like it. I love it. Makes it easy to climb into our loft bed.
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@futurebird They're brilliant!
It was VERY expensive. It's the only furniture I've ever bought anywhere near that price and one of only a few purchased items at all.
But it makes the room. I've wanted one for decades and about three years ago made the plunge.
So happy. It's so elegant and functional.
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Another option is that the back flips down, potentially sturdier than hinges at the top.
This lean out thing? I love it.
I have no idea how to make it. Really if I can find something to modify even better. But I think having so much weight on the lid would be bad. It would mean the lid needs to be too robust to be easy to lift.
But this I like.
*pondering*
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Design Challenge:
In the tiny kitchen I must have TWO objects on the floor that I trip over:
1. Waste Basket (Because it's an apartment it's like those at the office, small and simple a bucket.)
2. step stool (because i am short)It seems to me that this could be somehow made into one object. A garbage can I could stand on.
Yes I could turn it over but I think you can see how that is not ideal.
Any designers out there looking for their big break?
@futurebird Hang the trash can from bungee cords?
Do you have a kitchen window with a good angle on wherever the trash is supposed to end up for pick up?
*launch*
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@futurebird Hang the trash can from bungee cords?
Do you have a kitchen window with a good angle on wherever the trash is supposed to end up for pick up?
*launch*
The practical and creative minds of the fedi never fail to impress.
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Design Challenge:
In the tiny kitchen I must have TWO objects on the floor that I trip over:
1. Waste Basket (Because it's an apartment it's like those at the office, small and simple a bucket.)
2. step stool (because i am short)It seems to me that this could be somehow made into one object. A garbage can I could stand on.
Yes I could turn it over but I think you can see how that is not ideal.
Any designers out there looking for their big break?
@futurebird Somebody patented this, almost 60 years ago: https://patents.google.com/patent/US3397757A/en
