I WANT ONE. And yes, Manhattan apartments are tiny. You pay for a palace, but are tossed the cardboard box the throne came in.

Very cute >.>,

I know a girl who'd kill for one of these ... as well as the stairway library.

MastaFalse

@DrChaos: Ah, I see you've never looked at Manhattan real estate.

Pender

It's funny how the only way you could justify owning this is to live in a place where space is at a premium, but being able to afford it also means that you could probably afford a bigger place too.

DrChaos

im still holding off for this
[gizmodo.com]

discounteggroll

It seems as though this would be made more for the early twenty year old college student and or city dweller. Hell, I would put this in my apartment if the price for the set wasn't truly outrageous. It is a great piece and has high functionality while saving space. And you could always spread out the bits if you had more room to do so.

csgoat

They have another term for ultra minimalist living- it's called prison.

DeadWriter

Unless I'm missing something, I think you mean "cubic feet"?

Geoffrey

Yeah. Ummm. This is cool and all, but that mattress looks awful thin. This must be made for 11 year olds with no back problems.

golferal

It's like living in a Winnebego, what with all the folding of furniture from one thing to another.

I've done both the Winnebego thing, and NYC studio apartment thing. There's a big difference, and I would NOT want to do the Winneebego thing long term. You can't put your coat down for buy a third paperback novel without losing some key piece of functionality (like the toilet).

Brock

I'd imagine after the initial invite, the host of the party wouldn't have to worry about "entertaining" anymore.

imsochris

Yes this is very cute indeed!!

I would love to have a set of furniture like that. I can see this concept going further, all units can be purchased separately and put together in a customized way to fit different needs.

margretli

this looks like a rip off of the work Andrea Zittel has been doing in Joshua Tree, California.

I saw her show in Vancouver--very similar
[www.zittel.org]

aidan_cage

Is there going to be some mass migration to cities soon? Or some extreme population boom that will turn every city into Fifth Element like living? What is up with all of these "living in the smallest form factor possible" so called gadgets?

LoganSix

So they just replaced milk crates with these, big deal.

I lived through the 80's in similar fashion.

strider_mt2k

5' 7" and over need not apply.

N@tedog

I just love looking at these furniture ideas.

hkicedude

Well, there is already an overpopulation problem in many cities. Please think outside the narrow box we like to refer to as the United States, and consider places like Tokyo, where coffin hotels are a common sight. As for the thin mattress, it looks like a futon mattress to me. I slept on one for years, quite comfortably in fact. I figure hundreds of million people can't be wrong.

Snicker

I've lived in some tiny dwellings in the past...including the little guest house I currently call home. Something like this would really maximize my space utilization. I'd totally buy one.

Barion

43 square feet of UNCOMFORTABLE furniture.

plastikwaren

This would actually be perfect for my apartment. I have a one bedroom, and it's a good size (don't live in a big city). There's more than enough room.

I could use it as a sofa most of the time, then unfold it and use it as a table. The workspace would be used for electronics as I've already got a computer desk. This would clear off the coffe table (again).

For entertaining, it would be cool to have a table and chairs and/or sofa set up. The bed would be perfect if someone can't drive home or wants to sleep over but not share a bed (ladies are the in bedroom, of course ;) ).

Great idea...I'd consider it if the price was right. Plus it looks kind of cool hanging out in the corner...

ry_ry

"It's all about levels, Jerry" - Kramer

Asvetic