Ikea’s Expedit shelving system is as popular a piece of furniture as you’re ever likely to find, but the open square look is a like leaving your window open for strangers to look at your stuff. Fortunately, New York designer Shane Kealey discovered that the empty squares are about the same size as record covers, and developed the Recordit! system to fill in the gaps.
Promoting the system on Kickstarter, Kealey reached his $US7,500 goal yesterday, allowing him to kick RecordIt into production. The frame will be made from aluminium, which is neutral enough that it will look nice on any of Ikea’s shelving colours.
Pricing for the Kickstarter project varied, but the cheapest option for a singkle frame was $35, with 10 frames costing $320. because the project has now been funded, it’s not immediately apparent how new users can order the finished product, although once the initial setup logistics have been fulfilled, we’ll see it made available.
Scott Robb
Saturday, January 28, 2012 at 2:29 AMSo, he is investing $7500 to develop an add on for an Ikea Shelving system that Ikea can drop next year? Doesn’t sound wise at all. $35 is the retail price point for an aluminum frame? Seriously?! That means to set up a system like you have pictured here it would be $384. Wow, WAYYYY too pricey! Presumably, you’re shopping at Ikea because of the low prices for fantastic design. I doubt many people are going to tack another $400 and change (with tax) onto their purchase. I predict failure for Shane.
geoffc
Monday, January 30, 2012 at 5:00 PMYeah…
But, more importantly, how many of the covers do you own.
Damned if I didn’t have most of them – LemonJelly, I’m playing you tonight !
GC