![]() Neither a staircase nor a swimming pool (although they did find room for a small plunge pool), the resulting house is fittingly bottom-heavy – pear-shaped – with the majority of living space situated underground. A single grand gesture,” says Shaw, pausing as a lorry squeezes past his car. Then we were talking about making it a swimming pool, with ledges where you’d sleep or have the kitchen. ![]() At one point we were going to make the whole house a staircase with different pods or levels on it. Designing the house with his friend Nicholas Ashby, an architect, the creative opportunities that arose from these parameters obsessed the pair. Our only option was to go down,” Shaw explains. However, if it did, it would block out their light – another no-no. Being in a conservation zone, his development would have to resemble the other houses nearby. The 60 metre-square plot came with a catch-22. “I do everything by trial and error, so I appreciate the unexpected and allow things to be as they are.” His signature, recycled plastic designs are assemblages of colourful oblongs whose texture is something like royal icing squeezed from a tube of toothpaste. Whilst something going pear-shaped – awry or misshapen – is usually best avoided, for Shaw it is a philosophy of creation whose results can be particularly fruitful. “I like the idea of things going pear-shaped,” Shaw tells me on video call from his car. He contacted the estate agent with a low offer and pursued them everyday for nine months until they accepted. Shaw, who had been keeping an eye out for a development opportunity for years, ignored this inconsistency. Peculiarly, online the empty plot was being advertised as a two- bedroom flat. Whether you’re seeking a playful sideboard made of colored glass and metals, an antique Italian hand-carved storage cabinet or a glass-door vitrine to store and show off your collectibles, there are options for you on 1stDibs.In 2017, the furniture designer James Shaw noticed a small, overgrown patch of land for sale around the corner from his flat in Shoreditch. A contemporary case piece with open shelving and painted wood details can prove functional as a storage unit as easily as it can a room divider. In the spirit of positioning your case goods center stage, decluttering can now be design-minded. The very history of storage case pieces is a testament to their versatility and well-earned place in any room. It wasn’t until the design made its way to North America that it became enlarged and equipped with enough space to hold clothing and cosmetics. The drawers served as perfect utensil storage. This furnishing was initially a flat-surfaced, low-profile side table equipped with a few drawers - a common fixture used to dress and prepare meats in English kitchens throughout the Tudor period. ![]() Mid-century modern credenzas, which, long and low, evolved from tables that were built as early as the 14th century in Italy, typically have no legs or very short legs and have grown in popularity as an alluring storage option over time.Īlthough the name immediately invokes images of clothing, dressers were initially created in Europe for a much different purpose. ![]() For these highly customizable furnishings, designers of the day delivered an alternative to big, heavy bookcases by considering the use of space - and, in particular, walls - in new and innovative ways. Mid-century modern furniture enthusiasts will cite the tall modular wall units crafted in teak and other sought-after woods of the era by the likes of George Nelson and Finn Juhl. In the mid-19th century, cabinetmakers would mimic styles originating in the Louis XIV, Louis XV and Louis XVI eras for their dressers, bookshelves and other structures, and, later, simpler, streamlined wood designs allowed these “case pieces” or “case goods” - any furnishing that is unupholstered and has some semblance of a storage component - to blend into the background of any interior. ![]() Of all the antique and vintage case pieces and storage cabinets that have become popular in modern interiors over the years, dressers, credenzas and cabinets have long been home staples, perfect for routine storage or protection of personal items. ![]()
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