Rejected “If IKEA Made Geeky Furniture” Ideas

About 3-4 months ago I released a series called “If IKEA Made Geeky Furniture”, comprised of several posts (you can find them here, scroll down a bit). There were a few ideas that did not make the cut, and I am going to list them off here:

A. Apple iPhone Book Case. A basic book case, with two glass doors to get at your books/movies (If you wanted, you could place them like apps). Reason it was cut: A digital device storing all your old analog media was weird to me.

B. Tardis Wardrobe/Pantry. Reason it was cut: Seems a lot of people have already made this in some form. And here I was, thinking I was so clever.

C. Gandalf’s Staff Floor Lamp. Reason it was cut: I…don’t know. Seeing it now, it would be kinda cool. May revisit this. That reminds me, a guy I knew at work often lamented that the only thing Gandalf did in the movies was cast light. With this lamp, you too can wield Gandalf’s lone power.

D. Soundwave Oven with Tea Kettle Head! Okay this one is bizarre, I admit. But I thought I’d include it to show how weird my mind is. Reason it was cut: It’s an appliance. And it was too weird.

E. Star Wars Table. That landing platform on Endor, where Luke surrendered in Return of the Jedi- would make a great table. Reason it was cut: Too obscure.

F. DRADIS Ceiling Lamp. That radar they used to detect Cylons in Battlestar Galactica would make for a decent ceiling lamp, as long as it had a revolving radar arm, and made whoooo whooooo sounds. Reason it was cut: Couldn’t get it to look right. One of these days I will coin the perfect DRADIS gadget.

G. Pac-Man Table and Chairs. Reason it was cut: No one wants a 3/4 table. Though it would look cool biting into a corner. Great place to put a bowl of fruit.

H. Holodeck Door Fridge. Yep, a refrigerator that looks like the door to the famed Holodeck in Star Trek TNG. You could put the ice dispenser by the computer panel. Reason it was cut: It was an appliance, and would be too big to place in a kitchen, unless you can inset your fridge into a wall.

Is this the first-ever blog to feature material from the cutting room floor? Hmmm

I had fun doing the IKEA designs, will probably do some more in the future. Stay tuned.