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If IKEA Made Geeky Furniture Part 11: Comic Book Rack
If IKEA Made Geeky Furniture is a series of concepts. None of these exist and are not for sale. The images are intended to parody the IKEA catalog.
With all these Superhero movies coming out this year, as well as the extensive backlog of comic book films that have been released these past few decades, I thought I’d design a DVD rack based on another type of rack - the comic book display rack.
These spinning racks are found in comic shops or drugstores. They usually feature some kind of signage at the top, which can sometimes be illuminated.
There are many cool DVD and CD racks out there, but none based on the comic book variety. This design feels like a no-brainer, so apologies if it does exist. But as far as I can tell it does not.
Making the sign into a lamp is appropriate given the height of this design, which is about 6 feet tall. I don’t know if people would enjoy illuminated signage in their house, however this rack is at home in a den or geeky entertainment room, much like a neon sign featuring a beer company logo. Or you could opt to never use it!
Apologies for using a generic Blu-Ray logo on the cases. These images would look a million times cooler if all the movies depicted were of the Superhero variety.
This would also be appropriate for video games as well. One more image after the jump… Read the rest of this entry
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Dresser With Laundry Baskets Built In
I have just found these already exist. However I think they could look a lot more stylish and be more space efficient. I think clear plastic Rubbermaid-style tubs will do the trick.
This sort of design is right up IKEA’s alley - they are known for space-saving design and clever storage.
If these do become a reality, I recommend getting two - one for the clean clothes, one to serve as a hamper for the dirty clothes.
And yes, laziness does fuel invention.
Head Rests You Can Actually Rest Your Head On
If you ever tried to sleep on a bus, train or plane, you’ll know it can be very uncomfortable. And if it is comfortable for you, chances are you had to steal a neighbor’s shoulder!
So I figured having another set of arm rests attached to chair would be helpful. Except these are attached near the top of the chair, and are encased in a soft cushion.
Swivel it down as far as you need and you can lean your head against it. Or merely have it down as a safeguard if you are one of those crazy people who can sleep upright. Or to barricade a neighbor that looks like he/she is going to pass out.
These could be used on buses, trains and planes, and possibly cars as well - except for the driver, of course.
Would transportation companies employ these head rests, even for long trip routes? Nope - more upkeep. We humans are filthy. Though if it was just a bare arm and people had to bring their own pillows, then possibly.
And kids - I am hip to the internet memes. The chairs on the right are not “looking for kyle” or telling you “how tall he is”. They are in fact screaming on a pretend roller-coaster.
EDIT: These could also be branched off the existing head rest directly. But not everyone is that tall…
If IKEA Made Geeky Furniture Part 10: Lord of the Rings
It's not a fruit. It's the Elvish word for 'friend'. Thank you subtitles.
So after feeling bad this was omitted from my IKEA series, I decided to make a very late addition.
I went with the Gandalf the White version because the staff he wielded as Gandalf the Grey looked a little…rough. The dog might want to play fetch with it (or worse - mistake it for a tree), so I opted for this ivory-looking one. A very nice design, like everything else in those films.
EDIT: Yes I realized I used the wrong spelling of ‘grey’ in the picture. D’oh.
If you like this, check out my Hobbit Blu-Ray case.
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.
My Dream Bed
Why is this my dream bed? Because it does two things: elevates to the ceiling, freeing up some room. And it also makes itself.
I will probably do a 3D version of this one day, because I’d also like to include two possible attachments: a workstation that folds up from the floor and from underneath the bed frame, and an entertainment unit that rests against one side of the bed by the wall.
This is sort of like a Murphy Bed, the ones that fold up into a wall. But I like having it elevate to the ceiling instead…much easier to manage methinks.
