Rethinking the Way Storage Furniture Opens and Closes

Sebastian Errazuriz's experimental, transformative Wave provides access in an unexpected way

By Rain Noe



It may or may not be practical, but Sebastian Errazuriz's work re-thinks how storage furniture permits us access to their insides. Earlier we showed you his Samurai Cabinet, which brought a bit of ceremony to the act of retrieving clothing, and the visual surprise of the opening mechanism for his Explosion Cabinet, perhaps the most extreme in his line.

Now the NYC-based artist/designer has done it again, with a form more subdued than the Samurai and Explosion but every bit as exciting. Check out his fanciful Wave credenza:

For his part, the NYC-based Errazuriz doesn't care if it's practical or not; as the artist-designer-activist states, "I love the idea of creating beautiful furniture; nevertheless I am much more interested in using the medium as an excuse to trigger people's curiosity and create a connection with them."
"I don't know where the line is between art and design," Errazuriz states in his bio. "It's important to me that a project consist of just a little twist, because I ultimately want people to see the obvious, the everyday differently."