Core77 - Blog • Jan. 18, 2026, 5:36 p.m.

As all parents know, children rapidly outgrow both clothing and furniture. In the 1970s, Luigi Colani designed this plywood Tobifant furniture set, which could grow in height along with the child.

Colani designed it to not only be flatpacked, but to be utterly easy to assemble. The joinery consists of simple wedged tenons.

The set went into production in the late 1970s, by West German children's furniture brand Kinderlübke. Today you can still find surviving examples on vintage reseller sites.

Core77 - Blog • Jan. 18, 2026, 5:36 p.m.

In some manufacturing facilities, you may see gigantic storage cabinets that look like this: That's the Hänel Rotomat , by German office equipment company Hänel Bu¨rosysteme. They developed the design in 1957, inspired by the Ferris Wheel.

The company reckons their system has three major benefits: Space saving Hänel Rotomat® storage lift utilizes the available room heights and, thanks to its compact design, creates space savings of up to 85 % in relation to the footprint. Work time slashed The Hänel Rotomat® storage carousel brings the required parts to the retrieval area in just a few seconds.

Ergonomics No more bending, ladder-climbing or walking long distances to search for and store parts or articles. The required items are brought automatically to the optimum ergonomic retrieval height.

Core77 - Blog • Jan. 18, 2026, 5:36 p.m.

This handsome Plinth is by Swedish industrial designer Martina Claesson. Inspired by the form of a gymnast's vault, her aim was to make a simple, elegant stool and storage piece.

They're made of solid oak, and they stack. Claesson is a freelance designer, most notably for Ikea, but for this one she signed a production deal with Denmark's Andersen Furniture.

Core77 - Blog • Jan. 18, 2026, 5:36 p.m.

This striking Ultras Sconce is by 6:AM Glassworks. Though based in Milan, the Italian design brand is dedicated to showcasing Venetian glassmaking techniques practiced in Murano.

The sconce is actually blown as a single piece of glass. To achieve the two colors, the artisans use the Venetian a canne ("with cane") technique.

This is where separate glass rods (canes) are assembled into a single mass, then blown into shape. The manufacturing procedure actually yields two separate objects.

Core77 - Blog • Jan. 18, 2026, 5:36 p.m.

This sideboard is by British furnituremaker Nick James. It's made of solid Oak, and features a single height-adjustable interior shelf.

The real beauty is on the outside: No crazy router jig used here. The texture was achieved purely with a CNC mill.

He's done the same with this taller bar cabinet below. I know it's totally subjective, but while I find the sideboard elegant, the bar cabinet is too much for me (in the closed position).

Core77 - Blog • Jan. 18, 2026, 5:36 p.m.

This object is so strange and specific, I thought for sure it came out of Japan. But in fact, this MG Raiser is from German company Manga Guardian.

It's a sort of remedial device aimed at manga (Japanese comics) lovers. The deal is that most manga volumes are about 13cm wide.

But the most common bookshelves, like the Ikea Billy series, have shelves that are more than twice that depth. The MG Raiser, then, allows you to utilize the full depth of your shelves (and store more manga) while still being able to see all of the spines.

Core77 - Blog • Jan. 18, 2026, 5:36 p.m.

Most cordless drills come with a clip, so you can hang them from a pocket or a belt. The clips are fine for occasional-use DIY'ers, but they're not infallible.

This Spider Pro Tool Holster is designed for tradespeople who prefer a more secure solution. Using the holster does require some commitment; the user must install a stud on their drill.

There are two options. The first is a $7 Drill Pin that replaces yur drill's built-in clip, by threading into the OEM hole.

Core77 - Blog • Jan. 18, 2026, 5:36 p.m.

The subway car is the great equalizer, where the masses travel shoulder-to-shoulder. On the opposite end of the spectrum you have the private car, where you are sealed within your own private cocoon.

A California-based startup called Pliyt —for Personal Luxury In Your Travel—has a vision for making the latter more efficient. Pliyt's concept is a four-passenger robotaxi, where all the seats are sealed off from each other.

"Your Pod. Your Privacy.

Core77 - Blog • Jan. 18, 2026, 5:36 p.m.

Here's what we looked at this week: Industrial designer Sabine Marcelis upgrade's Ikea's hot-selling lamp. Rimowa and Vitra's luggage-like Aluminum Stool.

Design criticism: Are these transitions good or bad? Phileole's Grain Blanc is a vertical wind turbine for sailboat masts.

The Roulette Cart , designed by Belgian industrial design firm Futurewave, is a stylish, more functional update to the granny cart. When beautiful design crashes into reality.

CBS - Alles • Jan. 18, 2026, 5:36 p.m.

De faillissementsgraad voor bedrijven, instellingen en eenmanszaken per maand vanaf 2015.

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