What would be the opposite of Ikea...

 

Simple designs, inexpensive. Not so lasting, but easily replaceable.

 

 

If so, the opposite of that would be:

 

 

Sophistication, quality materials, lasting. Permanence, and class.

 

 

 

So. What if. Suppose a shell of a gear is casted or CNC'd hollowed

out. And in it, will be placement of wood to prevent the metal from

bending by support. Then, it will be closed with the metal again

and welded, polished.

 

(This is to reduce the volume of the metal, in replacement with the

wood, so to make the furniture lighter, and also less costly)

 

What to aim for:

 

1. Mechanically sophisticated "smart" furniture, where each

compartment can be opened by a remote. Or from distance.

 

2. Added with infinite variations of locking mechanisms,

hidden pathways, moving art (such as models moving on queue,

with sounds, like music boxes, model trains, whichever things)

 

Add a little creativity to furnitures....

 

 

Is it already present? Well, not really.

 

It seems like everything is manually opened by the hand.

 

And not hidden compartments, or easy to open/secure smart

locking mechanisms... (without the key)

 

And... often those modern designs lack some meaning behind it.