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16 Sep, 2008

Bookcase Pulls Out to Become Stairs

Posted by: Jeff In: Home Gadgets

bookcase stairs 450x327 Bookcase Pulls Out to Become Stairs
The StairCASE from designer Danny Kuo is a smart solution for people with limited space (or a lot of books!). It’s a standard bookcase where each shelf is actually a box that slides out allowing it to become stairs. Just slide out a shelf and you can easily reach the top shelf without a ladder. This would also be great for people in small apartments that have a lofted area for sleeping or storage… a better alternative to the spiral staircase or a ladder.

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7 Responses to "Bookcase Pulls Out to Become Stairs"

1 | StairCASE’s Bottom Shelves Keep Highest Books in Reach [Bookshelves] | Geekinstinct.com | Geek Stuffs, Technology Related

September 16th, 2008 at 10:55 pm

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[...] It­’s no­ surprise t­hat­ a d­ud­e w­ho­ lives in a c­it­y o­f 18 m­illio­n peo­ple w­o­uld­ apprec­iat­e t­he need­ t­o­ c­o­nserve spac­e. Shang­hai-based­ art­ist­ D­anny K­uo­ c­reat­ed­ t­he St­airC­ASE, a bo­o­k­c­ase w­here t­he shelves slid­e o­ut­ t­o­ bec­o­m­e a st­airw­ell. W­e’ve seen t­he amal­gamati­o­­n o­­f­ shel­ves and stai­rs bef­o­r­e in­ Lo­n­do­n­, but S­tair­C­AS­E c­an­ be put jus­t abo­ut an­ywh­er­e. Th­e des­ign­ lets­ yo­u h­av­e a muc­h­ taller­ bo­o­k­s­h­elf­ (mo­s­t to­p o­ut at r­o­ugh­ly s­ix f­eet to­ ac­c­o­mmo­date h­uman­ h­eigh­t), o­r­ f­un­c­tio­n­s­ as­ a way to­ r­eac­h­ a lo­f­ted ar­ea f­o­r­ s­leepin­g o­r­ s­to­r­age. I c­o­uld’v­e us­ed s­o­meth­in­g lik­e th­is­ in­ N­ew Yo­r­k­. [Dan­n­y Ku­o via Cra­zi­e­st Ga­dge­ts] [...]

2 | StairCASE’s Bottom Shelves Keep Highest Books in Reach [Bookshelves]

September 16th, 2008 at 11:37 pm

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[...] It­’s no­ surp­rise­ t­h­at­ a dude­ wh­o­ l­ive­s in a cit­y o­f 18 m­il­l­io­n p­e­o­p­l­e­ wo­ul­d ap­p­re­ciat­e­ t­h­e­ ne­e­d t­o­ co­nse­rve­ sp­ace­. Sh­angh­ai-b­ase­d art­ist­ Danny Kuo­ cre­at­e­d t­h­e­ St­airCASE­, a b­o­o­kcase­ wh­e­re­ t­h­e­ sh­e­l­ve­s sl­ide­ o­ut­ t­o­ b­e­co­m­e­ a st­airwe­l­l­. We­’ve­ se­e­n t­h­e­ am­al­gam­atio­n o­f sh­el­ves and­ stairs b­ef­or­e in­ Lon­don­, b­ut S­tair­CAS­E can­ b­e put j­us­t ab­out an­ywher­e. The des­ig­n­ lets­ you have a m­uch taller­ b­ooks­helf­ (m­os­t top out at r­oug­hly s­ix­ f­eet to accom­m­odate hum­an­ heig­ht), or­ f­un­ction­s­ as­ a way to r­each a lof­ted ar­ea f­or­ s­leepin­g­ or­ s­tor­ag­e. I could’ve us­ed s­om­ethin­g­ like this­ in­ N­ew Yor­k. [Danny­ K­uo vi­a Craz­i­e­st­ Gadge­t­s] [...]

3 | StairCASE’s Bottom Shelves Keep Highest Books in Reach [Bookshelves] | Gadget Cravings

September 17th, 2008 at 12:57 am

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[...] It’s no surprise that a dude who lives in a city of 18 million people would appreciate the need to conserve space. Shanghai-based artist Danny Kuo created the StairCASE, a bookcase where the shelves slide out to become a stairwell. We’ve seen the amalgamation of shelves and stairs before in London, but StairCASE can be put just about anywhere. The design lets you have a much taller bookshelf (most top out at roughly six feet to accommodate human height), or functions as a way to reach a lofted area for sleeping or storage. I could’ve used something like this in New York. [Danny Kuo via Craziest Gadgets] [...]

4 | Endlich mal ein praktisches Bücherregal! | ViennaWriter'sBlog

September 17th, 2008 at 6:21 am

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[...] auf CraziestGadgets.com entdeckt: ein Bücherregal, dessen unterste Fächer zur Leiter ausgezogen werden können. [...]

5 | StairCASE’s Bottom Shelves Keep Highest Books in Reach [Bookshelves] | CHARGED's 24/7 News Aggregator

September 17th, 2008 at 1:56 pm

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[...] It’s no surprise that a dude who lives in a city of 18 million people would appreciate the need to conserve space. Shanghai-based artist Danny Kuo created the StairCASE, a bookcase where the shelves slide out to become a stairwell. We’ve seen the amalgamation of shelves and stairs before in London, but StairCASE can be put just about anywhere. The design lets you have a much taller bookshelf (most top out at roughly six feet to accommodate human height), or functions as a way to reach a lofted area for sleeping or storage. I could’ve used something like this in New York. [Danny Kuo via Craziest Gadgets] [...]

6 | La salvación cuando uno no sabe que hacer… » Blog Archive » StairCASE’s Bottom Shelves Keep Highest Books in Reach [Bookshelves]

September 21st, 2008 at 4:46 pm

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[...] It’s no surprise that a dude who lives in a city of 18 million people would appreciate the need to conserve space. Shanghai-based artist Danny Kuo created the StairCASE, a bookcase where the shelves slide out to become a stairwell. We’ve seen the amalgamation of shelves and stairs before in London, but StairCASE can be put just about anywhere. The design lets you have a much taller bookshelf (most top out at roughly six feet to accommodate human height), or functions as a way to reach a lofted area for sleeping or storage. I could’ve used something like this in New York. [Danny Kuo via Craziest Gadgets] [...]

7 | syngshin.com » Blog Archive » StairCASE’s Bottom Shelves Keep Highest Books in Reach [Bookshelves]

November 1st, 2008 at 9:01 pm

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[...] It’s no surprise that a dude who lives in a city of 18 million people would appreciate the need to conserve space. Shanghai-based artist Danny Kuo created the StairCASE, a bookcase where the shelves slide out to become a stairwell. We’ve seen the amalgamation of shelves and stairs before in London, but StairCASE can be put just about anywhere. The design lets you have a much taller bookshelf (most top out at roughly six feet to accommodate human height), or functions as a way to reach a lofted area for sleeping or storage. I could’ve used something like this in New York. [Danny Kuo via Craziest Gadgets] [...]

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