<![CDATA[Tetris Shelves: Modular Furniture Never Looked So Good - Kotaku Comments]]> <![CDATA[Tetris Shelves: Modular Furniture Never Looked So Good - Kotaku Comments]]> <![CDATA[Tetris Shelves: Modular Furniture Never Looked So Good]]> I have to buy one.

DravenGrave

]]> <![CDATA[Tetris Shelves: Modular Furniture Never Looked So Good]]> One of my friends built open, L-shaped pieces years ago by himself, and then stacked them together. It actually looked very nice, plus he could re-arrange them any way he pleased.

I wouldn't pay so much for that, though. The colours are way too busy, or at least I'd prefer plain wood. Guess I should just make those kinds of L-pieces myself, eh?

mexxxant

]]> <![CDATA[Tetris Shelves: Modular Furniture Never Looked So Good]]> That is so coooooool! I would love to have one of those in my house lol

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]]> <![CDATA[Tetris Shelves: Modular Furniture Never Looked So Good]]> Build your own; it's not hard: [www.instructables.com]

sullanfield

]]> <![CDATA[Tetris Shelves: Modular Furniture Never Looked So Good]]> There was a shelving set I picked up from Target for about $30 a block a while back, Closet Maid "Stax".

Wall mounted them for a similar effect, 4 blocks (I used 2 longer blocks to make an S), for about $120 after mounting brackets.

This is just absurd for pricing.

Jaesin

]]> <![CDATA[Tetris Shelves: Modular Furniture Never Looked So Good]]> For that kind of money, I'd sooner just make my own.

@Vidunder: You could hold that structure together with a few pieces of chewing gum, and it wouldn't be going anywhere.

TechnoDestructo

]]> <![CDATA[Tetris Shelves: Modular Furniture Never Looked So Good]]> @Cchrist:

:D

cyhborg

]]> <![CDATA[Tetris Shelves: Modular Furniture Never Looked So Good]]> That would be shitty. You'd be putting together your shelf and all of a sudden you $150 segments dissapear because you accidentally made a line.

Cchrist

]]> <![CDATA[Tetris Shelves: Modular Furniture Never Looked So Good]]> I had tetris shelving in my hobby/games store that I ran from 2003-2005 in Maine. They were about 4.5' tall, and each piece weighed about 90 lbs, as they were made of 3/4" MDF. There were three of them bolted to the wall, and 4 of them arranged here and there holding product.

Bookshelves are of course another great idea for making something functional out of tetris blocks.

ludwigk

]]> <![CDATA[Tetris Shelves: Modular Furniture Never Looked So Good]]> @Fennrisulfr: i agree, i could build it for cheaper, but then again anyone who could aford this woldnt waste time to build it when they can just have it shipped to thier pad.

btw Opeth fucking rules.
imo i think they are the greatest metal band touching the face of this earth :D

zanzibarlegend

]]> <![CDATA[Tetris Shelves: Modular Furniture Never Looked So Good]]> Those can be made for much, much less. $1500 is a joke. They're just standalone boxes which fit together.

piccolo3nj

]]> <![CDATA[Tetris Shelves: Modular Furniture Never Looked So Good]]> If IKEA made this, it'd be half the price, it wouldn't have the fugly paint, it wouldn't have the nails showing, and it'd look a lot sturdier. In general, it'd look a lot better and it'd be much better in general.

Hurry, somebody suggest this idea to an IKEA designer!

Or go the DIY route...

wildfire759

]]> <![CDATA[Tetris Shelves: Modular Furniture Never Looked So Good]]> @RattyAssMullet: I'm pretty sure it is following the rules of tetris. I don't see any unbroken horizontal line anywhere in that shelving unit.

In other news: that thing is truly hideous.

dowingba

]]> <![CDATA[Tetris Shelves: Modular Furniture Never Looked So Good]]> Of course, those blocks should be disappearing now, if we're following the rules of Tetris.

RattyAssMullet

]]> <![CDATA[Tetris Shelves: Modular Furniture Never Looked So Good]]> Me this morning: You know, I don't really see the point to the bookshelf. All the books on there I never read while all the books I do read are piled somewhere nearby...

Me right now: bookshelves are pretty sweet. I want some new bookshelves. Say, those...

It has to be annoying for those not good at critical thinking and problem solving.

Rubiximus

]]> <![CDATA[Tetris Shelves: Modular Furniture Never Looked So Good]]> lots of unused shelf space all the blocks should be inverted.

Pornosaur

]]> <![CDATA[Tetris Shelves: Modular Furniture Never Looked So Good]]> @Witzbold: Damn you Witzbold!! I was goning to say that!!

okenny :) ...building bridges (to hide under)

]]> <![CDATA[Tetris Shelves: Modular Furniture Never Looked So Good]]> Great, now I'll have nightmares of endlessly putting together furniture only to have it disappear. And if for some reason the furniture reaches the ceiling, I die.

Eltigro

]]> <![CDATA[Tetris Shelves: Modular Furniture Never Looked So Good]]> @stephenzerotwo:
Thanks for the link. It rules. That is now on my list of things to eventually do.

munchausen

]]> <![CDATA[Tetris Shelves: Modular Furniture Never Looked So Good]]> @BryanGuitarDude: same

lasttimeyouaskedme

]]> <![CDATA[Tetris Shelves: Modular Furniture Never Looked So Good]]> They look pretty cool. but as many before me have stated, I'd rather do it myself. It seems like the perfect do-it-yourself project. no curves or anything. hmmm..I might actually attempt this.

BryanGuitarDude

]]> <![CDATA[Tetris Shelves: Modular Furniture Never Looked So Good]]> This same item would have been reduced by 50% if made/manufactured/produced at some boonies in Montana.

I remember either joystiq or gizmondo had an instruction to build your own which cost around 100 dollars and looked exactly the same sans the paint job.

Fyren

]]> <![CDATA[Tetris Shelves: Modular Furniture Never Looked So Good]]> @Erwin: If you have $1500 to buy Tetris shelves, I'm sure you can hire someone who IS good at Tetris to arrange them for you, haha.

ThisCharmingMan

]]> <![CDATA[Tetris Shelves: Modular Furniture Never Looked So Good]]> gizmodo had this up last year in response to the same product
[gizmodo.com]

DaoKaioshin

]]> <![CDATA[Tetris Shelves: Modular Furniture Never Looked So Good]]> id be afraid to build anything with tetris blocks.what if when i complete it a line disappears and i have to rebuy the missign parts.thats too much of a hassle.

Truepatriot

]]> <![CDATA[Tetris Shelves: Modular Furniture Never Looked So Good]]> Oddly enough, every time I see a Tetris sculpture/t-shirt/homage of some sort, one of the first things that comes to mind is "wow, -someone- sucks at Tetris".

ThreeLeafIvy

]]> <![CDATA[Tetris Shelves: Modular Furniture Never Looked So Good]]> The colors...nails...Saji does not approve

How dare they rape my childhood and current fond memories of playing tetris!

Master Saji

]]> <![CDATA[Tetris Shelves: Modular Furniture Never Looked So Good]]> @holysocks: That'd ruin the point. Besides, fat chance I'll convince my dad to let me anywhere near his tool set. Or that I have ANY cash to spare while saving for med school.

Tiger-Fever

]]> <![CDATA[Tetris Shelves: Modular Furniture Never Looked So Good]]> Those are the ugliest shelves I've ever seen. They could have at least tried to hide all the nails. It looks very amateur.

Hollette

]]> <![CDATA[Tetris Shelves: Modular Furniture Never Looked So Good]]> That's cool, I need shelves. I'd rather save money and just built it my self then. I wonder what the dimensions are...

MajorMcMuffin

]]> <![CDATA[Tetris Shelves: Modular Furniture Never Looked So Good]]> We have a set of the "L" shaped blocks holding our CDs and some DS games. I picked them up after I had seen them at the ICFF about three years ago.
There's never been much of a cross demographic between your average college student bullshitting in GameStop about DMC4 and the MoMa-going industrial designer here. My designer girlfriend scoffs at how I'll drop one hundred dollars on a custom fighting stick but is more than willing to spend a grand at DWR or Kartel.
On the design side, if you want the real engineering that it takes to create a piece of minimalist furniture that is designed to last for a century, buy it from the designer at top dollar.
The part that I don't buy into is that good design should only be something that can be had in the homes of the wealthy elite. It doesn't have to be that way. If you want that Mies van Der Rohe day bed but don't have the $10,000 for it, I think its perfectly reasonable to buy a close approximation for a tenth of the cost.
If the quality is less and the piece falls apart, you will eventually want the real thing anyway. I think if it is a piece that you truly love and admire and you can afford the original then purchase it if it will make you happy but if you only kind of like it, or you think the price is too high then you shouldn't really have an issue with getting a similar item at a lower price or making it yourself.

Karoshi

]]> <![CDATA[Tetris Shelves: Modular Furniture Never Looked So Good]]> @Tiger-Fever: or just learn some actual skills and DIY

holysocks

]]> <![CDATA[Tetris Shelves: Modular Furniture Never Looked So Good]]> @Erwin: then you will have shelves that go all the way up to the ceiling REAL quick!

HawaiianActor

]]> <![CDATA[Tetris Shelves: Modular Furniture Never Looked So Good]]> Great idea. Terrible execution.

Colors = barf

DIY FTW

Fennrisulfr

]]> <![CDATA[Tetris Shelves: Modular Furniture Never Looked So Good]]> Hey! That's go nicely with my new pixel couch when I become a millionaire and can afford such things. Of course, to become that millionaire I'll probably spend the next 30 or so years of my life working my ass off, completely forgetting about video games in the process. So I'll set up a reminder for this.

Tiger-Fever

]]> <![CDATA[Tetris Shelves: Modular Furniture Never Looked So Good]]> Yeah its a nice idea but like others have said you could probably build it yourself for half that. But if I did this I'd have to take a few creative liberties and make an entertainment center instead.

Sparx

]]> <![CDATA[Tetris Shelves: Modular Furniture Never Looked So Good]]> I'm gonna make a own version of this when I get a wall!
*starting on blueprint*

@Raziel3333:

xD

RageW

]]> <![CDATA[Tetris Shelves: Modular Furniture Never Looked So Good]]> @Witzbold: Well, I guess I'm out by default, then.

mind in rewind

]]> <![CDATA[Tetris Shelves: Modular Furniture Never Looked So Good]]> DON'T MAKE A STRAIGHT LINE YOU WILL LOSE ALL UR STUFF!!!

The Vampire Raziel

]]> <![CDATA[Tetris Shelves: Modular Furniture Never Looked So Good]]> Pretty expensive, as many have stated. I like the look, except for the clean wood. I would rather have the entire segments a certain color, the clean face would makes it look tacky.

Seven Is Darker

]]> <![CDATA[Tetris Shelves: Modular Furniture Never Looked So Good]]> I can't help but wonder who they're aiming for with this. Gamers probably wouldn't have the money, and if they did they'd rather spend it on games.

Anyway, I sucked at woodshop, but I could easily do this myself if I had a saw. Come up with the measurements, saw a straight line, nail at a right angle, and sell at ridiculously high prices. The hardest part by far would be finding someone stupid enough to buy it.

Tiber

]]> <![CDATA[Tetris Shelves: Modular Furniture Never Looked So Good]]> Earthquake prone homes beware!

Witzbold

]]> <![CDATA[Tetris Shelves: Modular Furniture Never Looked So Good]]> i was waiting for some enterprising individuals to take this idea and make $$ off it. But those prices are absolutely disgusting. Everyone interested please look to this how to link to make them yourself. At worst, pay a friend who might be knowledgeable with woodworking to build them for you. You will still save a metric ton of $

[www.instructables.com]

stephenzerotwo

]]> <![CDATA[Tetris Shelves: Modular Furniture Never Looked So Good]]> @thefais: Oh, and also my cat.

TalKeaton

]]> <![CDATA[Tetris Shelves: Modular Furniture Never Looked So Good]]> Looks nice; could use some minor improvements to polish up the quality; but most important, it will be a pain to clean...

Pulse

]]> <![CDATA[Tetris Shelves: Modular Furniture Never Looked So Good]]> @thefais: L shaped books, duh!

As for those magnificent shelves, I'm going to agree with everybody on the whole DIY thing.

Tako Attack

]]> <![CDATA[Tetris Shelves: Modular Furniture Never Looked So Good]]> @thefais:
My L shaped tetris block stuffie.

Drake Lake: Phase Lunaire

]]> <![CDATA[Tetris Shelves: Modular Furniture Never Looked So Good]]> @thefais: The letter L, of course.

TalKeaton

]]> <![CDATA[Tetris Shelves: Modular Furniture Never Looked So Good]]> @thefais:
I would set the L in horizontal and put books.

Wyld

]]> <![CDATA[Tetris Shelves: Modular Furniture Never Looked So Good]]> What the hell would you put in one of those L shaped holes?

thefais

]]> <![CDATA[Tetris Shelves: Modular Furniture Never Looked So Good]]> Let's just build our own. Much cheaper, and when it falls apart because our lack of carpenter skills, we'll still have enough money to build a few more.

Drake Lake: Phase Lunaire

]]> <![CDATA[Tetris Shelves: Modular Furniture Never Looked So Good]]> Nope. Not even close

Elite Wombat

]]> <![CDATA[Tetris Shelves: Modular Furniture Never Looked So Good]]> I agree with everyone here. if i DID have that kind of money, I sure as hell wouldn't be spending it on ugly tetris shelves. i mean, look at that grey.
its death.

daibondo

]]> <![CDATA[Tetris Shelves: Modular Furniture Never Looked So Good]]> Shouldn't they have disappeared?

J0hnny-Kickass

]]> <![CDATA[Tetris Shelves: Modular Furniture Never Looked So Good]]> Wayyyyy too expensive. The idea is cool, though.

Aethyr

]]> <![CDATA[Tetris Shelves: Modular Furniture Never Looked So Good]]> Hmm, looks tacky with all the nails showing. Perhaps a thick coat of paint or laminate would make it look cleaner.

gec05

]]> <![CDATA[Tetris Shelves: Modular Furniture Never Looked So Good]]> @gigantor21: Wood taken from the very heart of the world's most endangered species of tree, infused with an alloy made of gold dust and the souls of every developer that tried to make a "BETTER" Tetris.

That kinda wood.

TalKeaton

]]> <![CDATA[Tetris Shelves: Modular Furniture Never Looked So Good]]> This thing is freaking me out. It looks like a real-life Escher painting. Good thing I came down from that Peyote a couple hours ago, or I'd be in a lot of trouble right now.

peAr nectAr

]]> <![CDATA[Tetris Shelves: Modular Furniture Never Looked So Good]]> Hideous. Absolutely hideous. Looks like robot puke.

ErskinPig

]]> <![CDATA[Tetris Shelves: Modular Furniture Never Looked So Good]]> Sorta cool. I'd like to see a book shelf that has the pac-man layout...there wouldn't be tons of places where you could put books down without bookends, but it'd be pretty sweet.

squidboy007

]]> <![CDATA[Tetris Shelves: Modular Furniture Never Looked So Good]]> @Vidunder: Yeah, the building block setup is suspicious. And the price is ridiculous--$150-200 per block? What the fuck kind of wood are they using?

It still looks pretty cool, though.

gigantor21

]]> <![CDATA[Tetris Shelves: Modular Furniture Never Looked So Good]]> The idea is nice, although not my kind of furniture at all.
Totally, amazingly overpriced (IKEA would probably sell every element at no more than €15 each).
I'm just wondering.. it doesn't look really stable at all. One bump with an elbow and off the entire library goes.

Vidunder

]]> <![CDATA[Tetris Shelves: Modular Furniture Never Looked So Good]]> What if you suck at Tetris?

Erwin

]]> <![CDATA[Tetris Shelves: Modular Furniture Never Looked So Good]]> I also am gawking at the price. I could make the same shelves for much, much cheaper.

Actually, I might actually get behind that idea. This is awesome..

.endejas.

]]> <![CDATA[Tetris Shelves: Modular Furniture Never Looked So Good]]> yea, the price is ridiculous. Don't see why one wouldn't just go to their local carpenter and order one made. The design is simple as hell.

solar_tf

]]> <![CDATA[Tetris Shelves: Modular Furniture Never Looked So Good]]> I'll add this to my list of overly priced toys I need to buy when I get obscenely rich. Cool as hell but 1500 bucks for 10 blocks? I'd rather take up carpentry, that way I can sell one piece of awesome furniture for 1500 bucks and buy these.

Absent Blue

]]> <![CDATA[Tetris Shelves: Modular Furniture Never Looked So Good]]> Looks cool, but I can't see how it would cost so much to build them. I'll just go to home depot and buy some wood to do it myself.

Raziel66

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