Tin Can Storage
by Lloyd Alter, Toronto on 12. 9.06
There is recycling, there is repurposing, and there is good design; few items, even on design-obsessed TreeHugger, combine them all. That's why we love Cristina Covello's Tin Can Storage. According to the Canadian Design Resource, "Emerging with a band of talented designers from Sheridan [College], Cristina has been consistently producing clever and humble work and this shelving unit continues the pattern." ::The Canadian Design Resource
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I saw this same design, sorta, in an old cabin in the California desert. I thought it went well with the rest of the "decor."
I love your site! Keep up the great work.
Niki
Funny, in the years after WWII during the great shortages in Europe my grandfather made an extensive system of sardine tin drawers to keep all the screws, nails, bolts and washers that he found. Somewhat reminds me of this, only his actually looked like a set of tiny drawers.