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Expandable Bed Frame
$532; from ikarus.de
Origin: Germany
Seems like such a simple idea, and yet: Wow. Say you’ve got guests
crashing for the weekend—just take your full-size daybed and stretch it, accordion style, to fit a queen-size airbed. Or, imagine your 10-year-old daughter is ready to upgrade from twin to full. Again, just pull. The V bed, created by Roy Schäfer for Tojo, is one of those rare designs “that adapt to fit your needs rather than making you adapt to it,” says Whitehall.
Photo: Gunter Binsack/Courtesy of Tojo
The Two-Dimensional Closet
Alice Rosignoli hangers, $160 for twenty, alicerosignoli.it
Origin: Italy
“It’s kind of like the chandelier of wardrobes:
It hangs from cables
that you attach to your ceiling. There’s something kind of theatrical about that. And it’s a really
novel way of hanging items when you don’t have the space for a built-in closet.” —Rumble
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The Transparent Drain
PermaFlow Never-Clog drain, $25.99, faucetdirect.com
Origin: United States
“If you drop a diamond earring down the drain, it gives you
a chance to see where it’s at before you go and make a mistake and just run the water. Plus, it eliminates a lot
of the need for really intense chemicals. If you can
see the clog and deal with it without pouring Drano
down there, you’ve
already done a good job.”
—Althoff
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The Super-Skinny Dishwasher
Asko XXL dishwasher, from $2,099, askousa.com
Origin: Sweden
“The loading style is more efficient because it
has four stacked drawers as opposed to two. You can load cutlery in, then your glassware and plates in a much narrower footprint.” —Richardson
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The Three-in-One Chair
Paul Menand Triplette chair, price upon request, paulmenand.fr
Origin: France
“A really nice play on the
way Venetian blinds work: Once the chairs are stacked, you get this nice, flat profile. The stackability: It’s freakin’ amazing.” —Rumble
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The Hand-Washing Toilet
Caroma Profile Smart toilet, $399, greendepot.com
Origin: UK
“Why do you need pristine, potable water
to flush away waste? This reuses the water from washing your hands in the attached sink.
There’s a space-saving element, and a great water-recycling element too.” —Althoff
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The Energy-Saving Light Fixture
Claesson Koivisto Rune wall sconce, $425, lumens.com
Origin: Sweden
“This bedside lamp is highly articulated and has a lot of personality.
It’s extremely efficient, with only a nine-watt draw. It also boasts
some really great light quality.” —Richardson
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The Frame-Free Futon
Kibisi Roulade, price upon request, kibisi.com
Origin: Denmark
“Anything is better than
a clunky, horrible futon. The flexibility for unannounced overnight guests is great, and
the tufting gives it that play of Old World meets new. They’ve brought that
modern, soft, funky feel to the aesthetic, and the color is really vibrant.” —Rumble
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The Shower With a Thermostat
Grohe Ondus faucet, from $1,855, Blackman.com
Origin: Germany
No more knob-twiddling: The digital faucet lets
you program your temperature in advance. Also, “you can hit a button to pause the shower stream while you’re shampooing so that you’re not sending all that hot water down the drain.” —Althoff
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The Grows-With-Your-Kid High Chair
OXO Tot Sprout high chair, $250, momastore.org
Origin: United States
“It expands and adapts to fit your child,
so he doesn’t get to be a big kid still stuck in a high chair. And it looks more like furniture and less
like baby junk.” —Althoff
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The Microwave-and-Oven Combo
Miele MasterChef speed oven, $3,099, mckb.com
Origin: Germany
“You’re eliminating one whole appliance,
the additional microwave. And when you count inch by inch, this is one of the smaller ovens for a
New York City apartment.” —Richardson
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The Mop With GPS
Mint 4200 hard-floor cleaner, $199, mintcleaner.com
Origin: United States
“It knows what room it’s in and follows a routine, cleaning more frequently
used areas more often.” —Whitehall
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The Mobile Door-Lock
Lockitron doorknob, $315, lockitron.com
Origin: United States
“If your parents are coming over for a weekend and arrive before you get home, you don’t have to
do all this crazy key coordination with your super. You just press a button on your smartphone and
say, ‘Okay, you’re able to go in now.’” —Althoff
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The Fridge-in-a-Drawer
Fisher and Paykel Izona Platinum Drawer fridge, $2,309, ajmadison.com
Origin: UK
“I have a brother who lives in London; he has a drawer fridge. A friend of mine who’s got a sort of crazy bachelor pad, he has a drawer fridge. It’s a great way to save space, and this
one in particular is very narrow.” —Richardson
Photo: Courtesy of the Vendor
The Soap-Rationing Laundry Machine
G.E. Profile front-load washer-dryer with SmartDispense pedestals, $3,676, homedepot.com
Origin: United States
“It stores six months’ worth of detergent and fabric softener, which it dispenses in just the right amount needed. Push the button, walk away.” —Althoff
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The Never-Ending Table
Ozzio Goliath table, $3,995, resourcefurniture.com
Origin: Italy
“It’s really an engineering feat. It goes from a console all the way up to a
twelve-person dining table. The precision and weighted values they have for all the hinged action make it quite easy to operate.” —Richardson
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