The Swiss Army Knife of Islands

For someone who has lived in several small studio apartments I know how difficult it can be to fit everything into a small space. One of the biggest problem areas is the kitchen. A person has quite a few large appliances from the refrigerator to the stove to the dishwasher to the kitchen sink, all taking up valuable space in an already cramped situation. Most of us cant, or wouldn’t want to, do without any of these so the answer is in the efficiency of space and utilizing that space correctly. Turkish Designer Fevzi Karman’s concept is brilliant and packs as much functionality into one small station as I think is engineeringly possible. The beauty of this island is that when you need it, it expands, but tucks away when you don’t. The island contains/doubles as a table, sink, counter, stove, recycling bin, dishwasher, dish storage, a wine rack and I believe a microwave in the middle.

Karman does such a good job with this both aesthetically and in practical or “real world” way and I think this is one of my favorite concepts for “future” living I think I have seen in a while. I feel like a lot of times industrial designs can be like fashion shows, in that the clothes are seen as great, but no one you see is ever wearing those weird outfits and you think who would wear that? This is certainly not the case here and I wish apartment kitchens came standard with these instead of my small/storage-less kitchen setup now.

CREDITS
Fevzi Karaman