The Hive
Freshome published an article featuring ‘the Hive’, an interesting shelf with hexagonal compartments with alveoli motifs for the shelf backing. The Hive is created by Mostapha El Oulhani. Read more about the article from Freshome here.
It so happened that when I was at G.D.O Kota Damansara last weekend, I came across something pretty similar. It was a modular shelving system consisting of individual hexagonal compartments which could be stacked and arranged in various configurations just like ‘the Hive’. However, the version at G.D.O does not have a shelf backing. Each hexagon compartment retails for RM399 and comes in a choice of two solid colours- dark oak or white.
RM399 per compartment is pretty pricey but it would be great for those of you who are renting and would like to partition your living area from your dining but can’t put up any permanent partitions or dry walls. In fact, I’d say it’d look better than most permanent partitions if you fill up the compartments with decorative ornaments. The reason why this would serve as a great partition is because it does not fully block out/divide the living area from the dining as you can still see through to the other side, hence maintaining higher spatial perception within your unit. Filling up the shelves with your decorative ornaments also add character and ’soul’ to your home.
Even if you don’t intend to use it as a partition, it’s still a great looking shelf to own. At least we have the option of getting something similar to ‘the Hive’ here in Malaysia thanks to G.D.O.
Imagesource: www.freshome.com
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July 25th, 2008 at 11:02 am
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July 25th, 2008 at 2:46 pm
the design is nice, but if its rm399/hexagon, i think i can just live without the partition. O_o
July 25th, 2008 at 7:19 pm
wa..cool and nice and..owh i dunno what to say..
i wonder how u house looks like?
July 25th, 2008 at 9:24 pm
i’m like most young and new homeowners… spent quite a bit on permanent furnishings e.g. cabinetry, kitchen, tiling etc… now in search of decorative items to slowly transform a house into a home. my place is still not as filled up as I’d like it to be but I know this will be a work in progress that will span many years- that’s where the fun is anyway!
July 26th, 2008 at 11:16 am
how about you share your house piccas such as what ID you have done, maybe it can give an inspiration to us to deco our house. it would be great if you can share it.
July 26th, 2008 at 12:08 pm
Akram, actually that’s in my plans for the blog. I’m planning to get a proper camera instead of using the camera phone to do it. more often than not, the camera phone’s optics require a lot more lighting to take a decent photo even in the day. will definitely post up pics of my place in the near future. stay tuned for it
July 26th, 2008 at 2:57 pm
RM399 is quite expensive for a partition…but elegent anyway. Any more design which is a bit cheaper?