Take Out

This is sweet: a chest-of-drawers turned chest-of-briefcases, ready for immediate removal/use by jetsetters, drug lords, and superheroes. Called the Take Out, this modifiable storage system was born in 2003, after designer Klaus Aalto found himself needing a storage solution of tools. After popping a Plasticase briefcase into an outer shell made of MDF board, aluminum shelves, and steel legs, Klaus thought he might be on to something — a sentiment I wholeheartedly agree with, and one that should have reached some sort of fruition now that it’s 2007 (I can’t find these for sale, but neither do I speak Finnish, which is impeding my search). There are prototypes — which is a good sign — but if you lack the patience for mass production, this might be a good idea for a weekend man-project (or woman-project… you know what I mean).