Modular creations never fail to amaze me. With seemingly endless configurations, these products can be expanded, customized and arranged as the consumer sees fit.
From skyscraper cities to living wall tiles and illuminated catwalk sidewalks, the innovations in the slideshow below exemplify the best of modular design.
Implications - Individuality is important to today's consumer, which has created a high demand for products that can be customized or modified as a person sees fit. This has effected industries of all kinds, particularly the fashion and interior design industries. Companies that look into ways to make consumer customization easier are sure to gain loyal customers, as nothing is more valued to a consumer than the opportunity to express themselves.
50 Amazing Modular Innovations
From Skyscraper Cities to Interactive Public Seating:
Marissa Brassfield — Jun 14, 2009 — Art & Design
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Modular Igloos
Styrofoam Dome Houses
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Modular Seating
Q-Couch
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Modular Shoes
Customize Color and Studs
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Hip Pod Houses
'Module-Home' Architecture Has Solar Panels and Water Saving Systems
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Chic Modern Campers
Deseo Caravan For the Uber-Trendy
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Green Roof Tiles
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Puzzling Transformer Furniture
Michael Alvisse's Giant Foam Building Blocks Based on a Toy
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Hip Modular Housing
Container City
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Modular Home Organization
The Daily System
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WAM-V
Modular Boat that Kicks Ass
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Recycled Paper Furniture
Way Basics' Green Designs Boast Tool-Free Assembly
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Modular, Floating Pools
Mobideep Docks
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Skyscraper Cities
Joanna Borek-Clement's Sky-Terra Towers Mimic Neuron Cells
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Illuminated Bars
Jumbo Bar by Jorge Najera
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Modular Sofa Beds
The Sofa Bed Meets Us in the 21st Century
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Living Walls
‘Planter Wall Tiles' by Maruja Fuentes Fuse Nature & Decor
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Modular Public Seating
The Campus Bench Encourages Socializing
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Color-Changing 3D Wall Panels
Heat-Sensitive Fabric Responds to Touch and Temperature
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Modular Furniture
ZipZip is Your Sofa, Bed, Chair & More
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Modern Modular Lighting
Olafur Eliasson's Starbrick Light Can Expand to Any Size
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Cube-Shaped Eco Architecture
The Modular Dice House
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Modular Fabric Tiles
‘Clouds' Help Dress Up Your Decor in DIY Fashion
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Modular Toy Furniture
'TOYS' Add Dog-Like Charm to Your Contemporary Modern Decor
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Convertible Storage Systems
The Transformer Shelf
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Eco Modular Organizing Accessories
i/o Desk Organizer
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Modular Concrete Fences
Sleek, Modern ‘Chain' Facilitates Friendly Neighborhoods
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Solar Powered Tree Chargers
The Photonsynthese
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Criss-Cross Carpets
Rockin' Rugs to Create Serious Style for Floors
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Modular Flower-Inspired Heating
Customizable Daisy Radiators by Hellos
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Modular Travel Accessories
The Mintpass Tripp-ee Includes a Bidet
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Illuminated Catwalk Sidewalks
Enables LED Moonwalking, Michael Jackson Not Included
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Expanding Bookshelves
REK Bookcase Grows With Your Needs
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DIY Modular Living Room Terrain
The Mountain Sofa
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Modular Furniture
Pantonova Chrome Sectional Couch
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Sausage Chairs
The Buldang by Hirohiko Kamiya
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Eco-Friendly Doll Houses
David Baker's Modularean Eco Doll House
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Interchangeable Wine Glasses
Modular Wine Glasses by Sherwood Forlee
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Design Your Own Guitar
Zoybar's Interactive Instruments
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Expansive Modular Furniture
Don't Call This 'Little City of Seating' a Mere Sofa
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Transformer Benches
German Designer Jorn Kiefer Provides a Fresh New Twist To a Sedentary Staple
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Cook Top Placemats
Modular Grills for Social Dining
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Fashion Accessories as Flooring
Tiles Made From Recycled Belts
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Modular Room Screens
Modulari Leaf Panel System Lets You Divide and Hide Your Interior
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Futuristic Trashcans
Modular Recyling Bin by Dave Strydom Makes Conserving Easy
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Tables with Modular Legs
The Eco-Friendly 'Sprout' Table by Seth Rolland
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12 Player Ping Pong Tables
Modular Table Tennis System
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Chic Putting Green Rugs
'Putt Up or Shut Up' Flooring
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Interactive Public Seating
Modular D & A Seating is Inviting and Fun
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Cubby Refrigerators for Shared Spaces
The Electrolux Flatshare Refrigerator
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Modular Birthday Decorations
Lucky Candles for Uncluttered Cakes
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Upcycled Waste Material Furniture
This Cardboard Furniture Design by Lee Lin is Modular
Sustainable Streetwear Store Interiors
Snarkitecture Embraces Recycled Materials for This Store
Modular Cat-Friendly Couches
The 'Quarter Sofa' by SUNRIU Design Has Storage and More
Video Game-Like Bookcases
The Conceptual Tetris Bookcase by Fujun Wang Has Individual Modules
Ultra-Modern Apartment Designs
No Architects Created a Multi-Functional Modern Apartment
Multifunctional Sleek Furniture
Hoek Home Presents the Modular FLEX Furniture Designs
Tactile Modular Gaming Consoles
The LUMI DREAMSTATION-02 by Bukvity Lorisz is Shapeshifting
Configurable Nomadic Tiny Houses
The 'PICNIC' House by Mauro Polondak Opens From All Sides
Modular Decor Shelving Systems
The halblang 'Blendend' Shelving System is Adaptable
Modular Home Decor Collections
Keeps Presents the New Limited Off-Cuts Line of Designs
Luxury Ready-to-Wear Brands
KZ_K Studio Has a Unique Approach to Fashion, Inspired by Architecture
Modular Storage-Equipped Pet Sofas
The Conceptual Grid Sofa from Sunriu Design is Multifunctional
3D-Printed House Neighborhoods
EYRC and Mighty Buildings Develop the Suburbs of the Future
Cube-Combining Tiny Homes
This Unique Tiny Home Uses Modular Spaces to Enable Flexible Use
Industrial Shapeshifting Table Designs
The 'JoinTable' by Bert Masselus is Multifunctional
Futuristic Chair Concepts
MIT Students Explore “The Next 150-Year Chair”
Curvaceous Modular Sofas
The Wittmann Möbelwerkstätten 'BLOCKS' Modular Sofa is Retro-Inspired
3D-Knit Airplane Seat Designs
The 'Modulo' Aircraft Seat Concept Sustainably Upgrades First Class
Reconfigurable Furniture Designs
Qbit Furniture Adapts to Changing Needs
Modular Sexual Furniture Designs
Domhnall Nolan Designs the Play Pieces Capsule for Joyride
Modular Fold-Out Desk Designs
This Foldable Wooden Workstation Comes to Live When Needed
Modular Working Desks
The Tabs Desk by Pelin ÖZbalcı Streamlines Organization & Productivity
Swappable Module Walkie-Talkies
This Modular Walkie-Talkie Concept Supports Different Scenarios
Future Building Material Exhibitions
The Farrell Centre Debuts Its Inaugural Exhibition
People-Pleasing Office Furniture
Form Us with Love's Cubicle System is Minimalist and Interesting
Modular Grid-Style Shelving
The Bend Shelf by Spenser Atlas Was Designed with Jim Isermann
Curvaceous Modular Sofa Systems
The Michelin Modular Sofa System Works with Two Modules
Modular Coffee Table Sofas
The 'Silky' Sofa from the Teixeira Design Studio is All-in-One
Customizable Office Furniture
The Steelcase Flex Personal Spaces Desk System is Comfy and Private
Supermarket-Style Pavilions
Venice Architecture Biennale's Latvian Pavilion Has a Familiar Form
Warsaw Interior Design Frims
Mazzani.pl Revolutionizes Interior Design with Artistic Functionality
Cactus-Inspired Urban Skyscrapers
This Danish Skyscraper Features a Spiky Facade Design
Prefabricated Miniature Home Concepts
i29 Creates the Câpsula Concept for Dutch Design Week
Modular Hybrid Work Layouts
Alki and Iratzoki Lizaso Create Zuzulu for the Modern Office Setting
Ergonomic Sleek Modular Seatings
Morgan Furniture Presents the Valencia Modular Seating
Futuristic Auto Micro Factories
Most Architecture Unveils a Modern Factory for Charge Cars
Origami-Inspired Modular Sofas
Front and EFG Join Forces to Design the Modular Ori Sofa System
Low-Cost Modular Prototype Housing
The Industrialized Building System Prototype Can Be Configured
Public-Oriented Furniture Exhibits
Furnishing Utopia's Jean Lee Displays Furniture for Public Use
Modular Timeless Outdoor Furniture
Todd Bracher and GANDIABLASCO Join on the MASS Series
Modular Flat-Pack Side Tables
SUNRIU Design's Tai Side Table is Sustainability-Conscious
Incredibly Vibrant Homeware Collections
IKEA's Nytillverkad Captures One's Eye Immediately
Modular Cat Trees
The PETLIBRO INFINITY Cat Tree Supports Comfort, Relaxation & Play
Premium Cat Tree Systems
PETLIBRO Designs the New Infinity DIY Cat Tree System for Pets
Kid-Envisioned Urban Environments
The Little Big Playmat Takes a Creative Path to Design Problems
Interchangeable Component DJ Decks
This Modular DJ Controller by Marko Filipic is Customizable
Historic Fashion Try-Ons
The Design Museum's London Fashion Exhibition Integrates AR Mirrors
Box-Like Innovative Apartment Designs
Photon Studio's Designs the Box in the Box Apartment
Transforming Imaginative Furniture Designs
The Kiddie Couch Encourages a Sense of Play
Stylish Modular Pet Beds
FÜZI PETS Introduces Modular Pet Beds with Stylish Standards
Modular Flatpack Furniture Designs
The 'OPO=O' Multifunctional Furniture Piece Works in Many Ways
Vibrant Multi-Level Office Designs
Gensler Reimagines the Accenture Office Space in Chicago
Oblong Color-Blocked Furniture
The Meritalia Morphologica Collection Has Two Pieces
Philosophical Residential Skyscrapers
Mercedes-Benz Places is Now Under Construction in Miami
Pipe-Inspired Modular Seating Systems
Alexander Lotersztain Designs the Pipeline Sofa for Derlot
Modular Biodesign Furniture Series
The VANK-CUBE Series are Made from Flax and Hemp Materials
Modern Modular Furniture Designs
Virgil Abloh and Cassina Design the Modular Imagination Series
Modular Camping Furniture
'Owomo' Created a Line of Build-Your-Own Camping Panels
Modular Configuration Shelving Units
The 'Repisa 01' Shelf by Lorenzo Vega Suits Any Needs
Urban Structural Street Furniture
BLUE Architecture Studio Designs the Symbiotic Urban Furniture
Minimally Sourced Decor Collections
Sabine Marcelis Designs the VARMBLIXT Capsule for IKEA
Modular Plant-Friendly Furniture
The Blå Station BOB Corner Sofa is Endlessly Reconfigurable
Upcycled Tower Designs
3XN Shows How Sustainable and Cost-Cffective Reuse Can Be
Playful Public Seating Designs
The London Festival of Architecture Boasts a Series of Seats
Textile-Transformed Parisian Lofts
Isabelle Heilmann Transforms a Workshop to an Open Home
Cozy Versatile Sofa Modules
Modernica Presents the New Case Study Furniture Fjord Series
Customizable Home Decor Collections
The Conceptual 'Rebound' Furniture Collection is Modular
Interlocking Living Room Furniture
Mirlay Özlem ER's The Cube is Elegant and Space-Saving
Flexible Modular Nomad Furniture
The Scenes From the Near Future Unveils the 8′ 33″ Collection
Contemporary Modular Space Dividers
Kateryna Sokolova Designs the Wallstreet Dividers for Casala
Chic Modern-Industrial Buildings
YN Studio Designs a Slick Facade in Gillett Square
Contrasting Element Concrete Stools
The 'CONECTO' Modular Stool is Brutalist and Eye-Catching
Reusable Material Office Buildings
The MVRDV 'Matrix ONE' is Capable of Being Easily Demounted
Architecture-Inspired Furniture Capsules
SeungBum Ma Designs the Form-Functional Archi-Furniture
Modern Sustainable Living Furniture
Heath Ceramics and Artek Launch the Heath + Artek Collection
Cityscape-Like Cat Furniture
La Jato del Gato Designs the Mocats Multifunctional Indoor Furniture
Sustainable Paneling Designs
Luigi Iacucci Introduces Inspiring Lines at Milan Design Week 2024
Caterpillar-Shaped Apartment Buildings
Undecorated Developed an Eye-Catching Metal Building
Economical Modular Wooden Homes
The Cake House Reinvents Housing in the Czech Republic
Versatile Utilitarian Furniture
Equiparc Presents teh Collection 40 of Modular Furniture
Demountable Wooden Retail Spaces
Architecture for London Designs Present & Correct's New Space
Futuristic Vibrant London Apartments
2LG Studio Designs a Vibrant Apartment in East London
Modular Stacked Furniture Series
MOTO Introduces the Bright STACK Furniture Collection
Skyscraper-Inspired Furniture Collections
Ben Ganz Designed a Series of Cityscape Furniture Pieces
Cylindrical Furnished Penthouses
Tom Dixon Furnishes the One Park Drive Skyscrapers
Immersive Furniture Company Exhibitions
IKEA Unveils the Future Together Exhibition at MDW
Liveable Artful Pop-Up Installations
Julie Cloos Mølsgaard Creates a Pop-Up Hotel Installation
Modular Eco-Sourced Cozy Couches
The Transformer Couch is Made with Soft Foam Padding
Sustainable Modular Desk Trays
A Team of Designers Join on a Minimal Tray Collection
Contemporary Modular Office Pods
The Kameleon Office Booth Changes According to Needs
Origami-Inspired Seating Capsule
Ames Living's New Seating Line Relies on Origami-Inspired Design
Contemporary Modular Floor Lamps
Città and Alex Buckman Design the Point Floor Lamp Modular
Whimsical Bright Creative Workspaces
Publicis Groupe's New Workspace is in New York's SoHo
Dynamic Modular Sofa Solutions
Rodolfo Dordoni Designs the Twiggy Seating for Minotti
Exposed Concrete Factory Structures
Iksoi Studio Adds a Concrete Grid to the Mallcom Factory
Design-Forward Interlinked Storage Units
Raphael Kadid Developed the Chic & Versatile ISU Concept
Outdoor-Ready Structural Furniture
TheUrbanative Launches a New Crisp Outdoor Collection
Generously Glazed Spiral Buildings
This Building is Inspired By Czech Glassmaking Tradition
Welcoming Skyscraperes
RSHP Unveils Its Design for a 212 Meters Tall Tower in Shenzhen, China
AI-Enabled Cabinet Capsules
Amin Saadat Designs a New Collection of Dynamic Furniture
Self-Cooling Exterior Buildings
Modu Creates the Promenade Building to Control Air Temperature
Gridded Immersive Retail Experiences
Studio Lotus Designs the New Ekaya Banaras Retail
Locally Focused Visionary Tableware
IKEA's Design Lab Presents the New Products of Place Campaign
Woven Upholstery Textile Capsules
The Elemental Wright Collection Highlights Organic Architecture
Modern Mobile Futuristic Homes
Nestron Presents its Range of Contemporary Tiny Homes
Modular Beam-Themed Furniture
The Beam Collection by Adam Weir has a Harmonious Structure
Vibrant Apartment Showrooms
&Tradition Designs the Under One Roof Apartment Showroom
Versatile Modular Couches
The Transformer Couch 2.0 Adds Flexible Style to the Living Room
Bespoke Furnished Industrial Offices
Holloway Li Designs the Mother London Office Interior
Easy-to-Assemble Colorful Furniture
Anne-Sophie Rosseel Presents the New Interlockables Capsule
Elevated Miami Office Spaces
Arcadis' In-House Team Designs a New Office Space in Miami
Modular Organized Shelving Systems
TIPTOE Designs the Contemporary UNIT Shelving System
Live Self-Construction Projects
Dropcity Initiates Live Self-Construction in Milan Central Station
Sustainable Cubic Homes
Appels Architekten Designs a New Wooden Home in Germany
Slick Commercial Furniture Collections
Arcadia and IDA Design Collaborate on the Lineup
Colorful Modular Outdoor Furniture
Patricia Urquiola Designs the Mangas Outdoor Capsule for GAN
3D-Printed Public Pavilion Prototypes
Hassell Works with Nagami on a New Public Pavilion
Modern Deco Office Designs
Reflect Architecture Designs the NewGen Office with Contemporary Detail
Comfortable Inclusive Carpet Tiles
Modulyss Introduces a Collection of Inclusive Carpet Tiles
Modern-Tinged Traditional Furniture
Sonal Tuli Designs the New Jaipur Furniture Collection
Home Mobility Accessible Furniture
Capella Design Creates Furniture that Blend Style and Function
Versatile Modern Furniture Series
Wittmann Presents a New VUELTA Modular Collection
Contemporary Art Puzzle Sets
LEGO's Modern Art Building Set is a Great Buildable Decor
Latticed-Steel Transport Hub Columns
Tremend Designs the Metropolitan Station in Lublin
Modular Tent Classroom Designs
Zaha Hadid Architects Designs a Series of Classrooms for Refugees
Modular Vibrant Rounded Sofas
Fatboy Designs the Dynamic Sumo Sofa to be Cozy and Strong
Milan Streets-Inspired Furniture
The Italian Lab and LAND Design the Il Salotto Milanese Capsule
Interconnected Design Retrospectives
The Polimi Design System Introduces INTERDEPENDENCE
Climate-Friendly Waterfront Homes
From 4 to 1 Creates Three Pavilions in Copenhagen
Revamped Modern Phone Booths
100architects Brings Digital Touches to the Classic Phone Booth
City-Honoring Furniture Projects
The Symbiotic Urban Furniture Project is Imaginative
City Exploration Apps
Concrete is a Social Exploration App Inviting Users to Discover Their City
Blocked Modular Furniture Systems
The Vank Cube System by Anna Vonhausen Adapts to Any Space
Inflated Vibrant Futuristic Buses
Midjourney Helped Create the Mutated School Bus Design
Industrial Warehouse-Inspired Offices
Carr Designs a New Office Block with Industrial Themes
Reused Skyscraper Furniture Capsules
Niceworkshop Creates the Aged Form Line and New Form Line
Artful Design Curation Capsules
Bentley Mills Designs the Modern Curator™ Collection No. 1
Climate-Sensitive Pavilion Structures
Querkraft Designs the Pavilion Inspired by Wind Towers
Repurposed Imperfection-Embraced Buildings
Civic Architects & VDNVP Elevate a Series of Workspaces
Futuristic Factory Rooftop Extensions
MAD Transforms a Factory with the Ark Extension in China