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41 Inventive Staircase Designs

From Angular Stairwell Stores to Wiry Minimal Stairs

— May 24, 2013 — Art & Design
When it comes to creating a modernized home interior, designing a uniquely curved or angled infrastructure makes a bold physical appearance, and these inventive staircase designs serves to transform such an ordinary household feature into something visually compelling and artistic.

Traditionally, staircases are simply meant to allow people to get from one floor of a home to another. Nowadays, staircases have been taken on by architects as a source of inspiration to create something visually compelling and unique. By simply adjusting the form, shape and width of a staircase, you can instantly turn this average household structure into a piece of modern art.

From staircases that look like they're levitating mid air to those that have become large-scale artistic sculptures, these inventive designs are revolutionizing the way we look at ordinary steps.
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Skeletal Staircase Designs
Skeletal Staircase Designs
The Andrew McConnell Interior Decor Structure Mimics Vertebrae
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Refined Ribcage Risers
Refined Ribcage Risers
Inspired by the Human Body, R I B S Steps Rework Homes' Interior Anatomy
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Hypnotically Spiraling Staircases
Hypnotically Spiraling Staircases
Nils Eisfeld Captured Staircases Sprialing to the Rabbit Hole
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Twizzled Staircases
Twizzled Staircases
A Section of the Eiffel Tower Staircase Sells at Paris Auction
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Helpful Wicker Home Organizers
Helpful Wicker Home Organizers
The 'Seagrass Stair Basket' Will Make Cleaning Up Easy
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Ascending Stair Surfaces
Ascending Stair Surfaces
The Mezzanino Coffee Table Takes Several Steps Towards Playful Design
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Sleekly Stacked Interiors
Sleekly Stacked Interiors
Germany's Stuttgart City Library Features an Open-Concept Style
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Childbearing-Inspired Staircases
Childbearing-Inspired Staircases
The Umbilical Rebirth Stairs is Inspired by Woodward's Revamp
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Whale Spine Stairs
Whale Spine Stairs
The Vertebrae Staircase is Built of Twisting Modular Backbone Segments
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Library-Like Stairwells
Library-Like Stairwells
The Bookcase Staircase is Great for Small Spaces
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Infinite Surreal Staircases
Infinite Surreal Staircases
The Stairway by Danny Lane Will Take You to New Heights of Imagination
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Precarious Emergency Exits
Precarious Emergency Exits
These Jen Spinner Fire Escapes Sculptures are Made of Paper
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Cantilevered Reed Staircases
Cantilevered Reed Staircases
Amaral Loft Has a Mesmerizing Means of Ascension to its Second Floor
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Uninterrupted Hardwood Accents
Uninterrupted Hardwood Accents
1 Balfour Place by KHBT Features a Continuous Ribbon of Walnut Wood
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Cellular Spiral Staircases
Cellular Spiral Staircases
EeStairs Cells Bring a Magnified Organic Beauty to Your Modern Spaces
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Pressure-Sensitive Staircases
Pressure-Sensitive Staircases
Edo Kriegsmann Creates DIY Automatic LED Stair Lighting
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Centralized Staircase Lofts
Centralized Staircase Lofts
Departamento CUBO by Studioata Makes Stairs Storage and a Focal Point
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Abstract Staircases
Abstract Staircases
'Ribbon Stairs' Make for Eye-Catching Home Decor
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Spectacular Steel Staircases
Spectacular Steel Staircases
This Montreal Home Features a Stunning 'Iron Lace' Staircase
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Wiry Minimal Stairs
Wiry Minimal Stairs
The House C Staircase Extremely Modernizes an Original 1900 Mansion
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Garden-Infused Staircases
Garden-Infused Staircases
The Ars Technica Staircase Project Includes Plants Under Each Step
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Seashell Staircases
Seashell Staircases
The Cliff House Hotel by Garry Cohn for Douglas Wallace
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Educational Ramps
Educational Ramps
The Dragen Children's House Builds Motor and Sensory Skills
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Luxurious 1800s Lodging
Luxurious 1800s Lodging
The Nobis Hotel Offers Guests a Taste of the High Life in Stockholm
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Bent Wood Stairs
Bent Wood Stairs
Melby Snekkerverksted Designs a Simple Wood-and-Glass Staircase
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Sculptural Amoeba-Like Stairs
Sculptural Amoeba-Like Stairs
The Saint Herblain School of Arts Has Artistic Accents
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Staircase-Inspired Shelving
Staircase-Inspired Shelving
The Juliette Wall Shelf by Jean-Marc Gady is Playfully Minimalist
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Sporty Staircase Houses
Sporty Staircase Houses
The Nendo Puma House Tokyo is an Exsquisitely Original Event Space
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Sculptural Spiral Staircases
Sculptural Spiral Staircases
Italian Designer Roberto Semprini Creates Stunning Steps
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Spinal Staircases
Spinal Staircases
The Casa Son Vida 1 in Spain is Luxurious Living at Its Best
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Step-Concealed Storage
Step-Concealed Storage
These Tansu Chest Stairs Reveal a Clever Use of Every Nook and Cranny
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Greenified Staircases
Greenified Staircases
A Tree Railing is a Great Way to Bring the Outdoors In
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Helical Plexiglass Steps
Helical Plexiglass Steps
The 'Folio' Spiral Staircase Design Features a Flexible Folded Structure
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Cantilevered Transparent Staircases
Cantilevered Transparent Staircases
The Aquarium Gleneagles Glass Stairs is a Spectacular Sight
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Continually Spiraling Staircases
Continually Spiraling Staircases
The Olafur Eliasson Infinite Staircase is Full of Twists and Turn
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Playful Portuguese Interiors
Playful Portuguese Interiors
The Remodeled 227 Flat by OODA Merges Acrobatics and Architecture
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Escher-Inspired Lofts
Escher-Inspired Lofts
The Switch Box in House is a Mind Puzzling Space
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Illusory Staircases
Illusory Staircases
Interior Design Blog Features Stupendous Stairways That Command Attention
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LEGO Escher Recreations
LEGO Escher Recreations
Andrew Lipson and Daniel Shiu Recreate Impossible Structures
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Instant Wheelchair Ramps
Instant Wheelchair Ramps
The Convertible Staircase Makes Even the Steepest of Steps Handicapable
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Angular Stairway Stores
Angular Stairway Stores
The Design Collective Shop Features Geometric Elements
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