# Fold-Up Shelving Units The Flapps Shelving System by Ambivalenz Seriously Saves Space By Meghan Young | Published 2014-07-01 | Art & Design Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/flapps-shelving-system References: [fubiz.net](http://www.fubiz.net/en/2014/06/27/space-saving-design-by-ambivalenz/) & [ambivalenz.org](http://ambivalenz.org/en/productsshop/flaepps-shelvingsystem/) The Flapps Shelving System is one way to ensure that people don’t take up space in their home unnecessarily. As living areas become smaller in correlation with the rapidly increasing world population, it is only natural that designers continue to create furniture pieces that utilize square footage in a clever and creative manner. In this case, it involves modular elements that fold up and down as needed. Designed by Ambivalenz, a studio based in Berlin, Germany, the Flapps Shelving System is made up of shelves of three, shelves of two, a larger surface that can be used as a desk, a smaller cubic surface and a single shelf. All of the pieces can be stacked and are available in black and white. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 4.9/10 - Popularity: 87% | Activity: 52% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Art & Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/artdesign) > [Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/design) ## Key Themes ### Key Themes Behind This Trend - **Modular Furniture:** The trend of modular furniture for smaller living spaces creates opportunities for innovative designs that maximize functionality and save space. - **Folding Furniture:** Folding furniture is becoming increasingly popular as it allows for easy storage and space-saving solutions. - **Multi-functional Furniture:** The move toward multi-functional furniture encourages designs that serve more than one purpose to maximize space and increase flexibility. ### Where This Applies - **Furniture Design:** The furniture design industry can look to this trend as an opportunity to create innovative, functional, and space-saving solutions for small living spaces. - **Real Estate:** The real estate industry can leverage the trend of space-saving furniture to market smaller living spaces as functional and practical alternatives to larger and more expensive homes. - **Home Improvement:** The home improvement industry can benefit from this trend by offering solutions that allow homeowners to optimize space and maximize functionality in their homes. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Space-Saving Foldable Desks](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/foldable-desk1.md) - [Modular Decor Shelving Systems](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/halblang-blendend.md) - [Modern Convertible Shelving Systems](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/blendend.md) - [Customizable Storage Furniture Systems](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/shelved-modular-furniture.md) - [Folding Steel Shelving Systems](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/pli-steel-wall-shelf.md) - [Fold-Away Sleek Workstations](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/flip-desk.md) - [Discreet Folding Shelf Designs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/folding-shelf.md) - [Flexible Storage Systems](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/brickbox-modular-shelving.md) - [Removable Plate Shelving Systems](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/gere-multifunctional-crockery-shelf.md)