# Origami Steel Shelves The Gilbert13 Fold Shelf Seamlessly Melds into Your Home By Meghan Young | Published 2009-12-07 | Art & Design Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/gilbert13-fold-shelf References: [designboom](http://www.designboom.com/weblog/cat/8/view/8393/gilbert13-fold-shelf.html) & [gilbert13](http://www.gilbert13.co.uk/fold.html) At first when I read this post, I genuinely believed that I had to fold the Gilbert13 Fold Shelf myself like an origami project. First of all, [folding small sheets of paper](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/origami-series) already seems beyond me, [sheets of metal](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/twist-side-table) is a task for Superman. Yet after closer inspection, the Gilbert13 Fold Shelf is just descriptive of an already accomplished process. Phew! This seamless creation has [no visible joints or welds](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/foldseat), which makes for a unique addition to your home. For more information and images of the Gilbert13 Fold Shelf, visit DesignBoom.com. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 2.7/10 - Popularity: 3% | Activity: 71% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 70% men, 30% women - Primary generations: Millennial - Top markets: North America, Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Art & Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/artdesign) > [Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/design) ## Key Themes ### What Makes This Trend Stand Out - **Seamless Furniture:** The Gilbert13 Fold Shelf’s seamless design highlights an opportunity for disruptive innovation in the furniture industry. - **Invisible Joints:** The absence of visible joints or welds in the Gilbert13 Fold Shelf indicates a potential for disruptive innovation in the manufacturing industry. - **Origami-inspired Designs:** The origami-inspired design of the Gilbert13 Fold Shelf presents an opportunity for disruptive innovation in the home decor industry. ### Sectors Adopting This - **Furniture Industry:** The seamless design trend in furniture, exemplified by the Gilbert13 Fold Shelf, presents a disruptive innovation opportunity for the industry. - **Manufacturing Industry:** The use of invisible joints in products like the Gilbert13 Fold Shelf showcases a disruptive innovation opportunity in the manufacturing industry. - **Home Decor Industry:** The origami-inspired design of the Gilbert13 Fold Shelf reveals a potential for disruptive innovation in the home decor industry. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Singular Metal Sheet-Made Chairs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/fold-chair.md) - [Modular Bent-Metal Storage](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/sfso-1.md) - [Modular Grid-Style Shelving](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bend-shelf-by-spenser-atlas.md) - [Simple Assembly Sustainable Shelves](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/svolta.md) - [Discreet Folding Shelf Designs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/folding-shelf.md) - [Origami-Inspired Floor Lamps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ori-lamp.md) - [Storage-Friendly Origami Chairs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-kerf.md) - [Dynamic Storage-Display Shelves](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/shelf-life.md) - [Folded Metal Sheet Organizers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/foldy.md)