# Blueprint Cabinets Minale Maeda Outlines the Schematics of their Latest Furniture By Matt Ho | Published 2011-01-14 | Art & Design Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/minale-maeda References: [designboom](http://www.designboom.com/weblog/cat/8/view/12750/minale-maeda-blueprint.html) & [minale-maeda](http://www.minale-maeda.com/blueprint/blueprint.html) Rotterdam-based designer duo Minale Maeda has built an interesting cabinet called the Blueprint. Minale Maeda's Blueprint is a cabinet with an over-top cover that displays the furniture's actual schematic layouts. The detailed outlines on the cover were painfully sewn together with white threads in a process that must have taken an infinite amount of patience. Minale Maeda designed this piece to fit contemporary lifestyles and showcase traditional craft techniques. Photo Credits: [designboom](http://www.designboom.com/weblog/cat/8/view/12750/minale-maeda-blueprint.html), [minale-maeda](http://www.minale-maeda.com/blueprint/blueprint.html) ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 2.3/10 - Popularity: 30% | Activity: 32% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Gen X - 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 - **Interactive Furniture Design:** Minale Maeda's Blueprint cabinet blends traditional craft techniques with contemporary lifestyles by displaying the furniture's actual schematic layouts on an over-top cover. - **Sustainable Furniture Design:** The painstakingly sewn together white threads on Minale Maeda's Blueprint cabinet not only showcase traditional craft techniques but also promote sustainability by reducing the use of additional materials. - **Augmented Reality Furniture:** The detailed outlines on the cover of Minale Maeda's Blueprint cabinet provide an opportunity to explore augmented reality possibilities in furniture design. ### Sectors Adopting This - **Furniture Manufacturing:** The furniture industry can incorporate traditional craft techniques into contemporary designs, as seen in Minale Maeda's Blueprint cabinet. - **Interior Design:** Interior designers can offer their clients unique and sustainably designed furniture pieces like Minale Maeda's Blueprint cabinet, which blend traditional craft techniques with modern living. - **Technology:** Augmented reality technology can be integrated with furniture design, as seen with the schematic display cover on Minale Maeda's Blueprint cabinet. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Japanese-Inspired Cabinet Designs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/veil-cabinets.md) - [Minimal Four-Legged Wooden Cabinets](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/exposure-cabinet.md) - [Sustainable Recycled Paper Cabinets](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/no-screws-no-glue.md) - [Thoughtful Wheeling Cabinets](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/cabinet-on-wheels.md) - [Modular Configured Office Furniture](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/cabinet.md) - [Wireframed-Based Furniture Capsules](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/lines-series.md) - [Architecture-Inspired Furniture Capsules](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/formfunctional-archifurniture.md) - [Bright Artful Cabinet Collections](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bridges-collection.md) - [Cabinet-Concealed Modern Designs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/obelisk-3.md)