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Gradient-Changing Cabinets

Shift by Scholten & Baijings is Colorfully Minimalist

— January 24, 2012 — Art & Design
Shift by Scholten & Baijings is a minimalist cabinet that uses color in a stunning way to make it stand out from the crowd. Available in a range of solid or gradient colors in the Amsterdam-based design studio's signature neon and pastel hues, the two translucent doors interact in a fun and whimsical way. Carole Baijings explains, "When the doors move across each other, the colours mix, fade or are strengthened."

Designed for Dutch furniture brand Pastoe, Shift by Scholten & Baijings is set to debut during imm cologne this year. The cabinet, which is available in two widths and can be either frame or wall-mounted, is perfect for modern living room settings and contemporary workspaces.
Trend Themes
1. Gradient Color Design - The use of gradient colors in minimalist designs offers a disruptive innovation opportunity for the furniture industry to create more visually dynamic products.
2. Translucent Surfaces - The integration of translucent surfaces to furniture design presents a disruptive innovation opportunity for the interior design industry to create products with more unique and artistic features.
3. Interactive Furniture Design - Incorporating interactive features in furniture design, such as color mixing or fading, presents a disruptive innovation opportunity for the furniture industry to create more engaging and playful products.
Industry Implications
1. Furniture - Innovative gradient color, translucent surfaces, and interactive features can all be applied to the furniture industry to create new products and increase design diversity.
2. Interior Design - Using gradient colors and translucent surfaces in furniture design present disruptive innovation opportunities for interior design professionals to create visually dynamic and unique spaces.
3. Home Decor - Gradient-changing cabinets are a disruptive innovation opportunity for the home decor industry, allowing companies to produce more colorful and dynamic home furnishing products.
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