# Minimalist Stationery Storage The Tsumugi Card Box by Ideaco are Charmingly Vintage-Like By Meghan Young | Published 2014-01-24 | Art & Design Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/tsumugi-card-box References: [design-milk](http://design-milk.com/tsumugi-ideaco/) & [ideaco-web](http://www.ideaco-web.com/desktop/tsumugi.html) The Tsumugi Card Box might bring to mind vintage indexing systems such as those once used in libraries, but they have been given a modern makeover that brings them into the 21st century. Made out of wood save for the [colored metal nameplates](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/foldy) that help keep them in order, the Tsumugi Card Box boasts a [minimalist aesthetic](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/wool-felt-studio-pad) that would suit just about any desk or office space. Designed by Ideaco, a design studio based in Osaka, Japan, the Tsumugi Card Box can be used to hold any [small stationery object](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/stilo75-pen-holder) other than cards. The partition down the middle provides even more organizational options. A slim ledge around the perimeter of the rim also allows the Tsumugi Card Box to be easily stacked. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 3.1/10 - Popularity: 62% | Activity: 22% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Gen Z, Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: Asia ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Art & Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/artdesign) > [Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/design) ## Key Themes ### Why This Trend Is Growing - **Minimalist Stationery Storage:** The Tsumugi Card Box showcases a minimalist aesthetic for organizing small stationery objects, offering a disruptive innovation opportunity for the stationery storage industry. - **Vintage-like Indexing Systems:** The modern makeover of vintage indexing systems, as seen in the Tsumugi Card Box, presents a disruptive innovation opportunity in the organization and storage industry. - **Multi-functional Organizational Solutions:** The Tsumugi Card Box's partition and slim ledge offer versatile organizational options, providing a disruptive innovation opportunity for designers in the office supplies industry. ### Industries Being Reshaped - **Office Supplies:** The Tsumugi Card Box presents a disruptive innovation opportunity within the office supplies industry, offering a stylish and minimalist storage solution. - **Design:** Designers can explore disruptive innovation opportunities by incorporating the modern aesthetic of the Tsumugi Card Box into their organizational product designs. - **Organization and Storage:** The Tsumugi Card Box's innovative take on vintage-like indexing systems provides a disruptive innovation opportunity within the organization and storage industry. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Curved Stacked Wooden Boxes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/box-set.md) - [Hand-Crafted Wooden Stationary Boxes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/onebox.md) - [Metallic Multifunctional Storage Boxes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/kabine-101.md) - [Quirky Trinket Boxes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/mystic-box.md) - [Carved Timber Workstation Organizers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/organization-kit.md) - [Adorable Luxurious Storage Compartments](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/luxurious-storage-compartment.md) - [Cubic Minimalist Memo Pads](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/memo-block.md) - [Eco Cork Organizers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/cork-box.md) - [Wooden Magnetic Desktop Organizers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/oakywood-oakyblocks-magnetic-modules.md)