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Movable trolley cabinet lets you be more mobile in your work space

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Whether you’re working from home or from your office, you probably have just one desk or workspace where you spend most of your time. But there are also those that for one reason or another love to move around the room when working. It can be a hassle to keep moving your stuff when you need to move from one place or another. This product concept might just be the solution if you have that problem.

Designers: Keetae Kim, Jinsu Du, Young Jin Kim

Kimmipak (named after the three designers) is a concept for a steel trolley that you can help move around the stuff that you need to work on if you’re moving from one place to another in the room. It looks like a piece of luggage except that it opens up like a cabinet. But just like your luggage, it is something that you can store things in and then roll around if you need to bring stuff to and from your other workspaces.

When you open the cabinet, there are two layers but it can probably be modified as well if you need more shelves. You can ise it as a bookshelf, cabinet, and the top can also be a mini table. There is a removable toolbox at the top where you can place items like garden supplies, tools, beauty stuff, etc, if you need them carried around but you don’t need the whole trolley.

It’s an interesting concept for those who move around a lot in the room and you need your tools or stuff with you. Some steel or filing cabinets also have wheels for easier moving around if needed but this one was specifically designed to be portable and movable like your luggage.

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AI-powered self-driving golf trolley can follow you around and give you tips

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It’s too easy to underestimate golf as a sport, but the ability to hit a small ball with an equally small stick and have it roll into a hole miles away is no easy feat. It requires no small amount of skill, focus, and concentration, all of which could be undone by the stress of having to mind things not directly related to playing the game, such as carrying all those golf clubs. You can always hire people to carry those for you, a.k.a. caddies, but that might not always be a feasible option. We’re at an age where not just vacuum cleaners but also cars can already drive themselves, so why not have a trolley do that as well? And with some AI magic, it can even be your golf coach, too!

Designer: Futurewave, Botronics

That is the kind of liberating experience that the iXi robot golf trolley is promising. It is an extremely minimalist four-wheeled robot designed to carry your bag of golf clubs and follow you wherever you go. Although it could raise concerns about the potential loss of human employment, the self-driving robot offers players more freedom of movement and convenience without having to worry about needing someone to do that work. It allows them to simply focus on the task at hand: playing golf. It’s like having your own personal caddy, without the potential source of distraction.

Although iXi does have sensors and intelligence to follow its human owner, its AI also serves a second purpose. It can analyze the player’s swing and offer insights that could help improve their gameplay. It’s pretty much like what those golf smartwatches try to offer, but with a better view of the player’s posture and swing thanks to cameras and sensors. Maybe someday, iXi will even be able to offer the right club to use and have it ready even before the player reaches for it.

iXi’s intelligence is perhaps hidden by its extremely simple design, a platform with four wheels, a post to support a golf bag, and a handle that holds the screen controller. This design was made by choice, of course, as it makes it easy for the trolley to fold down into a compact form for easier transport. It could save you not only space but also money in the long run, without losing the peace of mind that comes with not having to carry a heavy bag of clubs on your shoulder every time you have to move to the next spot.

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LEGO’s new Trolley and Backpack may not be Modular, but they’re Perfect for Travel!

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LEGO enthusiasts and travelers can now experience the joy of their favorite bricks on the go with LEGO’s latest innovation – the LEGO® Brick-Inspired Trolley and Backpack Set. This remarkable set is available at Costco and combines playful design with top-tier functionality, not to mention the fact that it looks so unique there’s no way anyone’s going to accidentally mistake it for their own on the airport luggage belt!

Designer: LEGO

Much like the iconic LEGO bricks that have been loved for generations, this set is built with durability in mind. The carry-on trolley is made from polypropylene, a high-quality material known for its strength and resilience, while the matching backpack is crafted from robust polyester. Together, they offer reinforced corners and secure closures that keep belongings safe, even during the most adventurous of journeys.

From the moment you see this set, it’s clear that LEGO’s signature creativity is at work. The trolley and backpack are available in bright, vibrant colors – red, blue, and yellow – evoking the playful essence of LEGO bricks. The design is not only visually exciting but also highly functional. The expandable trolley provides additional space for those last-minute outfits, and the backpack, with its handy trolley strap, can easily be attached for smooth rolling through airports or schools.

Inside the trolley, you’ll find sleek grey interiors that are not only modern but also practical. A zipped partition ensures that your belongings remain organized and intact, while an additional netted pocket over the partition allows for quick access to frequently needed items like travel documents or snacks.

The backpack truly sets itself apart with its unique design, featuring two zipped pockets on the front that resemble the ‘studs’ of a LEGO brick, adding a playful touch to the overall aesthetic. Keeping the brightness alive, the interior boasts vibrant yellow hues and includes two compartments specifically designed for laptops, iPads, and books. Whether for school or work, this backpack ensures your essentials are safely stored and easy to access.

Though initially designed with children in mind, this set is sure to awaken the inner child in any young adult who loves LEGO. The fun design is coupled with practical features such as water resistance and a TSA-approved lock for added security. Whether for a family vacation, school trip, or simply a fun weekend getaway, this set is perfect for every occasion.

For a great price of $149, this LEGO-inspired trolley and backpack set can be purchased at Costco as well as Home Depot. It’s the perfect investment for anyone seeking a mix of style, durability, and playful charm in their travel gear. With a set like this, every trip becomes an adventure, whether you’re young in age or just young at heart.

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This TV Trolley installed with a 55-inch screen is perhaps the most effective room divider

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Open floor plan is not just a dominant architectural trend in offices and tiny house, it is one of the most interesting trends in residential construction as well. As the name suggests, this type of home layout comprises one large open room that caters to functions of multiple rooms. In general, the “great room” as this segmentation is referred to, includes the living room, dining, and kitchen in a common shared floor space.

There are many advantages of such a layout, but it minimizes privacy. Therefore, the use of room dividers is hugely popular among homeowners residing out of such residential floor plans to create a division for privacy. These dividers largely – made of wood – serve a visually appealing dual function of bookshelves. Now Trolley, wants to add another segment to this functionality.

Designers: Hongseok Seo, S2Victor Design Studio, Haechan Nam and Minkwan Seo

As the name suggests, the Trolley is a unit based on wheels for easy maneuverability. Again, designed with multifunctionality in mind, the designers have tried to create this room divider with a TV screen on one side and shelves: for books and décor items, on the other side. Interestingly, there is another shelf extending the width of the contraption in the base.

Designed to fit any home space without disturbing its aesthetics, the Trolley houses a 55-inch slim display and on the flip, side has storage for accessories such as the remote, game controller, and set top box, et al. Though it is difficult to decipher whether the display is built-in or you can have your own existing TV set installed into it, we do know that it is highly portable.

To that accord, the designers have made the Trolley in two parts, the base which separates from the TV section and the two can be used standalone or as one unit, by assembling the two back together. Trolley is constructed from premium metal and finished in matte bluish-grey hue. Save yourself the effort of purchasing a separate TV stand, or mounting the set on the wall, with the Trolley, you can isolate your living area from the dining/study with minimum fuss.

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Versatile Volvo Lifestyler trolley adapts to homeowners’ dynamic needs

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Smart furniture and modern-day gadgets have made their unique space in modern living for good measure. So, how about fusing these two for a piece of furniture that’s mobile and ultra-compact?

This proposed trolley concept for Volvo, strives to inculcate a broad spectrum of options into one rig, so you don’t have to buy multiple products. One of the great advantages is space-saving aesthetics that outshine any other merit, on any given day.

Designer: PDF Haus

Conventionally Volvo would refrain from creating any sort of smart furniture, but if they reconsider, this Lifestyler trolley would be it. Focusing on work-from-home regimes keeping the environment and futureproofing in mind, the smart furniture piece comes with the brand’s focus on safety. The rig naturally blends into your lifestyle and expands the options for use courtesy of its flexible usability.

There’s enhanced work support with the Workpad to quickly take notes or manipulate the application interface with touch. This works in conjunction with the storage tray that adapts to the preset daily routines. The functionality is further expanded with a smart alarm & clock to keep a check on To-Do lists or schedules. Lighting on the trolley can also be toggled depending on the situation, such as during work, study, or creative leisure tasks such as painting.

The trolley can morph into multiple configurations, thus making it well-suited for any office, home office, or accompanying workstation desk. All the different smart modes can be toggled via a touch interface marked P, D, M and R. On the back side, there is space to keep important files and documents without any visual intrusion. The cables are also cleanly managed on the bottom rear to eliminate any visual clutter. Those bigger trays on the inside can also be configured according to need with the space separators to keep everything organized as desired.

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This modular shopping cart has space for sitting when you get dead tired in the mart

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How many times have you found yourself dragging the cart in the supermarket from section to section with every corner wearing you down with unrest? Even worse, having to stand in the long queue at the checkout counter to bill your items feels like an eternity, when finally standing after you’ve been marching through the mart for a good hour or so. This mindful concept could end all our woes with a clever design evolution of the trolley which will leave no one complaining at the end of the day (or should I say shopping day).

Meet the Settley – a wheeled cart to sit on while you’re going all out with your shopping spree. The clever product is a shopping cart designed to shop conveniently and settle in the supermarket at your convenience without having to look out for a space to sit when your legs are giving way to tiredness. It’s basically a folding chair mashed right into the trolley – especially useful for people with back and leg pain, which can wear them down in the mart. No wonder this modular cart will be a god-sent accessory during peak hours at any shopping hub.

Designer: Designer Dot

Settley is a normal cart until you start feeling the urge to sit, wherein, you can use the rail system to pull out the legs of the cart to extend its length. The small chair base hanging to the one side can then be raised and hung on the other side of the leg to create a sitting space. Not only can you sit on it but also push it forward with the feet like a kick scooter but in the sitting position. After germinating the initial idea, designers pondered over the center of gravity of the cart so that it doesn’t disbalance in any given scenario. To this end, they hit the sweet spot in structural design as the gravity supports the basket and the person sitting on the rear side.

The design is also considerate of parents who come to shop with their little kids. For this, the Settley cart has an integrated retractable tray for the little one to sit on as you go around the shopping mart with utmost ease. Definitely, this concept design aims to enhance the whole shopping experience at supermarts. Once the idea goes into the prototype and then mass manufacturing stage, I’m sure most of the global retail chains will queue up to get these modular trolleys in their arsenal.

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This sturdy luggage morphs into an attractive trolley for dual functionality when not traveling

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How about getting a piece of luggage that converts into a trolley in the blink of an eye? A dual utility product that intends to serve all the avid travelers during their trips, and sits confidentially in the hallway as an attractive trolley.

For travel, most of us prefer the safety of a piece of luggage, as it keeps all the clothes and other stuff in an organized manner. But when not traveling what do we do with the sturdy luggage? We keep it in the basement store or tucked away in some corner of the garage. So why not make use of the luggage for something novel when not traveling? Something that goes seamlessly with the home interiors? You know where I’m heading, right?

Designers: Junsik Oh, Chaewon Lee and eunbin Kim

After having a vacation, it would be great if the luggage could be converted into an attractive trolley to keep mementos, desk clock, family frames, or even books. That’s exactly what the Lulley luggage is about. It doubles as trolley storage for modern homes in the most enticing manner possible. According to the brainchild of the concept, the imagined product fills the usability gap by combining the function of a trolley with luggage. The idea is to make judicious use of a suitcase that’ll otherwise be out of sight when not needed. The frequency of use of luggage is very less, and it ends takes up space unnecessarily in your home.

Lulley takes advantage of the form factor similarity between luggage and trolley – therefore it doesn’t deviate much from the user’s experience of using the product. When not being used as luggage, Lulley can be dissembled into two halves by disengaging the locks. Thereafter, the shelves can be easily slid into the empty space to morph into a trolley. Both the halves of the luggage attach to each other in an open configuration to create a dual-sided trolley to store more than you would have bargained for!

The designers have managed to propose a design that looks highly practical, something that most of us would actually want for its multiple uses. This makes even more sense for small urban spaces where smart use of stuff is most valued. Converting luggage into a beautiful trolley seems like a good prospect for times where mindful and minimalist living is valued.

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This trash-collecting design is a hand-operated multifunctional trolley that helps sort your recycling!

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Brolley is a hand-operated trolley that was designed to aid in waste management practices, which have increased following shipping demands brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Transportation appliances like wheelbarrows and dolly carts were first designed to streamline manual labor tasks. Transporting heavy boxes from Point A to Point B becomes a lot more manageable when something is carrying the load for you.

Since their initial prototypes were put to use, hand-operated transportation trolleys have seen many forms and iterations. Today, Dosam Choi launched Brolley, a modern take on the handheld trolley cart that specifically aids in recycling delivery waste such as cardboard boxes and styrofoam peanuts.

Consolidated into a single product, Brolley consists of six elements: a broom, dustpan, trash compartment, storage area, box holder, and hook. Modular by design, Brolley disassembles piece by piece depending on each user’s need.

Held together by powerful magnetic strips, the broom detaches from the whole of Brolley to provide a means for sweeping residue from packaged goods into the product’s integrated dustpan. From there, users can store the swept-up waste in the trash compartment located on the outside of Brolley’s round base.

Once the user opens their delivered goods and is left with empty cardboard boxes, a handy storage area provides just the right amount of space for the folded boxes to nestle inside on the way to the steel trash cart.

Stray residue, like netted or cloth bags, can hang from Brolley’s built-in hook or be stuffed inside the compartment with the trash collected in the dustpan. Conceptualized in an array of different colors, Choi saw that Brolley would fit into any modern home.

Designer: Dosam Choi

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This furniture let you move apartments with ease by fitting inside a carton!

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Urbanization and the exodus of human resources to metropolitan cities have resulted in an exponential rise in real estate prices. This has further ensured that space comes at a premium in these bigger cities where work and life take us. As a result, apartment and tiny home living have become a norm in such metros, and people rely on space-efficient furniture that they can use in their small space and transport easily when moving out. Living up to the demand, a South Korean designer has come up with the 120 Series furniture. While we wish this one piece of furniture could be used in 120 ways, the name is a clever play on the size of the moving boxes (120cm³).

Each design in this series can fit into a shipping carton (120cm³) without disassembling and then the tedious reassembly at the new place. Relocating is a tedious task; if you have moved from one locality to another or between cities, you’d know what I mean. Many urban dwellers sell off their furniture at throwaway prices because transporting bulky furniture is next to impossible. One of the solutions by the furniture industry is the introduction of transforming and space-saving designs. Though the 120 Series furniture isn’t foldable, it is designed in a manner that the stool can function as a basket horizontally or a side table – with wheels – it can double as a trolley. Each furniture unit in the collection, which primarily features seating, has nylon handles to amp up the portability. We have a trolley with detachable wheels, a stepping stool that doubles as a seat, and a basket stool to name a few. The basket stool comes with a yellow handle so we can carry its contents on moving day!

The 120 series can be packed and moved in cardboard cartons with other luggage; it’s that simple. The thoughtfulness of that design element is what makes this design so unique. The furniture is almost like LEGO blocks for your home – you can use them together or separately, but best of all, it does not force you to sell out. In fact, each of these designs can become your little piece of the known in an unknown home!

Designer: WooSeok Lee

Finally, a 21st century power-assist upgrade for a modern-day electric cart!

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Of all the devices that human beings have invented to increase productivity, the humble but formidable handcart has hardly ever gotten an upgrade which keeps pace with the rest. We have had power drills and electric vehicles for years now, and ample new-age tools with plenty of variations to suit almost every need. However, the hand cart has hardly progressed in terms of functionality, safety, and ease of use. There have been a few electrical versions of the cart, but none comes close to the user-centric thoughtful design of this innovation that is the AIRCART. Designed by Kim Seungwoo and Im Minkyo at Naver Labs, the R&D arm of South Korean firm Naver Corporation, AIRCART is a modern take on a traditional transportation vehicle with a considerate infusion of design and technology that has made it the recipient of the prestigious iF Design Award.

Incorporating components of physical Human-Robot Interaction (pHRI) systems, the electronic motor assists the user in moving the cart by delivering power to the wheels as soon as the user pushes or pulls on the handle. The motor automatically increases its power giving the impression that the cart is gliding, even while carrying heavy loads. The handle comes with a force sensor that detects the user’s intent of pulling or pushing the cart and controls the movement accordingly by providing power in the right direction. Thus making the design very intuitive for human interaction with no added training to learn how to use the vehicle. What’s more, the cart also comes with an automatic braking system! The cart detects and automatically stops itself from moving freely when the user has left the handle. A great safety feature to have, especially while moving up or down a ramp or on any inclined surface. Oh, and it can carry up to 100 kilos easily! Now you can say goodbye to back pain whether you are moving luggage at an airport or doing your weekly groceries.

A common problem associated with any standard cart is that they block the view of the things lying ahead and this may lead to an accident. An estimated 530,494 children under the age of 15 were treated in the emergency department in the U.S. for shopping cart-related injuries between 1990 and 2011. AIRCART minimizes the front blindspot by designing a chamfered corner at the front. The users can thereby easily see if there’s sufficient space in front of the cart to prevent any potential collisions. OHS officers here’s looking at you! Another feature that proves the designer’s thoughtful mindset is the inward tilt of the loading shelves meant for books or other such objects so that they don’t fall out. That’s a handy feature to have while transporting lots of small items.

With an appealing aesthetic of coherent straight and diagonal lines and carefully defined curves, this cart is a feature-packed and an elegant device that is surely a leap forward into the future. And it’s not an industry-specific design! AIRCART can actually be used in factories, warehouses, and large bookstores and can surely cater to a much wider range of applications!

Designers: Kim Seungwoo and Im Minkyo of NAVER LABS