With little drawers or baskets it could also be a clothes dresser. Neat! Very useful!
@shelleynobleart
10 жыл бұрын
Fantastically brilliant design.
@roncarhuas641
11 жыл бұрын
People that can afford it will buy the product. People who cannot afford it will try the DIY. Still it is a great solution, I have seen thousands of bookshelves damaged or thrown away just because they do not fit on the new house.
@ArunasSakalauskas
11 жыл бұрын
Great idea for DIY
@jeananthony1969
11 жыл бұрын
Great idea its a solution for everyone
@wowsean
9 ай бұрын
i wonder if they are more susceptiple to tipping over due to the simple locking points.
@editornia
11 жыл бұрын
WANT! PLEASE start selling these in Australia!!
@bearrheim04
11 жыл бұрын
I wish I have those...
@SeeverOVR
9 жыл бұрын
How much will they cost
@WAYNENYC100
4 жыл бұрын
80.00 USD each is not the ideal price for the mass market, Needs to be at least half that to work.
@palakondarayuduuppu6420
4 жыл бұрын
making cost comes around 5$.
@cka123
11 жыл бұрын
I am ahead of the curve. I have been using milk crates as furniture since I have had to support myself.
@kirstendirksen
12 жыл бұрын
You can buy them directly from the designers on their website: brickbox . es (I've put it in the text above as well).
@metaledstar
12 жыл бұрын
Brilliant, you can take it a lot further with specialty boxes, like a box for a medium tv, or boxes to hang clothing (maybe with a sliding a door), ... infinite possibilities
@jukes243
11 жыл бұрын
My husband made these for me. I use them for everything ... pots 'n pans, books, displaying, also for my white stoneware collection. I can stack them any way I like for whatever space. Btw, husband didn't do the "plugs". The cubbies are heavy enough and stay in place. I just love 'em. They're my favorite "furniture" besides the country cupboards hubby made for me.
@Allison_B.
10 жыл бұрын
Wahou ! just checked the prices on their website, super expensive !!! I thought this was great because I've always wanted to build furniture that would carry my stuff when i moove as well, without having to go through the whole cardboard boxing thing but I was worried about the steadiness of it all, seems like they fixed that for me, just gotta do it myself now...
@JohnPowell6
3 жыл бұрын
At the prices on the website, could be a good idea to just buy a C&C machine, have the robot cut out all your pieces, assemble them yourself, then sell the C&C machine...
@lignesdefuite
12 жыл бұрын
I have seen this done with old wine cases and I know years ago, I saw plans for the same thing in a punk DIY zine - the really clever part here is the little plastic feet - the other designs used self-countersinking woodscrews for more stability, but also more hassle. I've built something similar with zip-ties and milk crates, but the trick there is that you have to do a full wall, tighly, or the crates deform laterally under load. I'm glad he's making a go of it, but I'd also encourage DIYers!
@julianblake8385
4 жыл бұрын
Man, this is my dream come true! I have 3 thousand books and moving is a NIGHTMARE
@katstar01
10 жыл бұрын
I LOVE this idea. but for plywood boxes they are very expensive. $60 dollars per box!
@michaelmcdonough8647
6 жыл бұрын
build your own.
@neo69121
8 жыл бұрын
they are so fucking expensive these :D:D
@ainsleybolton6508
9 жыл бұрын
Maybe ikea would be interested in buying them. I think they could make them much cheaper too.
@Laguna2013
3 жыл бұрын
This looks way above Ikea quality.
@mayamurad2068
3 жыл бұрын
Yea... I was going to say... although he's a genius and it's fantastic quality, it's so expensive! I was looking at them now so that I could get them in my apartment (cuz I love around a lot too) and it's way out of my budget for a shelving unit. If I'm going to drop a thousand, I can do it on other things...
@sposo
3 жыл бұрын
@@mayamurad2068 yeah almost 50 boxes at 49 euros each is too expensive for what it is. When they set the price, people who invented this thinks that you pay for the idea but hey, I'm buying a book shelve, not a library building
@vapeurdepisse
3 жыл бұрын
Guys if you think 1000 is a lot, then keep going to IKEA.
@RussGetsIt
12 жыл бұрын
I've seen similar attempts at modular shelving but this is easily the smartest I've seen in some time. I particularly like the idea of using them to build dividing walls. This is something I'd expect to see at Ikea (in a good way), but they would have to be a lot (lot lot lot) less expensive to sell in the states. The idea is valuable, but paying that much for a plywood box with some handles and slots routed out may not appeal to much of the target demographic.
@TameImpalicious
9 жыл бұрын
It's a great idea! But one box costs around 40€. If you want to build a shelf like in the video you need a lot of money obviously :(
@leonpse
4 жыл бұрын
Seems easy to build, a box.
@antonjudes
4 жыл бұрын
Yeah.. but they are using it for moving them also.. in this one, top of bottom box and bottom of top box has each a piece of board.. if we can cut 1 piece into multiple pieces, fix few to cover bottom box and few to cover bottom of top box.. but fix it alternative.. so we can stack them perfectly exactly like lego.. you can save 1 piece for every stack
@astrialkil
11 жыл бұрын
Modified Milk crates would come close to this, or double sized milk crates with solid walls would be a dead wringer ! 8) Very thick compressed wood pulp fibre (like egg cartons but thicker and stronger) might also work.
@justangvano
12 жыл бұрын
Such a good idea. It would be great if these guys could mass market this product, because it looks like it is quality made (unlike most Ikea products) to reduce the price. $50 is a lot of money for one little wooden box. Maybe a better thought would be asking how much it should cost. Where are they sourcing the manufacturing of these boxes. Maybe they are paying the workers fairly (also unlike Ikea).
@vapeurdepisse
3 жыл бұрын
Good idea but way too expensive in the US. Why should I pay twice as much as Europeans? This is flat pack furniture in the style of IKEA.
@GetDrunkAndWatch
11 жыл бұрын
I did this with milk crates years ago back in my military days. We always had to move rooms in the barracks and it made moving my books much easier with a "modular" bookshelf. Wish I had thought to patent it or make a business! ;) Maybe next idea.
@brunosco
3 жыл бұрын
Better without patents. ;-)
@yushikuang7877
5 жыл бұрын
Home depot has a similar wood boxe with whole for handdle...a bit smaller but it cost 20$ canadian. You can easily add whole and screw to make those fixation.
@hughtub
12 жыл бұрын
The price is too high right now. $50 (40 euro) would make any of the arrangements they showed on the box be over $1,000. It would make more sense at that price to simply pay someone $50 to move just your big bookshelf and books every time you had to move. I'd like to see a knock off of this in aluminum or steel, since it's really a great idea.
@Burps___
12 жыл бұрын
Ikea sells modular shelving made of wood composite that, although wont last a lifetime, looks better, has color choices, has add ons like doors, and costs one- fifth the price.
@DOSBoxMom
6 жыл бұрын
After a small amount of digging on the manufacturer's website, I learned that ModMobili is their US distributor. The units are still pricey (US$65 for a large BrickBox in white), but at least there's free US shipping. I love the BrickBox concept, but don't know that I could afford it for yarn stash shelving in my craft room. (I have a rather large stash!) Clever design, though, Sr. Salvador!
@maximusaurelius9906
2 жыл бұрын
Have checked those prices lately. Makes me wish I'd bought some back when both box sizes were in the $50 range. They've doubled in price now.
@DOSBoxMom
2 жыл бұрын
@@maximusaurelius9906 Ouch! Menards sells something similar (manufactured by Dakota Shelving), which I believe is far less expensive (if it hasn't been discontinued), although they recommend anchoring the units to the wall if you build them more than 3 boxes high. I ended up going with wire cube shelving (reinforced with LOTS of zip ties) on one wall of my craft room, and a tool-free 5 x 5 cube wood shelving unit from Sprout on the opposite wall.
@maximusaurelius9906
2 жыл бұрын
@@DOSBoxMom Thanks. I found them. The Dakota Stackube. Looks like they have discontinued the larger size and only carry the smaller cube. I would love to get a mix a both but may settle for several of the smaller cube size. Unless they sell out before I get around to it.
@sitstaygimmeeakiss
12 жыл бұрын
Brilliant - simply brilliant!! Thanks so much for sharing with us - I can't wait until you sell these in the USA. I've moved a lot, and I'm even a bit older than these designers, so you can imagine how difficult it is for me. First thing I have to do when I contemplate a move is that heartbreaking decision to get rid of a lot of my books, which is very, very difficult for a bibliophile like myself.
@VasilyKiryanov
12 жыл бұрын
$50 for a box? Sounds like good DIY project. Couple of boxes at a time... (Where's my birch plywood stock? Go look for it.)
@maximusaurelius9906
9 жыл бұрын
Amazing, but pricey. One large box cost $59 and one small box cost $54 here in the U.S. Legs, casters, doors, all cost more. This is just what I need, but this would put me in the poor house real quick. They only appear to have one distributor here in the states, in Colorado.
@luvofbeauty
12 жыл бұрын
I love this idea. But it seems too expensive. I wonder if there's anything similar in the US that is cheaper?
@MissSunshine666
8 жыл бұрын
this is perfect. love it first sight. but they are way to expensive for me. what a pity.
@maximusaurelius9906
2 жыл бұрын
That what I thought back then as well. Have you checked the prices lately. Ouch!
@Chris-ji4iu
5 жыл бұрын
I must be slow. I've been following Brickbox and Kristen Dirksen for a while now ...and just figured out Kristen shot this video. Serendipity I guess :) ...thank you!
@nagaempress
12 жыл бұрын
Milkcrates! :) yes im that old... We used to do this with milk crates!
@MakeMeThinkAgain
10 жыл бұрын
Very clever but it uses a great deal of wood per linear foot of shelf. That's why it's so heavy. For the top shelf you only need half as many boxes since the books will sit just as well in the gap between. Of course that makes moving more difficult, but how often do you really need to move. If there was a way to do something similar with all the shelves so that assembling an entire wall of shelves only required a bit more than half the number of boxes you would really have something.
@sergeyhome
11 жыл бұрын
Did u see the price on these things its my left leg plus a kidney
@MichaelMarko
6 жыл бұрын
I've been thinking of something like this for years. You came up with a great design!!
@sab611
12 жыл бұрын
Yeah but the design is super easy to copy.
@snterp
3 жыл бұрын
Of course it's a very good idea and perhaps they were innovative at the time. Doesn't seem exceptionally brilliant to me though - many people I know have been doing this with wine boxes or similar things for ages. Definitely better than the IKEA solutions, but pretty pricey. The wooden shelves that I have been buying cost 16€ apiece - 180 cm tall with 5 shelves. It allows me to cover the whole wall for the price of 1 of these boxes.
@ksneia
5 жыл бұрын
I've been looking around for something like this.
@jefmasereel4956
3 жыл бұрын
This is incredibly useful, thanks for sharing this video. Great work, love your channel!
@embreeza
4 жыл бұрын
expensiiiiive
@eathealthier4u
7 жыл бұрын
I like the concept but is there one with a door?
@simonstucki
2 ай бұрын
I had this exact same idea (great for moving and 1-person assembly), I wanted exactly this, but I couldn't be bothered to make it (it's a lot of work if you do it by hand) so I'm happy someone made it for me at a very very reasonable price.
@AndrewHelgeCox
7 ай бұрын
00:35 A row of DVDs, a shelf, and a row of CDs pack perfectly into a box. I wonder if that determined the internal height for the design. Two rows of paperbacks would not fit, however and a box of paperback books would have a large wasted space of empty air, decreasing the storage per unit floorspace compared to a conventional bookcase with movable shelves, and increasing the cost per unit volume of stored objects. A general problem with having fixed standard box heights is not being able to set an optimal shelf height for the box contents. I note several boxes here are made to look full by packing a row of CDs above a row of unrelated larger items within one box, but storing CDs is an increasingly niche application, and wouldn't you want all your CDs together under some organisation scheme rather than scattered among your other belongings to fill in vertical gaps in underutilized boxes?
@pamelamolina5623
5 жыл бұрын
Can these be used as stairs
@Atheist7
3 жыл бұрын
WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN all my life..... And a "lifetime later" I find, it's just too expensive. :-((((
@AndrewHelgeCox
7 ай бұрын
01:54 The boxes perfectly fit the magazine files shown. I guess that was another design constraint for the boxes. The question arises though: what do you do with that one item that is slightly too tall to fit in a box? The encyclopedia or vintage world atlas, or expensive coffee table book of photos that has lost its place on your coffee table? However tall these boxes had been made, there would always be some usage that required a slightly higher one, and at any height there would always be a compromise of wasted space for shorter items like paperbacks which didnt fit an even number of times with inset shelves.
@sitstaygimmeeakiss
12 жыл бұрын
Big problem (for me & anyone else who is living a frugal lifestyle) is the (insane!) cost. Sorry, but when I converted the euro price to dollars - well, KZitem wouldn't allow me to include my reaction. Fifty dollars+ (doesn't include the wheels, legs, or assembly! My bookcases would end up costing more than my dream tiny house.
@tdubb77
12 жыл бұрын
such a simple idea, yet so amazing! It's definitely one of those "why didn't I think of that?" moments! haha I love the idea of creating walls, and filling the "wall" with books!
@Sarhatabaot
10 жыл бұрын
are these strong enough to step on?
@sarahrogers7883
9 жыл бұрын
they displayed the weight it could carry for a moment. i would say no. except for very small children under 100 pounds. also i would not make stirs taller than three boxes
@maximusaurelius9906
2 жыл бұрын
Only 7 years later and these boxes have doubled in price. Who's buying these?
@TheGreenAppleHome
12 жыл бұрын
this is a great idea! I think I saw some records in there.. do they fit? Also, you didn't talk about the inner shelf where you had cd's sitting- are they an option, or did you just screw in some more wood? was it sitting on top of the books below? I think it is a great idea, and I love it to divide a room- I have something similar from crate and barrel, but there is no backing, so you can't really use it to divide. send me some, i'll review it :)
@SalafeeSpot
12 жыл бұрын
I like this idea alot but I would go with a dark colored wood and not white. If they had more color options Im sure more people would be up to buying this
@bohbohbohwut
12 жыл бұрын
It's not made in China. It's made in Spain from European wood. That's why doesn't cost like Ikea furniture.
@AndrewHelgeCox
Жыл бұрын
The bottom row needs a mechanism to account for non-level, non-flat floors as most are in old houses.
@Katzentatze
12 жыл бұрын
Nice idea... but too expensive.. seeing thdt you can easily us 20-40 big boxes... at 50 Bucks.. nah..
@utubecomment21
11 жыл бұрын
7:58 to explain this simple modular design, really!!
@Super-JD
11 жыл бұрын
A great idea, but too expensive :(
@nagaempress
12 жыл бұрын
Make this in plastic and I think it would be a hit with college students.
@grondo
11 жыл бұрын
Very functional and unique but very expensive as well.
@rollingthunder4599
4 жыл бұрын
What are the sizes of the boxes, or at least the size of the largest box?
@sposo
3 жыл бұрын
Hate the idea oh having so much stuff anyway
@pixiexdust24
12 жыл бұрын
they should come in different colors. that would be even better
@onkarkitekt
2 жыл бұрын
Absolutely love it! Simple and Effective! Form and Function :D
@brunosco
3 жыл бұрын
They’re like banana boxes you can get in supermarkets! I’m right after moving, most of my stuff still in those banana boxes, thinking about doing exactly that…
@youtubelearning2990
2 жыл бұрын
I'm going to buy one and then copy it
@leonpse
4 жыл бұрын
Nomadic furniture book had this featured. Wonder it's the same company they recommended. The book was written many decades ago.
@redmahmaa
10 жыл бұрын
It was hard for me to wait 'til the end of this video to comment!!!! This is an awesome idea& so structurally sound. I am an avid collector(hoarder) of just about anything,but especially books& have cheap(& wobbly!!!) bookshelves all over my home. this style would free up a lot of floor space& also show off my collections!!! red
@Laguna2013
3 жыл бұрын
Intriguing. They would look much nicer if there was a 'handle delete' option. I have seen the new oak upgrade, but the white look nicer.
@transcendmind
11 жыл бұрын
great Idea. But, It takes 5 large boxes to reach the hight of your average book shelf. Yet you get half the space. I would need 10 boxes to get the actual space of one average book shelf. That would be 400 euro. 400 euro for a book shelf is not a reasonable investment. I would do some research and find a cheaper material that would permit you to lower the price. At the right price point your idea will fly off the shelves with out a problem. Good Luck!
@evafrade9366
9 жыл бұрын
the only weak point I can see, is when they disassemble, books are heavy which makes the lifting difficult and there are lot of steps to end up moving it: lift with your hand in an uncomfortable position, move a couple of inches, grab the hadles and then finaly move the box. You can see the struggle, I think it could be improved by adding a handle on top, I know those wouldn't match like the ones on the sides, but it would make easier the lift. Apart from that, the benefits are really good
@timothychadbourne8489
5 жыл бұрын
Bravo! I was thinking about how to do this for a while. Very ingenious. Best of luck to your company.
@angelitacanaria5207
4 жыл бұрын
Que gran invento. El color me encanta. Felicidades desde Tenerife islas Canarias España.
@ramblinBears
12 жыл бұрын
Such a simple and effective approach! Sad they aren't available in the US yet but I'm sure we can come up with something similar. We actually have an immediate need for something like this in moving a parent's book collection. The thing that concerns me is earthquake safety. Any idea how they would fare. The size and rigidity seems to make them very stable, but how well would that hold up to a shaker in costal California? Please share your thoughts!
@watergoddess9
9 жыл бұрын
I love these!! Just awesome and I think you could use these for more than just books. Very cool :)
@japanesemangalover
5 жыл бұрын
Thank you. This is exactly what I have been looking for.
@123userthatsme
10 жыл бұрын
Make some way to lock them with their backs away from the wall and advertise them as a way to keep party-guests out of your business
@ninilovenana
7 жыл бұрын
if anyone finds a more lighter cheaper eco friendly version of this, I wanna be notified.
@brunosco
3 жыл бұрын
Do the same with banana boxes!
@ninilovenana
2 жыл бұрын
@@brunosco banana boxes?
@brunosco
2 жыл бұрын
@@ninilovenana Oh, there’s banana in your name! 😀 I don’t know where you live, but here in Central Europe, you can ask for free banana boxes in supermarkets, which are big sturdy cardboard boxes similar to the wooden ones of this video. There’s the possibility of assembling them together, for example with bolts and nuts, paint them, etc… I admit I haven’t tried for myself yet, though (but I did build some simple cardboard shelves). Have you tried modular furniture?
@dalyndra
11 жыл бұрын
I agree -- if they can figure out how to manufacture them so that the big box was $20 and the small box was $12 or $14 -- they would have my attention. As it is, this would cost me enough to buy a compact car. ;0(
@sexyessy
11 жыл бұрын
i want this ish fuckin easy man i love it
@36tonystarks
11 жыл бұрын
I don't own a library so I don't need this
@Proutprutproutprout
4 жыл бұрын
I love this.
@polyannamoonbeam
11 жыл бұрын
a nice surface modification would be click on changeable colors textures patterns....magnetic, chalkboard, feltboard, woodeffect, etc..
@YLuke-or5cq
10 жыл бұрын
I love these boxes and I love Tetris too! Great video and great storage too!!!!! :-)
@MsLawone
11 жыл бұрын
great series of videos, I lived in a Hymer motor home before settling in southern Spain and they all appeal to my 'can it serve two purposes' philosophy! Well done you! y gracias tambien! Lx
@moholmarabs
12 жыл бұрын
The best thing i have seen in years.. and price is good too, and being in europe i can get them woohoo.. thanks for taping this segment...
@EllePlowPlow
11 жыл бұрын
That whole wall of brick boxes must have cost over 1,000.00. I'll just stick with my bookshelves. I'd much rather put that money towards books.
@MusikCassette
6 жыл бұрын
what about doors. I like my stuff, to be shielded from dust.
@cody100red
11 жыл бұрын
Im quite offended by your comment, I think it's nice for simple storage unlike throwing your items around or away
@dalyndra
11 жыл бұрын
I would think the "plugs" would make it sturdy if it was used free standing. Otherwise, if up against a wall, probably no need...
@cattyderosales5342
9 жыл бұрын
Que bien ya llego esta opcion a Centro America? Cuanto cuesta?
@InvaderSyd
12 жыл бұрын
Their WAY too expensive, though....
@metaledstar
12 жыл бұрын
i think in your case the boxes would also need an additional side attachment/interlocking system
@vaniadesmonda
12 жыл бұрын
7 minutes of repetitive feature...
@wishlizz
12 жыл бұрын
What a great idea. Esp for renters. Should find distributers in Australia too. Will be a hit!!
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