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A seat that hides a shoe rack. Choose a pair on your phone; it turns to the front.

Discipline
Product
Place
UID, semester 4
Year
2025
Status
Working prototype
Visualisation: a bedroom with timber screens, and a man sitting on Rack & Soles, a round upholstered seat on a dark wood base.

Problem

Racks store shoes. They don't help you find them.

  • No compartments, so it always looks messy
  • The pair you want is at the back
  • Floor space, used badly

For

Luxury homes, where the entrance is part of the room.

Visualisation: beside a stone entrance.
Visualisation: beside a stone entrance.

Concept

A seat first. The rack hides inside it.

First sketch, February 2025.
First sketch, February 2025.

How it works

Choose on the phone. The pair comes to the front.

  1. Closed, it is a seat

    1 Closed, it is a seat

  2. The rack turns, the flap opens

    2 The rack turns, the flap opens

  3. Your pair, at the front

    3 Your pair, at the front

Inside

Eight compartments on one turning column.

The compartments, opened out.
The compartments, opened out.

Materials

Oak, linen and a line of light.

  • Light oak
  • Dark oak
  • Linen
  • Black steel
  • Warm light
Visualisation: the curved flap, lit from inside.
Visualisation: the curved flap, lit from inside.

Prototype

Built, and it works.

Controller
ESP32 on Wi-Fi
Motion
Two servos: turn, flap
Control
Phone web app
Working slots
5 of 8

Next

What the full product adds.

  • A profile for each person
  • Sorted by type, occasion or wear
  • Works with smart-home devices

Write-up

Prototype footage is being prepared.

A video of the working prototype goes here next. Ask on WhatsApp to see it sooner.