{"id":622368,"date":"2026-10-06T14:50:13","date_gmt":"2026-10-06T14:50:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/622368\/"},"modified":"2026-10-06T14:50:13","modified_gmt":"2026-10-06T14:50:13","slug":"a-simple-versatile-handy-mobile-furniture-piece","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/622368\/","title":{"rendered":"A Simple, Versatile, &#8220;Handy&#8221; Mobile Furniture Piece"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<\/p>\n<p id=\"46da2b_1541\" data-ic-marker=\"46da2b_1541_t3\">This <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DIgoT6JPldQ\/?img_index=6\" style=\"background-color: transparent; font-size: 1.1em;\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Handy<\/a> furniture piece is by Taiwanese industrial designer <a href=\"https:\/\/hsinhungchou.com\/\" style=\"background-color: transparent; font-size: 1.1em;\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Hsinhung Chou<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p id=\"aaad66_7847\" data-ic-marker=\"dea361_1104\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/1852716_81_145574_JpZ4tF3k2.jpg\"\/> <\/p>\n<p id=\"bdc866_2486\" data-ic-marker=\"5d8711_241\">It&#8217;s such a simple and useful form factor that I&#8217;m surprised I haven&#8217;t seen it before; I think it&#8217;d be useful for everything from gardening to picknicking to household chores and handyman jobs. When I&#8217;m outdoors on my property, for instance, I often wish I had a way to carry tools that also offered a table-height surface to work on whatever component I&#8217;m repairing.<\/p>\n<p id=\"d8b64f_3165\" data-ic-marker=\"7bb114_391\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/1852722_81_145574_pUdXsCGIC.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"90e301_652\" data-ic-marker=\"e5c16b_1709\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/1852723_81_145574_JW6ywQs7Q.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"c9fa77_4269\" data-ic-marker=\"f70061_322\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/1852717_81_145574_ZuJvHNuqm.jpg\"\/> <\/p>\n<p id=\"6b46bf_776\" data-ic-marker=\"2f10c_819\">Chou developed the design in reaction to living with an urban balcony, where he had a desire for useful furniture within limited room. &#8220;Objects never exist alone in a space,&#8221; Chou says. &#8220;The form of furniture is, in essence, a response to a particular way of living.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p id=\"1c1901_2330\" data-ic-marker=\"3162cb_1472\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-image-width=\"880\" data-image-height=\"1100\" data-image-id=\"1852718\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/1852718_81_145574_favvNGSgC.jpg\" style=\"font-size: 1.1em;\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"248f6b_2319\" data-ic-marker=\"f1d10f_1679\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-image-width=\"880\" data-image-height=\"1100\" data-image-id=\"1852724\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/1852724_81_145574_6ZNPGK9Ox.jpg\" style=\"white-space: normal; font-size: 1.1em;\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"9df822_1755\" data-ic-marker=\"4f7065_428\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/1852725_81_145574_6ZNPGK9Ox.jpg\"\/> <\/p>\n<p id=\"a21cae_2\" data-ic-marker=\"d8834a_1070\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-image-width=\"880\" data-image-height=\"1100\" data-image-id=\"1852726\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/1852726_81_145574_BEzPMDgEO.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"6de92d_4472\" data-ic-marker=\"6e5a31_1405\">Thus far it&#8217;s just a concept, though Chou says he&#8217;s open to finding a production partner.<\/p>\n<p>        &#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\n            <script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"&#13; &#13; &#13; &#13; &#13; This Handy furniture piece is by Taiwanese industrial designer Hsinhung Chou. 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