Comments on: Tetris furniture http://boingboing.net/2009/04/14/tetris-furniture.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Tue, 21 May 2013 15:57:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2009/04/14/tetris-furniture.html#comment-464157 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-464157 Some tetraminoes are more equal than others it seems. Some tetraminoes are more equal than others it seems.

]]> By: sswaan http://boingboing.net/2009/04/14/tetris-furniture.html#comment-464707 sswaan Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-464707 I get a new bookcase of some sort about every six months, and so my little home office is just like an ongoing game of tetris. Now all I have to do is paint everything the right colors. I get a new bookcase of some sort about every six months, and so my little home office is just like an ongoing game of tetris. Now all I have to do is paint everything the right colors.

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2009/04/14/tetris-furniture.html#comment-464204 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-464204 I've seen this so many times now and I still think it's a great idea. I’ve seen this so many times now and I still think it’s a great idea.

]]> By: Alpha Omicron http://boingboing.net/2009/04/14/tetris-furniture.html#comment-464246 Alpha Omicron Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-464246 Not actually Tetris, whose shapes and colours are mandated by a standard put out by Alexy Pazhitnov's Tetris Company LLC. Not actually Tetris, whose shapes and colours are mandated by a standard put out by Alexy Pazhitnov’s Tetris Company LLC.

]]> By: Chris S http://boingboing.net/2009/04/14/tetris-furniture.html#comment-464257 Chris S Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-464257 Not even non-standard tetris ... some of the shapes are made from 3 squares or 5 squares on the face. Now ... THESE guys ( http://www.bravespacedesign.com/product_tetris_flat.php ) have "tetris storage" that gets the features right - although maybe not the colours. And this bunch ( http://tetrisfurniture.com/products/ ) only produce one shape (the T), but that's the really flexible shape. How about pentomino furniture, a la Clarke's Imperial Earth? You get all twelve pieces, and then have to figure out how to stack them in various rectangular configurations. (Memories .. I read Imperial Earth with only one eye!) Not even non-standard tetris … some of the shapes are made from 3 squares or 5 squares on the face.

Now … THESE guys ( http://www.bravespacedesign.com/product_tetris_flat.php ) have “tetris storage” that gets the features right – although maybe not the colours.

And this bunch ( http://tetrisfurniture.com/products/ ) only produce one shape (the T), but that’s the really flexible shape.

How about pentomino furniture, a la Clarke’s Imperial Earth? You get all twelve pieces, and then have to figure out how to stack them in various rectangular configurations.

(Memories .. I read Imperial Earth with only one eye!)

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2009/04/14/tetris-furniture.html#comment-465030 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-465030 A word of warning: it may be tempting to line these up into perfectly aligned rows, but please don't. Trust me on this one. A word of warning: it may be tempting to line these up into perfectly aligned rows, but please don’t. Trust me on this one.

]]> By: Piers W http://boingboing.net/2009/04/14/tetris-furniture.html#comment-464317 Piers W Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-464317 I'm amazed no one's done soma cube furniture http://www.mathematische-basteleien.de/somacube.htm Although Arne Jacobsen collaborated with Piet Hein on a super ellipse table which is still in production. I’m amazed no one’s done soma cube furniture

http://www.mathematische-basteleien.de/somacube.htm

Although Arne Jacobsen collaborated with Piet Hein on a super ellipse table which is still in production.

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