“Observing the food and therefore changing the notion of food
preservation, we could find the answer to current situations such as the
overuse of energy and food wastage. My design is a tool to implement
that knowledge in a tangible way and slowly it changes the bigger
picture of society. I believe that once people are given a tool that
triggers their minds and requires a mental effort to use it, new
traditions and new rituals can be introduced into our culture.”
The Casulo is the brainchild of German designers Marcel Krings and Sebastian Mühlhäuser. The design duo came published the idea in 2007 in their dissertation at the Köln International School of Design in Cologne. Calling it ‘a new concept for mobile living,’ they named their design Casulo, the Portuguese word for ‘cocoon.’ The Casulo contains everything needed for a bedroom: the bed, a desk, shelves an armoire, and several units of storage. It was designed with the goal easing the more frustrating phases of moving - time, transport and reassembling furniture.
