“Ante Shelf” Tan Ching Hong Zyane

Design Brief:

Over time, things we use and carry around tend to be are collected on our desk and usually forms a whole messy clutter within a short period of time. As these clutter accumulates, we tend to feel lazier and reluctant to pack up.

Due to it being a hassle it hard to slot out the mess, we lose track of where exactly we place our belongings and almost everything in the mess seems as important. It then became a daily ritual to “pick and go” in the morning as we grab whatever we see and rush off. Due to such a haphazard way of packing, we tend to realize that we actually forgot something that was buried under the whole clutter, especially the smaller objects such as thumbdrives etc.

Therefore, the main problems faced would be too much clutter on the table, causing small but crucial things to be hard to spot and tend to be overlooked when we are in a hurry.

Ante Shelf:

'Ante Shelf' allows the user to organize their belongings via the concept of 'PRlORlTlZlNG'. Similar to Contour Maps, Ante Shelf's compartments varies in depth according to importance. The Red compartment would be the deepest in depth and decreases in sequence, with the Dark Green Compartment being the shallowest. Ante Shelf also resembles an aerial view of a city, with numerous high-rise buildings and the user 'Building up their personal city of belongings' according to their priorities. From its side view, 'Ante Shelf' resembles a Bar graph, thus mapping out your priorities, with the highest containing items of your utmost importance.

'Ante Shelf' is fun and customizable. It comes in a full set of compartments, but the user decides how many compartment they wish to mount on the board, according to their needs. It is both functional and aesthetically pleasing. It keeps your items organized and also serves as a decoration with its unique compartment forms. With the strong grip from the rubber interiors of the compartments, there are no worries that your belongings would slip out.