Doors are no longer meant as mere entranceways, but are treated as designer statements in the making. Home decorators and their proteges are coming up with some very stylish yet functional door styles that promise to awe your visitors. Here are some creatively contemporary doors for you to feast your eyes on.
1. Ping Pong Door
A flip, and your door transforms into a mini ping-pong table! A fantastic idea by German designer Tobias Fraenzel, this innovative creation works on simple and robust mechanics. Once the game is over, one can fold up the small playing field to re-use a fully functional door.
2. Shattering Door
This brilliant installation by Argentinian designer Leandro Erlich is pure delight to look upon. The Shattering Door appears like a broken and splintered wooden surface, all set to fall into pieces by a mere touch. This design is sure to play some mind-boggling tricks upon thieves.
3. Collapsible Door Panels
Screen doors are an absolutely wonderful option if you have an expanse of outdoors to display and enjoy. Collapsible pleated panels are connected to create very wide screened openings that lend your interiors a very contemporary feel, along with providing a perfect window to picturesque scenes outside and suit large living spaces well.
4. Chalkboard Door
The magnetic Chalkboard Door is an endearing creation of Simpson Co. This writing board cum magnetic surface allows for families to indulge in some fun. Stick cute magnets, scribble the chores-to-be-done list or simply let your kids go bonkers adorning the board with their choice of artwork.
5. Shifting Wall Door
Lotty Lindeman-designed shifting wall/door is a weapon of camouflage. Highly functional and seamless in movement, this door is actually like an open secret – with its shifting mechanism emphasized and highlighted for all to appreciate. A piece of wall that moves at will and later meshes into the background with ease is indeed a fun decor idea for your home.
6. Luna Light+Air Door
A simple, minimalistic door design which boasts of a very useful functionality – the Luna Light+Air door is the brainchild of American designer Rick Lewis. The door plays host to a series of holes on its surface, which can be opened and closed at will to adjust the amount of light, air and noise passing between two rooms.
7. Max Door
This one is high on technology, is sleek in appearance and futuristic in functionality. Coming to us from the house of Brazil-based group Nódesign, the Max Door functions much like a car’s central locking system. It is accompanied by a remote control, a digital door bell and a cracker of a battery backup that help it to operate for about a week sans power.
8. Formfitting Door
Now, here’s a door that promises to fit like a glove. Japanese designer Rikiya Fukuda’s Automatic Door opens just enough to match the shape of the person or object passing through. The motion-detecting mechanism involved saves energy by abstaining the door from having to repeatedly open all the way.
