Feeling safe is not necessarily being safe. ‘The Daily Shelter’ looks like an ordinary table, but the one who knows its secret can transform it into a shelter where one can hide, just like a snail in its house. Norwegian designer Ingred Brandth did not design this as a nuclear fall-out shelter for serious emergencies, but rather as a place where someone could feel emotionally safe and psychologically protected.

Feeling safe is not necessarily being safe. ‘The Daily Shelter’ looks like an ordinary table, but the one who knows its secret can transform it into a shelter where one can hide, just like a snail in its house.

Norwegian designer Ingred Brandth did not design this as a nuclear fall-out shelter for serious emergencies, but rather as a place where someone could feel emotionally safe and psychologically protected. As an added bonus, this miniature playroom is also a natural secret – kids can choose to show friends or keep it to themselves. The ability to easily and quickly pull-down ‘walls’ and pop up a simple ‘roof’ creates the feeling of sitting inside a very very small and cozy little house-within-a-home.

From Ingred Brandth:

‘Feeling safe is not necessarily being safe. We feel protected and secure in surroundings that are familiar to us, where we can control the space around us – physically or psychologically.

The Daily Shelter is a table inspired by my grandfather Sigvald Andreas Brandth. He was an inventive designer who based many of his ideas on excitement, humor and secrets. And just like his many designs, this table has a hidden story.

At first glance it looks like an ordinary table. But for the one who knows its secret, it can be transformed into a shelter where one can hide from scary sounds, ghosts or family members. Just like a snail feels safe in it’s house.’

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‘The Daily Shelter’ by Ingred Brandth