Closets built inside Japanese homes tend to be pretty small, often making it hard for families and shopaholics to find room to neatly store all their beloved clothes. Since lack of storage is a common issue, many people take to sheer creativity and inspiration to keep their homes from looking like a catastrophic mess. Hoping to alleviate some of the stress that can be caused by a disorganized closet, one company has introduced a simple yet stylish way that anyone can utilize to store their collection of t-shirts.

Source: Bando

Bando, a Japanese company specializing in paper-made storage supplies, came up with the idea of removing t-shirts from the closet altogether and placing them inside a bookshelf instead. They made this possible by use of thin cardboard boxes that can hold t-shirts neatly and compactly to be stacked or lined up along a shelf.

Source: Bando

Source: Bando

This new type of storage box is great for anyone who has a collection of colorful graphic t-shirts that deserve to be shown off even when they’re not being worn. The boxes certainly don’t look like they’re limited to t-shirts, and could easily work with other types of shirts. To remove a t-shirt, just pull it out and replace the empty box with another one!

Source: Bando

This may not be ideal for people who’d rather not bother with having to place a folded shirt inside individual boxes, but it’s a unique way to store garments just the same. 6-box sets are available online for 1,069 yen (US$9.35), and come in natural or gray colors. There is also a limited supply of yellow, blue, red, and black boxes to turn any bland bookshelf into a beautiful mosaic of colors.


By - grape Japan editorial staff.