Stuffed animals often end up crowded on beds, floors, or hidden together in oversized bins.
Industrial DesignStorage + Organization
Cub
Corner
A playful, compact stuffed-animal shelf that turns everyday storage into a display.
Create compact, flexible storage that displays plush toys clearly and can be repeated across a wall.
A leather bridge held by playful bear brackets creates a supportive shelf with multiple ways to arrange and display toys.
Context + Opportunity
Most plush storage products contain toys in one large pile. Cub Corner instead creates a compact, repeatable display that uses wall space vertically.
The concept adapts the flexibility and tension of hammock-style storage into a smaller shelf with a more structured bridge. Toys can rest on top or tuck between the leather layers, while bear-shaped brackets make the attachment system part of the experience.
- Project
- Individual studio project
- Focus
- Form, function, fabrication
- Tools
- CAD, 3D printing, laser cutting
- Prototype materials
- Leather, four-layer chipboard reinforcement, 3D-printed resin
Iteration
Form development began with the attachment system
The concept began with two functional needs: a flexible bridge that could use tension, and rounded brackets that would leave space for storage. The bear form emerged from the objects the shelf was designed to hold.
Bracket concepts
From circle to character
I explored round brackets that could support a flexible bridge under tension while leaving space for storage. A bear-face form connected the brackets to the stuffed animals they would hold.
The first iteration included a central opening for access to the wall-mounting screw.
Giving each feature a function
The ears and tail became attachment points for the bridge, with added clearance between these features and the body. Rounded, raised facial features gave the brackets more dimension.
The central opening was too small for a screwdriver, so I tested a removable back to improve access during mounting.
Refining the fit
Once I finalized the thinner leather-and-chipboard bridge, I reduced the ear-to-body clearance for a closer fit. I also enlarged the screw hole to accommodate the wall fixing.
Prototyping + Fabrication
Balancing flexibility with localized structure
Leather gave the bridge a warm, flexible surface while allowing toys to rest both on top and between its layers. Four chipboard layers reinforced each attachment point, concentrating stiffness where the bridge transfers load into the brackets.
The bracket prototypes were 3D printed in resin, then assembled with the reinforced bridge to evaluate how the materials and attachment points worked together.
Resolution + Validation
A compact shelf with an integrated assembly system
The final bridge slides securely around the brackets’ ears and tail. A continuous slot replaced the earlier tail-shaped opening, making assembly simpler while preserving the expressive form.
Prototype scope: This model validates scale, assembly, material behavior, and display configurations. Before production, the next round would quantify supported load, wall-fastener pullout, bracket-slot tolerance, and long-term leather deformation.
Manufacturing direction: A production version could replace the resin print and layered chipboard with a molded bracket and a die-cut reinforced bridge. Cost, child-safe finishes, cleanability, and repeatable mounting dimensions would be evaluated before specifying final materials.
Final outcome
Cub Corner
Playful enough to belong in a child’s room.
Purposeful enough to bring order to it.