The cult of disappearing design

Above, the Bed Up Bed Down system from Italy, which allows a bed to levitate into a ceiling recess, here revealing a tub.

Below, Duravits' Open Space Shower Enclosure, which folds flat against a wall.

Below, Michael Samoriz's collapsible exhaust fan.

Below, a Folditure chair which compresses to less than an inch thick.

[via the New York Times]