TRANSPARENCY
Modular Shelving System
ACTIU Furniture Design Competition | 2024–2025
By Alba Haro Ortiz & Maria Alexandra Petras Guillot
TRANSPARENCY is a modular and multifunctional shelving unit designed to adapt to contemporary workspaces. Conceived as both a storage solution and a spatial divider, the piece balances practicality with bold, expressive design — offering users a sense of ownership over their space.
The concept was inspired by the tension between functionalism and artistic expression. Drawing from Charlotte Perriand’s modular systems and Javier Mariscal’s playful, distinctive approach, we envisioned a piece that could merge clarity, individuality, and spatial flexibility.
Made of galvanized and lacquered steel, translucent methacrylate, and stretched fabric panels, the shelving system allows users to customize both structure and appearance. Sliding panels create dynamic layers of transparency and opacity, turning the object into a sculptural element that can shift and evolve according to its context.
More than just a storage unit, TRANSPARENCY is a statement piece — designed to organize, divide, and inspire.