Johan Lagerström is a product developer and together with a team of designers, he began to explore how storage furniture could deal with piles of clothes ― and provide as much functionality and flexibility as possible.

"We wanted to develop something that is more open and can be freestanding in the middle of a room, so we needed to think outside the box when it comes to traditional furniture", explains Johan. The solution was to make different parts ― a clothes stand, shelves and a chest of drawers ― which can be combined and moved around based on needs and which can be accessed from different sides. "We made the drawers out of a perforated metal so that they are well-ventilated when you put away a shirt that you’ve used one day but isn’t ready for washing."

Early in the process, the team realised how important it was to have hooks on NIKKEBY. "Hooks are perfect when you want to hang things up and access clothes and things quickly and easily, but not all walls are suitable for drilling screw holes," explains Johan. The idea to fix the hooks over all mounting screws to hide them was something Johan thought of in his bathroom. "I had a shower mixer at home with a similar solution", says Johan. "Sometimes solutions appear at the most unexpected moments ― like when standing in the shower."