Gallery: Gallery: Crazy Space-Saving Designs for the Homes of the Future

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    Bio Robot Refrigerator by Yuriy Dmitriev, Russia Dmitriev's fridge is filled with a gel that morphs around the food and the temperatures are controlled by "bio-robots". A fridge filled with green goop and living things? Sounds just like mine.
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    Clean Closet – Waterless Cleaning by Michael Edenius. Swedish Edenius' wall-mounted cleaner/dryer appears to work by magic: "Textiles are scanned for impurities and cleaned accordingly with molecular technology that removes dirt and odors."
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    Dismount Washer – Laundry Basket & Cleaner by Lichen Guo, China The Dismount comes in two parts: a laundry-basket and a wall-mounted motor. When the plastic basket if full, you shove it onto the stick and somehow your clothes get clean.
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    Kitchen Elements – Modular Shelving by Matthew Gilbride, United States Hot here, and cold there, all without doors. Gilbride's shelves draw power wirelessly from the wall (even though wall-mounted objects are easy to just wire-in and will run on solar power if needed. If nothing else, it looks easy to clean.
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    External Refrigerator – Exterior cooling by Nicolas Hubert, France
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    External Refrigerator – Exterior cooling by Nicolas Hubert, France Hubert lives in Shanghai, and was inspired by China's dense, high-rise living.
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    The Snail – Micro Induction Heater by Peter Alwin, India The Snail runs on sugar and gloms itself onto the the side of a pot to heat it. Sensors somehow detect the food inside the pan and adjust the heat and cooking time.
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    Eco Cleaner – Portable Dishwasher and Composter by Ahi Andy Mohsen, Iran Mohsen’s little dishwasher uses "ultrasonic waves to ionize food and turn it in to reusable waste." Take a look at his profile and you'll also see that he has a [spectacular mustache](http://www.electroluxdesignlab.com/2010/08/electrolux-design-lab-2010-finalist-ahi-andy-mohsen/).
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    Kitchen Hideaway – Virtual Reality Kitchen by Daniel Dobrogorsky, Australia
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