A collapsible dish rack for compact kitchens

Jennifer Guevin and John Chan | Oct 04, 2007

To save space in your bedroom, the sheet metal shelves we featured in Crave Asia may have tickled your fancy. That's not going to help mum with a tiny kitchen though, so she might need one of these, a collapsible dish rack.

Made from a single sheet of plastic, the Splat dish rack is formed by fitting together its two separate punched-out parts. This concept design is probably too small to handle large items like pots, pans and woks. But because it can be taken apart and kept away, you can choose when it hides in the drawer and when it should sit on the kitchen top. Perfect for occasions when there are lots of dishes to do and your regular rack overflows.

It's just a design concept right now (from JillDavisDesign), but it could be a neat small-kitchen addition if it ever gets made.

If you just can't wait for Davis' stylish version to become a reality, there are several other folding dish racks already on the market.

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