DecFinity

The problem

Grid-based storage systems are an effective way of organising drawers, shelves and workspaces. However, many existing systems are based on a fixed module size that does not correspond neatly with the internal dimensions of modern furniture.

Rather than adapting the furniture to suit the storage system, DecFinity asks a different question:

What if the storage system adapted to the furniture instead?

DecFinity was inspired by modular storage systems such as Gridfinity, but takes a different approach by using a smaller 10 mm metric grid.

This allows base plates and storage bins to be combined in many more configurations, making the system suitable for a wide variety of drawers, cupboards, shelves and storage spaces.

A flexible metric grid

DecFinity uses a 10 mm grid instead of the 42 mm grid used by Gridfinity. Every base plate and storage bin is sized in multiples of 10 mm.

This smaller unit makes it possible to combine components in many more configurations and fit the system into a much wider range of existing spaces.

Need organisers for a drawer measuring 330 mm wide and 470 mm deep? Need storage bins for a shelf measuring 520 mm wide and 280 mm deep? Base plates can be combined to cover the available area, while bins can be selected to suit the objects being stored.

The grid does not dictate the furniture. The storage system adapts to the space that already exists.

The DecFinity library

The DecFinity library follows a systematic pattern of metric footprints.

Base plates begin at 15 × 15 modules and include every unique rectangular combination down to 1 × 1. Rotated duplicates are not required: a 15 × 14 plate is the same physical design as a 14 × 15 plate.

This produces 120 unique base-plate designs.

The storage bins follow the same set of 120 footprints. Rather than publishing every height as a separate design, each footprint is presented as one bin design containing its available height options.

Across the base plates and bin variants, the complete DecFinity library contains 1,081 printable components.

All published DecFinity STL files are free to download and print.

How it works

Begin by measuring the drawer, shelf or cupboard that you want to organise. Choose a combination of DecFinity base plates that covers as much of the available area as required.

The base plates are printed separately and arranged next to one another. Storage bins can then be selected according to the objects being stored rather than being constrained to one standard footprint.

Each bin design includes the available height options for that footprint. Select the required height before downloading or printing the model.

Once printed, the bins are positioned on the base plates and pressed down to lock them into the grid. They remain removable, so the layout can be changed as storage needs evolve.

Example layout

Consider a shelf measuring 360 mm wide and 270 mm deep.

Because both the plates and bins follow the same metric grid, the arrangement can be reorganised without replacing the underlying system.