By Erick Remedios Muiños

Kitchen cabinet-integrated legless step

Modular step prototype that folds inside a standard kitchen drawer and unfolds in a single step to reach high cabinets.

Home and furniture Startup $10,000 – $25,000 3 – 4 months

The price includes design, functional prototyping, product testing and optimization.

Kitchen cabinet with the drawer pulled out and the legless step mechanism stowed between its metal guides
Illustrative visualization based on the prototype developed by Let’s Prototype.

Why design a legless step for the kitchen?

1

Hard-to-reach high cabinets

It lets you handle items in wall cabinets without having to look for a separate ladder.

2

An integrable module

It is a standalone module designed to be integrated into standard kitchen cabinets, such as IKEA ones.

3

Fits in a standard drawer

It folds and stores in the space of a standard drawer.

4

Single-step deployment

It is designed to unfold ergonomically in a single movement.

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First prototype of the legless step

Detail of the legless step unfolded from a kitchen cabinet, with articulated metal arms and a suspended step
Illustrative visualization based on the prototype developed by Let’s Prototype.

Modular system

Modular, sturdy step that folds and unfolds.

Furniture integration

It stores in the space of a standard drawer, similar to IKEA ones.

Ergonomic deployment

Single-step deployment to make it easy to use.

Articulated mechanism

Articulated metal arms and a suspended step.

Safety regulations

Development shaped by the standards that apply to a ladder.

Strength

Mechanical design supported by strength studies in different use scenarios.

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Project lead of the legless step

Raymel Piferrer, head of the design and mechanics department
Raymel Piferrer
Head of the design and mechanics department, Let’s Prototype
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“A step inside a drawer has to disappear when it is not in use and hold up when it is. That contradiction shaped every mechanical decision. If we could do this, we can surely do your idea.”

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