This is the “Flatshare” modular fridge designed by University of Applied Arts of Vienna, Austria design student, Stefen Buchberger. Perfect for homes with multiple roommates, the Flatshare fridge is made up of a single base station and up to four stackable modules. Each module provides a person with their own personal space in the fridge and can be customized with unique colors and add-ons. There’s even a handle on the side of the module for easy transport. With the Flatshare fridge design, Buchberger won first place in the Electrolux Design Lab 2008 competition.

The goal for this year’s Electrolux competition was as follows: “The 2008 Electrolux Design Lab … challenged undergraduate and graduate industrial design students to create home appliances for the Internet generation 2-3 years from now. Entries were to address food storage, cooking, and/or washing.”

The other top eight winners to the sixth edition of the Electrolux Design Lab competition were as follows:

Second place went to the iBasket by Guopeng Liang from Tongji University, Shanghai, China.

Third place went to Coox by Antoine Lebrun from L’Ecole de Design Nantes Atlantique.

The other six finalists were:

Sook, a social networking recipe generator with electronic tongue, by Adam Brodowski, Savannah College of Art and Design, USA.

E-bag, a kinetic energy-powered cooler bag, by Apore Puspoki, Moholy-Nagy University of Arts and Design, Budapest, Hungary.

Stratosphere, a sanitizing clothes rack/valet, by Atilla Safrani, Moholy-Nagy University of Art and Design Budapest, Hungary.

Vesta, a foldaway cooktop with RFID scanner, by Matthias Pinkert, HTW Dresden (FH) University of Applied Sciences, Germany.

Drawer Kitchen, a desk-drawer hotplate and fridge, by Nojae Park, Chiba University, Japan.

Scan Toaster, a USB toaster that prints news, weather and snapshots onto slices of toast, by Sung Bae Chang, Sejong University, South Korea.

The prize for first place? € 5000 and a six-month internship at one of Electrolux’s global design centers.

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