South Korean startup Mobileisland has created a modular wireless charger that comes with a range of building block-like electronic accessories.
Initially created as a graduate project, the modular tray is made up of a series of wireless chargers, collectively named Ground, and a range of electric accessories, named Building.
Ground includes a large 15-watt charger, a small five-watt charger, a portable charger and two wooden trays, all of which can be arranged in different compositions.
By grouping together each of the charging trays, users can power-up multiple devices at the same time.
They can also add accessories from the Building range, such as a Bluetooth speaker, a table lamp, a portable battery and a USB-powered fan.
"As the number of wireless electronic devices including cellphones has been increased, the wireless charging environment, such as using each charging cable separately, has become more complicated," said the designers.
"It is very convenient because a wide range of wireless devices such as cellphone, portable battery, and wireless speaker can be charged at the same time," they continued.
Both the Ground and Building modules are built to be easily swapped out so that users can create different charging environments.
For example, the Bluetooth speaker and wooden trays can be placed together for a living room set-up, while the USB fan and auxiliary cable could be used for a study area.
All the Building products are designed with rounded bases and muted colours. The speaker is shaped like a cylinder, in dark green colour, while theĀ auxiliary cable is a pale pink shade with two USB ports.
Meanwhile, the desk lamp has a copper base and a long cylindrical shaft.
Mobile island isn't the first design studio to create products integrated with wireless charging. Seoul studio Pesi created a range of homeware that incorporates wireless charging, while London studio Layer designed a set ofĀ slip-castĀ ceramicĀ trays with an integrated charging system.
IKEA is also aiming to make the technology affordable, withĀ its range of furniture and homeware that features integrated induction charging.