USM Haller: Every Home's Best Friend

The best homes, while having a character of their own, are intentionally organised around the lives, passions, and projects of the people who live within them. They make our favourite pastimes more accessible and daily activities more doable from family life to plant life. Now is there a sure-fire way to ensure that your home achieves the aforementioned? While there is no exact science, may we introduce you to a Swiss one instead?

USM have been solving the problems of the furniture world with the same simple solution for nearly 65 years: their patented Haller system. Designed by the eponymous Fritz Haller, you can find a use case for USM in just about any walk of life — from multinational office floors to your very first apartment, and every setting in between. Thanks to its near-infinite number of configurations, which can be placed anywhere there are four walls and a ceiling (honestly, even that isn’t really a requirement), it makes short and stylish work of any task given to it. But just in case you can't picture it, here are five ways the Haller system can instantly upgrade your home experience.

Crafting something in the comfort of your own home is among the most satisfying activities in the catalogue of hobbies. However, it truly begins with putting together a space that makes making easier — one that optimises your interiors so you can sew, stitch, and create to your heart’s content without worrying about where your next piece of fabric or dab of paint is going to go.

Our first solution on this list? The Haller mobile desk, blessed with places to keep your tools of the trade and castors that let you clear space quickly if you're working on something that requires a little more room. Match it with a stylish stool, and you have your next workspace ready to roll.

Vinyl was once a thing of the future, then a thing of the past and now, once again, a thing of the present. The record collection of every music enthusiast is, without a doubt, their pride and joy, so it won’t come as a shock that how it’s stored and displayed is equally important. From grunge gurus to classical aficionados, we need a spot to admire the album art while we listen to those nostalgic notes.

Enter stage right: the Haller sideboard — the perfect place to store those vinyl discs and the turntable they spin on. Like any great duet, vinyl and the Haller system complement each other perfectly: classic style that blends seamlessly with the modern world.

Good design is made to be shared with the ones you love. As a third-generation family business, it’s something of a specialist subject of ours. The Haller system isn’t just for intimate, solo activities. This configuration is for those who take pride in their home being the place where it all happens for friends and family.

USM’s Bar Trolley brings gatherings and events to life with effortless, portable ease. It’s a rolling serving station that also acts as a movable piece of mid-century design. Whether it’s a platter of pastries or a glass of something to accompany dinner, use the trolley to ensure whatever you need at the table is always close at hand.

Nature — the greatest architect of them all (with Frank Lloyd Wright a close second). The plants and floral patterns we see in everyday life have been a wellspring of inspiration for designers the world over, and a mainstay of interiors since the time of the ancient Egyptians over 5,000 years ago. In the last decade, there has been an explosion of grow-your-own greenhouses, part of a broader effort to feel closer to gardens in an ever-expanding urban landscape and to bask in the health benefits of a more biophilic home.

USM’s solution for this green-fingered revolution? Just as simple as the Haller system itself: provide a place for plants to cohabit with the furniture they sit on. In simpler terms, create a dedicated gap for plant pots within the design.

Family-proofing the home — a somewhat unceremonious task. But more importantly (to design geeks like us anyway), an un-stylish one. Does family-friendly furniture have to be so plastic and un-inspiring? The same recycled (not in a good way) pastel colours instead of a little personality. Not according to USM. Colour meets practicality in their children’s furniture range.

The best part of choosing Haller for your little ones? The furniture grows as your family does. From a toy box to a desk for revising, the adaptability of the designs makes it the perfect piece to keep adding to as your needs change — all while the effortless style remains the same.