The box – that measures approximately 21 x 13 x 9 cm – was inspired by an even smaller Indian box and was developed with the help of Roberta Pezzulla, an architect friend that has already collaborated with studiometrico in the past. UnaBox is made of the best Italian solid olive tree wood, it is meant to last for a lifetime (if not forever…) and it has been conceived to store small, personal and precious things.

For these reasons UnaBox is characterized by a security mechanism that doesn’t feature any conventional key or password, but only allows access to very patient and curious persons.

UnaBox is unique, therefore it doesn’t need to be protected by patents or copyrights… Here are the 10 steps you might need to open it and the instructions you should follow if you want to try to build one yourself!