Valet
by Twelve South
Challenge
Wireless chargers are typically objects that sit in the home but don’t belong to it. They look like what they are: tech: Bright white surface, circular charging coils, blue LEDs.
The challenge wasn’t to add another charger. It was to design something that felt at home.
Meanwhile, nightstands are shrinking. They’re layered with lamps, books, glasses, and increasingly, devices.
People don’t just charge phones, they find a new landing zone for all the stuff that follows them from pocket to surface: glasses, wallets, AirPods, keys.
Insight
Charging happens in intimate spaces. At the bedside. On a console. In rooms designed for warmth and rest. If technology is going to live there, it must shed traditional tech cues and adopt the language of home.
People want one purposeful place for essentials that works with their surfaces and their routines, not just another gadget taking up space.
Design Approach
Home not tech with an architecture design wrapped in soft leather and offered in versatile tones, Valet blends seamlessly into diverse interiors. It reads as home first, technology second.
Multi-Orientation Tray so Valet doesn’t dictate how it sits, you do. Its hidden cable routing lets you rotate and adapt to narrow surfaces.
Pebble wireless charger containing a magnetic Qi2 coil, the tech quietly nests inside an object meant to hold everyday essentials. Subtle LED glow confirms charging instantly, eliminating those early-morning “Oh no!” moments.
Integrated USB-C output frees up the wall outlet and allows a secondary device to charge nearby. In the bedroom, that extra port matters.
Outcome
Valet transforms charging from a visible utility into a quiet ritual.
It organizes.
It integrates.
It disappears.
Technology, softened and contained.
