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Maybe we’ve all been looking in the wrong place for proof of extra-terrestrial life. Because it’s hard to imagine this incredibly complex transforming desk coming from anywhere but Cybertron, the home planet of the Autobots and Decepticons.
Surprisingly, though, it does hail from earth. And was actually created as far back as the late 1700s by master furniture craftsmen Abraham and David Roentgen. The desk certainly looks ornate at first glance, but it’s when its endless secret lockboxes and drawers start to be revealed that you’ll be truly impressed by the craftsmanship behind it. And jump ahead to the two-minute mark for a ridiculously complex pop-out easel that could out-transform even Optimus Prime. [The Metropolitan Museum of Art via Make]
well frankly, that is rather splendid indeed.
i shall be ordering one once my time machine is finalised
one for me as well please
i still cant get my around how well it all seamlessly works.
can you even get something like this built anymore?
its truly amazing
‘get my head’
This is the kind of stuff people make and do when there are no screens to distract them. Well that and the promise of loads and loads of money
That’s magnificent BUT if I owned it I’d forget which hidden compartment I’d used and have to check them all
yes but what a pleasure opening all of them
oh my god i would love one of those, the easel was very cool! they dont make em like they used to naadays do tha!