Skip the Ikea-imposed allen wrenches and other tools with this build-it-yourself side table that assembles using the skills you learned while uncorking countless bottles of wine. Instead of a more traditional threaded bolt, the table's three legs feature the same screw you'd find on a bottle opener, making it easy to secure them to its cork tabletop. Read More >>
One of the few non-kitchen related tasks during the holidays involves prepping the dining room table with inserts or expansions to accomodate extra guests. But why wrestle with heavy slabs of lumber when this lightweight table made from carbon fibre, kevlar, and titanium can be set up and lifted by a single person? Oh, that's right, it costs £42,640. Read More >>
Designed to accomodate kids of any age and height, this Grow Table drawing desk features a sloped work surface so at one end it's low enough for little tikes, while the other is high enough for teenagers. Read More >>
Taking inspiration from the modular tiled design of modern smartphones, Mamikim's cleverly named ADAPTable is composed of six A4-sized wooden tiles that can be moved around and repositioned. So every time you come to work, you can customise it for the task at hand. Read More >>
I want this finely crafted object, that much I know. But would I use Goodbye Edison's Woody W01 as a proper lamp, or would I use it as a table that provides some ambient ground lighting? The agony of having to choose is making my brain hemorrhage. [MocoLoco] Read More >>
At one time in their lives these G4 towers were Apple's flagship workstations—possibly cutting hundreds of hours of footage, or editing thousands of photos. But today they're barely useful as paperweights, and probably best suited as a pair of stylish supports for this Crunching Numbers coffee table. Read More >>
Featured comment by theboyrossy:
"I have two powermac g4's (theoretically still working but not turned on in years)that I have kept around as I can't bear to throw them away. This has ..." More »
Designer Claudio Sibille's Sensei chairs are perfect for people living in small apartments—providing them with a couple of places to sit and a table for dining. But it's one of those 'you can't have your cake and eat it too' situations since you have to choose one or the other. Read More >>
If you hate the thought of having a set of speakers mucking up the minimal aesthetics of your home—but still love to entertain—this simple glass-topped wooden table doubles as an AirPlay compatible speaker. It's just too bad the cost of keeping your electronics out of sight is a whopping £3,700. Read More >>
Everybody winds up with leftovers in the kitchen, but unlike the rest of us, DuPont tends to wind up with leftover counters. Designer Rabih Hage decided that these particular leftovers might make a good table. Read More >>
Featured comment by Udimion:
"It isn't quite as colourful or diverse but I once made a garden gate from leftovers - all the wood came from broken fence panels and couple of spare b..." More »
With a child-size dose of imagination anything can become a fort or a playhouse. But this custom tablecloth available from Etsy seller CoolSpacesForKids makes it incredibly easy to convert your dining room table into a miniature mansion, mission control, or Fort Knox. Read More >>
When the weather is beautiful you want to spend as much time as you can outdoors. And that includes enjoying meals on the patio, which designers Marco Marotto and Paola Oliva make even more enjoyable with their conceptual dining set that stops the wind from blowing everything away. Read More >>
Featured comment by irononreverse:
"What if my plates are too big or my cups too small?
Unless it's an empty plastic cup, or some paper napkins, I don't think the plates and cutlery a..." More »
How many times have you been embarrassingly caught off guard when a cocktail party suddenly appears in your living room and there's no place for guests to put their drinks? It's a horrifying thought, but thankfully there are industrial design students like Christina Sicoli who are creating solutions to the problem. Read More >>
Featured comment by PrinterElf:
"Now if you could replace that heat lamp-esque incandescent bulb with LEDs so that you don't wreck my cocktails, then that would be great!" More »
You know those wooden Brio train tables you see at toy stores? The one's designed specifically for children that are set so low to the ground that grown ups who are still young at heart can't possible use them? That 'problem' is exactly what these TrackTile dining tables were designed to solve. Read More >>
Featured comment by TankBoyBen:
"to be fair as the article says, they are made of tiles so whilst i agree its a bit of a faf, you can just lift the tile, take it to the sink and wash ..." More »
We've seen tables that hide chairs inside before, but those ones had looks which ensured you'd only reveal the secret in the most dire of situations. In the case of Al-Hamad's Little Oyster, this transforming table is beautiful enough to put to use in the most casual of situations. Read More >>
Not only do you not need wishes, you don't even have to stumble across a genie in a bottle to get your hands on this pixelated flying carpet. All you have to do is pony up £1000 to Duffy London, and resolve yourself to the fact that this coffee table will never get off the ground. Read More >>
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