Turning Point Coffee Table by Jet Age Furniture
by Collin Dunn, Corvallis, OR, USA on 03.10.06
Hot on the heels of our "Waste of Packaging" Contest, here's a table that absolutely won't waste any packaging. This table base, designed by Jet Age Furniture, folds up to 1/20th the size of a conventional coffee table, making for super-efficient packaging and shipping. Because the base folds, the configuration can be varied and unique; zig-zag, hexagonal, whatever geometrical shape speaks to you. Since the glass is sold separately (they recommend buying it locally or reusing a piece from an old table or the like), a different piece is all you need for a new look. It's simple, clean, customizable and unique; we like that. ::Jet Age Furniture via tipster Anita and ::LA Furniture Seen
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Looks identical to a Dutch design from about 10 years ago, minus the glass. The idea was you placed things like books or trays on the verticals, and these became your horizontal surfaces.
seems a bit dangerous to have a heavy piece of glass balanced precariously on a set of interlocked planes that can easily collapse. if any of the examples shown in the picture (exept the hexagon perhaps) is kicked, the structural stability of the entire table will be compromised.
$250? The price alone is nuts. The idea sure is nice though, now I can make my own.
I agree with Justin - got kids, dogs or are a plain klutz (like me), the suopport planes will move in, the glass will collapse, potentially break and everything on top of table will be on the floor. Artistically a nice idea, but practically just plain bad.
I saw these tables at a show. They are actually quite stable. The one I saw had 1/4 in. tempered glass which wasn't too heavy. I liked them because you could be so creative with them. As far as price goes, I bet they aren't making too much money once you factor in wholesale, retail, and the cost of producing ANYTHING here in the USA.