Transformer Furniture: Modular Table Lava
by Lloyd Alter, Toronto on 02. 8.07
We do love furniture that serves multiple functions and takes up less space, and often promote "live/work" ideas. New York designer Jeewon Jung provides food for thought on this dinner table with moulded candlestick holders, wine cooler and vase built in, eliminating the need for storage for these chatchkas. "Each panel has a "mood creating element" such as wine, flowers, and so on, and a flat surface on the other side"
Flip over the pieces and reset in frame and it is a flat topped working surface for your day job.
"This table is designed for life on a moderate income and limited space, yet still tries to live a full life within means. This table has two functional modes: work /dining. A grid structure allows the placement of nine dual-function panels. .... This allows the owner to use the table as a work surface during the day, and at night the panels are flipped and arranged as preferred."
Interesting idea from ::Jeewon Jung via ::Yanko
Neat, but looks like a pain to clean. Vases and the like do need to be scrubbed out eventually.
Wow, this is a terrible concept. Why on earth would candlesticks and wine coolers need to be built in? Surely it's far more modular and sustainable to have a simple flat table, the surface of which can be cleared when it's tax time, paired with standard detatched accessories which can be taken out onto the deck for a romantic dinner under the stars.
Frankly I don't even see how this table comes under the "less is more" category. This table certainly comes with more than my table did. My table, vase, and candlesticks can be indepently upgraded when required whereas with this contraption you're more or less stuck with keeping or ditching the whole set.