Transformer Furniture: Convertable by Lee Sinclair
by Collin Dunn, Corvallis, OR, USA on 01.31.08
One setup; five tables. That's what Lee Sinclair's Convertable offers, going from coffee table to occasional table to games table to large dining table for six to a drawing board/drafting table. Small space dwellers -- or fans of multi-tasking, clutter-reducing interior pieces -- will appreciate the UK-based designers' utilitarian sensibility; is there a better way to get more from less than with a table you can use five different ways?
Introduced in Europe in 1989, the table is still in production, available to order from Sinclair's website in a variety of woods and finishes; hit the jump to see the dining table, set for six, and the drawing table. The only question that remains: How many things can your current table do? ::Lee Sinclair via ::The Design Blog
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This table is one of the few things int the transformer furniture section that actually seems like a good, simple and well-impleented idea. I' surprised I haven't seen something like this yet at ikea. It seems right up their alley.
Humm, great concept but 545 Pounds! Too bad many of these convertable items are so expensive. This table looks like something a competent wood worker could build for much less. I can see trading off spending on space for spending to better use existing space but would love to see things like this at Ikea prices. I think half the furnature in my house is IKEA. Good price and design plus flat pack rules.
I contacted this designer over the weekend as it would be great for a member of my family. Unfortunately he said that he does not have a rep in the US nor does he ship there.
I spent the weekend on the web looking for coffee table to dining table furniture and couldn't find anything that was nice. Frankly this item (or one similar to it) would sell very well in NYC, San Francisco, and Portland.
Let me know if someone would build it and I will ask my husband (an architect) to draw it up on AutoCad. It looks to me like the table support rotates 90 degrees to achieve the change in height. The table top hinge needs to be recessed. Hinged table tops are common on yachts.
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