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• This Table Has a Secret

  This table has a secret. Can you guess what it is? Is it: A) The world's smallest table. B) Made entirely of whale blubber. C) Made a metal, painted to look like wood. Or perhaps it's... Read More... Posted Jun 20 2008, 09:30 AM by Alex Zalben with | with 2 comment(s) Filed under: bedroom, Tables

• Stink Tree

  Okay, so this table is called Stink Tree because: A) It stinks that there's a tree in it. B) It was designed by Albert Stinktre. C) It smells terrible. Answer C is the closest, but the actual answer is this: Read More... Posted Jun 19 2008, 03:00 PM by Alex Zalben with | with no comments Filed under: Tables

• Update: The Most Amazing Table Ever

  Yesterday, I showed you a video featuring the most amazing table ever, though I had no details about what it was, or where to get it. Well, thank you amayzes for coming through in a crunch by identifying what the table was, and where to get it:   Read More... Posted Jun 17 2008, 11:00 AM by Alex Zalben with | with no comments Filed under: Tables, video

• Found Footage: The Most Amazing Table Ever

  No, not the one pictured above, the one in this video:   Read More... Posted Jun 16 2008, 05:30 PM by Alex Zalben with | with 2 comment(s) Filed under: Tables, video

• Inventory I Lust For: Design Glut

  Design Glut is a studio started in 2007 by Pratt graduates Kegan Fisher and Liz Kinnmark. They specialize in whimsical, almost pun-like objects that are funny in form, but worthwhile in function. Check out a couple below: The Hookmaker combines a tile, with a teacup, with a hook. I may not hang scissors from there, as pictured, but what a great, multi-purpose item. [$30] More, after the jump...  Read More... Posted May 20 2008, 12:30 PM by Alex Zalben with | with no comments Filed under: smoking, Food and Drink, Tables, inventory lust, tiles

• Get a Charge Out of Your Table

  The SOLo Lounge Table from IF certainly has some misplaced capital letters, but it’s also one super cool customers. Leave it outside, and the table will store a renewable solar charge in its silicone cells. It can save up to 17 Kilowatts a year, which the website specs out as “6,300 mobile phone charges, 8,400 digital camera charges, or 168 laptop computer charges annually.” If accurate, that’ll save you a crapload on your energy bill. After the jump, find out how this table can get you laid...  Read More... Posted Apr 22 2008, 11:00 AM by Alex Zalben with | with no comments Filed under: gadgets, green, Tables

• Puzzle Table Takes a Piece Out Of My Wallet

  As previously mentioned on this blog, I love things with little hiding places. If I ever get to build my own mansion, I think I would probably riddle it with secret passages, false bookcases, and staircases that go to nowhere. The last part is unrelated, I just think it would be hilarious. So joy to me when I saw the Play Table, from Generate. This nifty wood table looks normal, except as you slide the pieces on the top around, you’ll reveal sixteen different hidden compartments to store books, glasses, or, if it’s not your table, a fish. Here's another pic for your viewing pleasure, after the jump... Read More... Posted Apr 15 2008, 03:30 PM by Alex Zalben with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: Tables

• Retro Arcade: Asteroids Table

  The great thing about this table is, your guests will either get it, or they won’t. So those you don’t want knowing you’re a secret video game fanatic will be all like, “Cool table.” And those who are in the know will get it instantly. No pricing yet, but there will be a limited run this summer of about 50 units. [Via Mostly This] Posted Mar 18 2008, 09:30 AM by Alex Zalben with | with no comments Filed under: video games, Retro Arcade, Tables