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Zaha Hadid's Gorgeous Water Table



Famed architect Zaha Hadid recently debuted a new table that stopped us in our tracks. Called Liquid Glacial, it's a clear acrylic table that looks like it's transitioning from ice to water. Ripples start at the center and descend downwards, toward the legs. Quite gorgeous, isn't it?

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Added by alice on April 27, 2012 at 11:30am — No Comments

The Knotted Table



Canadian woodworker Kino Guérin is an expert in creating unique furniture designs. His latest masterpiece is a table entitled Why Knot. Guérin enjoys challenges which is apparent in this design. In Why Not, he decided that he “would make furniture with a unique piece of wood with no legs, no crossbars or supports.”



He continues to share how to achieve this illusion, “To get… Continue

Added by Alyssa Anda on March 30, 2011 at 1:00pm — 1 Comment

Lego Tables


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Added by Yasmine Zalek on April 28, 2010 at 12:52am — No Comments

Wooly Willy Table

Instructables:

"This Instructable is a supercharged mash-up of the childhood classic "magnetic personality" Wooly Willy toy and a coffee table.



First released in 1955, the Wooly Willy toy uses a "magic pen" (magnet in a stick) to move a small amount of iron filings around an illustration of a hairless floating head… Continue

Added by Jose Genao on March 23, 2010 at 6:49pm — 1 Comment

Lego Kitchen Table

Munchausen, a duo formed by Parisian designers Simon Pillard and Philippe Rosetti, took a bold approach with their own kitchen by venturing to IKEA for the basic kitchen island and then spending the next week covering it with more than 20,000 pieces by another Scandinavian brand, Lego.…

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Added by wing sum leung on January 31, 2010 at 4:14pm — 5 Comments

Names And Notes Napkin Rings



Names and Notes Napkin Rings let you reuse the same name cards no matter who you plan to invite. They have a black "chalkboard" surface that you can write on and erase over and over. Check them out.



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Added by Yasmine Zalek on December 13, 2009 at 7:51am — 2 Comments

A Retro-Modern Dressing Table - Angela Adams (2 pics)



Interesting lines, that Kelly green, I'm intrigued by this dressing table by Angela Adams. Dwell once called it a combination of "very serious Swedish modern and a praying mantis." I call it eye-catching and interesting. What do you think?…

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Added by alice on October 24, 2009 at 8:00am — No Comments

It's (Almost) Summer Time!

Though the official first day of summer doesn't kick off till June 21st, why not call your friends over and get the unofficial party started with some mojitos and sangrias? This 2 gallon hourglass beverage jar and… Continue

Added by alice on May 28, 2009 at 2:30pm — 3 Comments

Gorgeous Flower Table - Shige Hasegawa

A simple but strikingly beautiful table by Shige Hasegawa, a freelance designer from Tokyo. Called the Hana Table (hana means flower in Japanese), the design of the table makes use of an origami technique, and amazingly, uses only the five plywood legs to hold the glass top. (There are no screws or nails.) The design makes the table easy to disassemble and ideal for… Continue

Added by alice on May 12, 2009 at 11:30am — 2 Comments

Modern Design: John Nouanesing's Paint or Die, But Love Me Table

By far one of the coolest tables I have ever seen is designed by John Nouanesing. Called "Paint or Die, But Love Me" this table has that wet, glossy paint look that makes you do a double take. It almost reminds me of bright nail red polish that's been spilled by your mischievous little brother.… Continue

Added by alice on February 2, 2009 at 11:00am — 5 Comments

Open Table Appetite Stimulus Plan - Price Fixe Menus Nov 17-21 Great selection of restaurants!!!



OpenTable Appetite Stimulus Plan

$35 Dinners, $24 Lunches (prices are per person and do not include beverage, tax or gratuity)

November 17-21, 2008

200 OpenTable Dining Rewards Points



With The OpenTable Appetite Stimulus Plan, you'll enjoy not only specially priced, three-course menus at top restaurants, but you'll also earn double Dining Rewards Points when you book through OpenTable. That's

200 Dining Rewards… Continue

Added by SiMonster on November 16, 2008 at 10:00am — 1 Comment

Has Asian Fusion Gone Too Far? I Say No! Lunch with Cousin and Friend at Tokyo Table, Irvine.

If you haven't visited Irvine in a while, you may not have noticed the newly erected Diamond Jamboree Center. Mostly geared toward the Asian folk (and you know there are a lot of us down there), this center is home to one of the best new restaurants in town, Tokyo Table.



Alice, did you say best? Yes! Tokyo Table claims to have modern yet authentic… Continue

Added by alice on October 27, 2008 at 10:30am — 3 Comments

The Dining Room of Nobel Laureates, Celebrities, and New England Farmers? Where? Henrietta's Table.

Yesterday morning's breakfast. Sam and I had slept really late, around 1:30a and we had to get up the next day to grab breakfast before heading off to the Berkman Center. Now Sam is not a morning person...I have learned (after 13 hard years) that it is better to let a tired man have his coffee before you begin talking to him.



So we wake up around 7:30a and head out to breakfast at… Continue

Added by alice on August 1, 2008 at 1:00pm — 1 Comment

Portable Cardboard Table

Affordable lightweight, portable cardboard table (1500 x 1200 x 930 mm) comes with three collapsible drawers, a jute strap moving/storing box, laminated white surface and all parts are replaceable. Will be available for purchase online and in store. Contact librorius@liborius.is.…

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Added by PANDA JU on June 11, 2008 at 2:45pm — 2 Comments

Cool Stuff :: Sexy Foosball Table



This is one mothafluffing sexy, makes you wanna do dirty things, no, thaaaaangs, on top of it, er, Foosball Table!



D - If I were rich, and if they made more than one, I would totally buy one for you.









sAm: Where do I get one?



jU: Contact the designers thru their… Continue

Added by PANDA JU on May 29, 2008 at 9:43pm — No Comments

Cool Stuff :: Moon Table, wider than a mile



Glow in the Dark Sideboard Table

by Sotirios Papadopoulos for ENNEZERO



Moon River - Audrey Hepburn

Read all about it (Inhabitat.com)



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Added by PANDA JU on May 29, 2008 at 6:42pm — 3 Comments

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