Sunday, December 16, 2007

Multifunctional, Transforming, Super Useful Furniture

Unless I move up 2 whole tax brackets, there will never be enough living space. The concept of furniture that satisfies more than one purpose is pleasing to me and my limited square-footage home.


This is the Nar coffeetable. Check out the website to get an explanation on why it's called "Nar." I like this table because I can keep track of all the books and magazines that I'm in the middle of reading - instead of one under my bed, on the side table, on the kitchen counter, in the bathroom...






I would use the tray stacking seats from Aguiniga Design to eat my cereal while sitting on the couch. Then I could put my laptop on it so I can go on the internet for long periods of time without burning my thighs. Then I could use the tray holder as a table and sit on the trays just like the girl in the picture. I would also drink tea.




Stonewall Kitchen offers this folding chair / footstool. Pretty self-explanatory. VERY useful.






Convertible table/couch
from Akemi Tanaka. Utilitarian and beautiful. Made of bamboo plywood, this design was a semi-finalist at the 2006 "designing for a sustainable future" show in Beligium.










The Opus Table from Chicago Textile is shown
on the right in both its forms. Upright, it's a laptop table for your bed or couch. Then, it can be used as a side table when put on its feet. The veneer tops are removable, so you can decide where you want your platforms.

2 comments:

ambika said...

I'm actually really liking that lap top table/end table. I'm always wanting to work in bed (probably a bad idea in actuality, I know) and hate having to prop my behemoth on books & such.

Helena said...

I would agree with you as I'm currently writing this on my bed with the comp on top of my high school year book.