Shape-Shifting ‘Multiple’ Table is Held Together by a Magnetic Field
Posted By Ana Lisa Alperovich On September 28, 2012 @ 11:20 am In green furniture,green Interiors,Transforming Furniture | No Comments
Multiple is a sculptural table that reveals its full potential when a user begins to manipulate its shape. Designed by Brussels-based Raphaël Charles [4], the table consists of a series of locally sourced beech poles that are attached to one another using magnets [5]. Low-tech, transformable and adaptable, this is the ultimate coffee table. Multiple can be seen up close at Giovanna Massoni’s Memorabilia [6] exhibition during the Reciprocity Design Liege Biennale [7] (Belgium) — it starts in only a few days!
Multiple coffee table can be playfully shaped into infinite arrangements and multiple sections, suiting changing needs, functions and rooms. It is made from long-lasting lacquered solid beech [8] and is 15-in high.
The award winning design is also part of the Belgian royal family’s private collection.
+ Reciprocity Design Liege Biennale [7]
Photo © Raphaël Charles
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[5] magnets: http://inhabitat.com/jolan-van-der-wiels-amazing-stools-are-shaped-using-magnetic-fields-and-the-force-of-gravity/
[6] Memorabilia: http://www.designliege.be/en-291-memorabilia.html
[7] Reciprocity Design Liege Biennale: http://www.designliege.be/
[8] beech: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beech
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