Coffee tables have a tough job to do, because they really have
so many jobs: work desk, storage area, dining table, ottoman, objet d'art. And yet, we keep thinking it just needs to be a flat surface with four legs. James Cornetet thought a little beyond the usual, and came up with this
award-winning design for what he calls the
Get Your Feet Off My Coffee Table! It makes the table decidedly unfriendly to feet, while adding a few other features: remotes rest on a lower plane than the top surface, which holds flat objects like laptops and books; meanwhile, glasses and mugs are prevented from tipping when resting between the ridges. It's elegant that such simple geometry accomplishes so many things - but sorry, James, I'll keep my own coffee table. I
love putting my feet up!
[Thanks to Bill Lewis for sending this along!]
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