We’ve seen a table that looks like a couple of VHS tapes, then one that looks like a 3.5″ floppy disk. Here’s one for older audiophiles: a wooden table that looks like a cassette tape. While it can’t store data, it does have cup holders and a drawer to hold physical objects.
The table is made by Tayble, a company founded by Justin Nanfelt, Taylor Calmus and Zach Calmus. The table comes in three tiers, which are cleverly called 30 min, 60 min and 90 min series, but Tayble also pays homage to the mixtape culture by offering personalized orders. You can pick from “different stains, colors, labels, graphics and legs” and of course a custom message scrawled on the tape.
Head to Tayble’s website to order your own cassette tape table. Prices start at $1,200 (USD). If you have some room in your budget you might want to get a couple of these chairs as well.
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Because of its thermochromic coating, different parts of the table might temporarily ‘change’ in color once it comes contact to someone or something hot. For example, a person’s hand or steaming cups of coffee, as you can see in the gallery below.
There are three cool things about Yeh’s design. First of all, it takes elements from both the corkboard and the pushpin and merged the entire thing to form his piece. Second, it’s multi-functional. Use it as a stool if you need one, or flip it over to its other end and use it as a side table. Lastly, the whole thing is made out of cork! That, in itself, is pretty amazing enough already.
But a gusty day won’t be a problem if you’ve got the Bye Bye Wind Table, designed by Marco and Paola Oliva Marotto. It’s a table that looks like it’s molded from plastic. But what makes it special is the fact that it’s got special grooves where you’re supposed to put the plates and cups in, so that nothing topples over or gets blown away when a breeze comes along.
