This is another smack-your-head, why-didn’t-I-think-of-it innovation.
It’s a table made up of segments (Principle 1 – Segmentation) that converts to a shelf unit (Principle 15 – Dynamics) easily by turning on a pivot (Principle 12 – Equipotentiality).
Check out the video:
What can we learn?
Like the Youtube video says, there are some bits of furniture that take up a lot of room but only get used occasionally. This is an elegant solution to a table. What else falls in this category?
What about a Christmas tree that telescopes out of a side table? I actually like the sound of that. Is it a Kickstarter?
