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On: Aug 28, 08
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Tables are one of the most used furniture pieces in the house. We eat, work, and play on them. Designers have been paying special attention to table designs that help increase our productivity and spice up our decor.

I tapped into Trend Hunter’s vast library of trends about table designs and chose 50 of the most innovative and creative designs. My picks range from the highly techy to the aesthetically beautiful and simply bizarre.

Whatever you are looking for, this cluster has got you covered. From space saving designs for limited spaces to huge 55 meter long tables and portable cardboard tables for designers and students. You can also find designs with integrated living plants and romantic fire. And to keep things on the green side, there are also a few environmentally friendly designs. 

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Interactive Musical Tables - Fumiaki Goto's Marimba Dining Table (GALLERY)


Parents take note: Dining at Fumiaki Goto's music dining table will not be quiet and peaceful; the table may, in fact, induce inadvertent fits and feats of percussion at the table. This unique wooden… [More]




3-D Home Surfaces - Mercury Drop "‘Ripple’" Tables by Lee J Rowland (GALLERY)


London-based ‘Art Engineer’ Lee J Rowland, designer of the ‘Ripple’ series of tables, was previously an aircraft toolmaker. Rowland now uses the skills he acquired to design some of the most creative and… [More]




Multimedia Tables - area|m Sensory and Touch Technology (VIDEO)


Created by the German designers, area|m is a multimedia table that has a touch screen surface with an interactive interface. You can activate different media features like animations, text, pictures and… [More]




Furniture For Single Men - Ironing-Table (GALLERY)


Single men usually live in small apartments and iron their shirts while watching Television. Der Alleinwohner designed the ultimate ironing solution for these bachelors. The Ironing-Table is a coffee… [More]




Gaming Inspired Furniture - Playing Card Table


How fun would it be to play a game of cards on this Playing Card table? Designed by Trend Hunter favorite, John Nouanesing, the French designer infuses the concept table design with playing cards from… [More]




Bleeding Tables - Paint Or Die But Love Me


The super talented French designer John Nouanesing, a Trend Hunter favorite, has come up with yet another cool design with a witty name. His Paint Or Die But Love Me table is simply exquisite. The table… [More]




Mega Tables - 55m Long Table for all Cultures (GALLERY)


The World’s Longest Table for all Cultures is exactly what the name suggests. At 55 meters long, it is indeed the longest table in the world with a modular design that makes it great for all cultures… [More]




LED Wrist Watch Tables - Big Time Designs


This awesome L.E.D Watch Table by Lee J. Rowland is a table in the shape of a wrist watch that actually functions. TrendHunter has seen clock tables before, but this is the first wrist watch table. In… [More]




Noise Sensitive Tables - ‘Reflect’ Illuminates Whoever is Dominating Conversation (GALLERY)


Reflect is a meeting table system that shows who’s dominating the conversation by monitoring the sound levels of people’s conversations. Reflect visualizes the current state of the conversation via… [More]




Interactive Brainstorming Tables - The Kage Roi


Brainstorming is a crucial part of innovation, which is why we always get excited when we find new inventions to make the process even more productive. The Kage Roi is an interactive brainstorming table… [More]




Pressure Sensitive Coffee Tables - CBC Surfaces Interactive Light Table


The pressure sensitive coffee table by CBC Surfaces is an interactive light table. It has a stainless steel frame and a surface resistant to high temperatures, water and scratches, making it a suitable… [More]




Paper Tables Made for Doodling - The SCRIBOman (GALLERY)


The SCRIBOman is a very interesting paper table specifically designed for grown-ups with severe doodling compulsions. The colorful and unique piece of furniture which is made of paper on acrylic, is… [More]




Table in a Suitcase - Portable Cardboard Table (GALLERY)


Traveling designers and students with limited space know the importance of a handy design table. Cutting on bedroom carpet floors, tiled kitchen surfaces and back-ache inducing low tables is not a particularly… [More]




Recycled Junk Mail Tables - ReVision Furniture


The goal of the teenage artists apprenticing at Artists for Humanity was to create a green furniture line. After considerable time and development they came up with ReVision furniture which is made from… [More]




Tree Branch Tables - Nosigner's Arborism


This table called the "Arborism" has natural looking legs in the shape of bare trees in winter. The 'tree form arms' were configured using a fractal algorithm called 'Tree Curve,' so the design conceived… [More]




Push Up Tables - Spider Table (GALLERY)


I love this table design that forces you to exercise and burn a few calories each time you want to use it, presumably to eat and take in more calories. The Push Up Table by Chris Murphy is inspired by… [More]




Interactive Brainstorming Tables - The S.P.I.C.E


Industrial designer Jason Chang's latest design is the S.P.I.C.E Interactive Table, based on the concept that "stimulating play inspires creative expression." As shown in the picture, it's a glowing, interactive… [More]




Potted Tables - Little Garden Table


I love how this stylish table by Tokujin Yoshioka incorporates a convenient little garden right into the design allowing you to save space by having your plants and flowers flourish right under your table.… [More]




Seamless Furniture - The Side Table (VIDEO)


I love furniture designs that are creatively made without the use of hardware or screws. The Side Table by designer Karl Zahn is handcrafted from 3/4" sustainable pine with no hardware used in the fabrication… [More]




Gamer Dining Tables - Pong Table (GALLERY)


Moritz Waldemeyer, the designer of the Pong Table, used 2,400 LEDS and two track pads to turn a white Corian table into a digital gaming board. The table re-creates the classic game introduced by Atari… [More]




Fast Food Tables - For Family Meals on the Run


This humorous table sure speaks volumes about the way modern family time has eroded to the point that people, if they eat at all together, have to eat on the run. Sometimes life is so hectic it feels like… [More]




PC-Integrated Desks - The XYZ Computer Desk


We have seen PC integrated desks before, but nothing comes close to the minimalism and abstract design of the XYZ Computer Desk. XYZ wanted something to suit their fast moving studio environment and… [More]




Recycled Washing Machine Tables - Reestore's Silvana


Not everyone is enamored with soft recycled organic material... you know, the hemp, the bamboo wood and so on. If contemporary style is more to your taste, then this recycled table made from a discarded… [More]




Solar Tables 3 - SOLo Lounge Table


The SOLo Lounge Table is the next big thing in luxury yet energy-efficient technology. This elegant table contains silicone cells embedded in the glass that converts solar energy into clean, efficient… [More]




Hidden Patio Furniture - Spaceless Stows Under Your Deck (GALLERY)


Trend Hunter has featured numerous space saving designs, but this hide away balcony furniture set takes away the cake! The design not only saves space, it is completely hidden with zero space invasion… [More]




Coffin Tables - Memento Coffee Table Casket (GALLERY)


Designed by Charles Constantine, Memento is a wooden coffee table that can store books, magazines and other personal mementos during your lifetime. The design twist is that it also awaits your death to… [More]




Game Controller Furniture - Coffee Table / Storage Box / NES Controller Works! (GALLERY)


What an awesome idea and execution. Kyle Downes wanted a convenient place to store his growing collection of video games, but instead of settling for a normal storage box, he came up with this totally… [More]




Hi-Tech Tables - Kitchen Workstation (GALLERY)


The Kitchen Workstation is the perfect solution for geeky guys and girls who need access to their gadgets all the time, even while cooking in the kitchen. From looking up online recipes, to chatting while… [More]




Cardboard Box Accessories - Wannabe Turns Boxes into Chic Tables (GALLERY)


Moving into a new place always takes much longer than you originally planned for. So why not make the best out of these numerous moving boxes by transforming them into an instant functional table with… [More]




Ouija Board Instruments - Haunted Musical Furniture (GALLERY)


The Oujia Board Slide Guitar by Nicholas Holcomb is a unique fusion of a guitar and table design. The resulting design is a fun musical piece of furniture that will liven up your living room. Also check… [More]




Storage Puzzles - PLAY! Coffee Table (VIDEO)


The PLAY! Coffee Table by BCSXY is much more than it seems from the outside. The ingenious design allows you to shuffle and move surface panels around, giving you access to sixteen hidden compartments.… [More]




Milan Design Week 2008 - 4 Zaha Hadid Creations (GALLERY)


Infamous designer Zaha Hadid brings her unique vortexes, microsmic extrusions and four-dimensional creations to Milan. Here we present you with four of her designs that are set to be featured next week.… [More]




Space Saving Furniture - Dining Table in a Cube (GALLERY)


Japan is infamous for expensive and limited living space. From the necessity of efficiently utilizing this limited space comes a cool dining table in a cube design by Cube Style. The dining set is cleverly… [More]




Green Rainforest Tables - Amazonas


These tables are really green. From the concept inception, to the color and design, to money going to help rainforests. The concept of the Amazonas table series originated when Finnish designer Eero Koivisto… [More]




All in One Furniture - The Unit Has A Kitchen, Table, Fridge & Bathtub


The motivation behind designer's Philippe Malouin's The Unit is the fact that the average European flat ranges from 30 to 50 square meters. Since space has become a luxury, the furniture must be ultra… [More]




2 in 1 Furniture - Time Table


The Time Table is pretty much what the name says, a time table! A table that tells the time... Perfect for discussing work and progress 'time tables.' The table itself is made from satin steel with three… [More]




Living Furniture - Stitch Table (GALLERY)


What a novel genius idea! So you like to have living plants on your coffee table but do not want to mess the design up with a big pot on top of the table? Designer Greg Zulkie has the solution for you.… [More]




Adaptable Furniture - Mass Tables by John Truex (GALLERY)


In a rising trend of furniture that adapts to your needs, designer John Truex has created a collection of expandable slide coffee tables called Mass Tables. The collection is set to be featured at Shelly… [More]




Thinking Tables - The AI Chess Table (GALLERY)


This might be great for professional chess player, but it does nothing for my self-esteem. The Thinking Table is an interactive table with a built in chess board and an AI program that predicts the probable… [More]




Fire Tables - Bring Out Your Inner Caveman (GALLERY)


We didn't start the fire, it was in the table, since Cain and Able. Some very cool firepits for inside your abode. Planika Fires use biofuel called Fanola so the fire doesn't have any smoke or smell. Only… [More]




Art vs. Furniture - Endless Nile Table by Karim Rashid (GALLERY)


The beautiful Endless Nile table by famous multi-talented designer Karim Rashid takes its inspiration from the slow and perpetual flow of the Nile river. The new design combines the inspiration by the… [More]




Retro-Chic Gaming - The Arcade Table (GALLERY)


If you want to entertain a party with style, the cool hunter has a table for you. Looking like it took its inspiration from Microsoft's upcoming Surface Table, the sleek and modern Arcade Table comes loaded… [More]




Table for The Book Lovers - The 'Ex Libris' 2008 by MOCO (GALLERY)


Inspired by its own 2004 Ptolomeo and Ptolomeo Wall book shelf designs, Italian company MOCO presented a new table design, the Ex libris, at the Maison&Object;in France, January 25-29, 2008. A very cool… [More]




Convertible Furniture - The Tona Chair / Low Table / High Table


Designer Diego Gonzalez King conceived the vision for the 'Tona Chair', a remarkably hip piece of convertible furniture. The design isn't the first example of modular furniture that we've seen, but the… [More]




Interactive Furniture - LED Coffee Table In Action (VIDEO)


For that extra punch of ambiance in your living room, consider getting an LED coffee table. The creation from the Evil Mad Scientist Lab consists of a glass-top table embedded with LEDs that are motion-activated.… [More]




Open Flame Fire Tables (GALLERY)


Fuego, a UK based company, actually produces tables with flames sprouting up from them. Note avoid purchasing this if you have small children, pets or the occasional drunk in your house. They claim it’s… [More]




Rubik's Cube Table - Bring Back the 80's in Your Living Room


Do you remember Rubik's cubes? Were you one of those lucky whiz kids that were able to solve the 3D Rubik Cube? I promise I was one of the frustrated ones that was never able to solve this tridimensional… [More]




Precious Famine Coffee Table by Toni Grilo


Take a close look at this coffee table. No, your eyes are not deceiving you. It’s made of hundreds of pieces of tableware. It’s the Precious Famine coffee table by Lisbon based designer Toni Grilo.… [More]




The Smart Table - Dining Table + Pop Up Refrigerator


At the 100% Design show, Gorenje launched an innovation in appliance technology: The Smart Table - a dining table with a pop-up refrigerator, which was unveiled as a commercially-available product for… [More]




The Table that Cooks


The Cook-N-Dine is a combination of a flameless grill and an actual table. The one piece tabletop is food grade german stainless steel that has a center circle that can heat up to 430 degrees. When you… [More]










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