If these creative clamp creations are any indication, then clamping tools are slowly and surely taking over the design world. Clamping tools such as the C-Clamp and pipe wrench are commonly found in toolboxes, but recently, they can be found on everything from coffee tables to bookshelves.
What makes each of these creative clamp creations great is that they each have a unique look and are user-friendly. All of the tables featured here have eye-catching industrial designs and nearly all of them feature adjustable legs. A prime example of an eye-catching and user-friendly table is the Make-a-Table. This table is actually a set of four legs, each with C-Clamps on them, that turn any flat surface into a table. If an end table made out of an encyclopedia isn't awesome then I don't know what is.
10 Creative Clamp Creations
From Fascinating Fastener Furniture to 'Tool Time' Tables:
Michael Hines — Aug 24, 2011 — Art & Design
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Modular Clamp Tables
Naja by Stephane Choquet Transforms any flat Surface into a Table
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C-Clamp Coffee Tables
Make-a-Table Lets You Turn Any Object into an Original Piece of Furniture
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Industrial-Strength Interior Design
Clamp-Like Cohda Table Legs Bring Dining to Any Surface
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C-Clamp Tables
Grip Table Legs Turn a Rectangular Surface into a No-Frills Table
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Adjustable Furniture
Clamped Table by Ryan Sorrell
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Fascinating Fastener Furniture
The Clamp-a-Leg Table and Clip Chair Set is a Gripping Design
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Clamping Cutlery
The Magic Spoon by Ivan Erkic Has a Cling-On Design
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'Tool Time' Tables
The Pipe Wrench Coffee Table is for the Hardy Handyman
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Charming Clamp Mantles
The Torno Shelf by Inga Sempe Unites Virtue and Vice
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Vice Clamp Bookshelves
Francesco Polare Designs the Newton Bookshelf, Adding Art to Shelving
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Naja by Stephane Choquet Transforms any flat Surface into a Table
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Mass Transit Design Lures Riders in With Comfortable Waiting Area
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Clamped Table by Ryan Sorrell
Massive Touchscreen Tables
The Hyundai 70" Table Monitor is a Touchscreen Television/Table
Sculptural Storage Systems
Sunbrock Elli Foyer Furniture Controls Front Door Disorder
Furniture From Industrial Waste
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Tilted Minimalist Tables
Constantine by Silva Bradshaw Performs a Balancing Act
Two-Faced Tables
Dan McCabe Juxtaposes Polished Steel with Rustic Bronze
Limitless Legged Tables
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Sculptural Eating Utensils
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Blooming Furniture
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Bedside Book Abodes
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Space Saving Furniture
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The Clever Spoon Slips and Slides in Measuring Ingredients
Suctioning Side Tables
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Space-Age Shelving
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Twisty Tables
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Modular Furniture Sets
Entails by Philippe Nigro can Easily be Reconfigured
Touchscreen Tabletops
The Bram Boo Salsa Table is an iPad Workstation
Tool-Free Shelves
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Cookie-Dunking Devices
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Ill-Fitting Furniture
Roy Mcmakin Designs Quirky Pieces That are Deceptively Traditional
Table Tube Socks
Chris & Ruby Create Footwear for Your Table Legs
Shifty One-Legged Tables
The Height-Adjustable 'Scala Quadrat' Moves from Side to Side
Minimalistic Modular Tables
The 'Stripe' Folding Table Offers Easy and Simple Storage
Turbine Toy Boats
The Motorized Inflatable Bumper Boat is Raging Water Fun
LED Transformer Tables
The Ozzio Design Flat & e-Motion Tables will Light Up Any Room
Tactical Tables
Qusai Kathawala's Breathe Table Examines Intimacy
Vice Clamp Bookshelves
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Typographic Coffee Tables
Made in Hollywood Creates a Line of Furniture That Features Fonts
Flatpack Flexible Shelving
The Matthias Ries Piegato Shelves are Interactive Protruding Perches
Tongue-Loving Utensils
The Lickety Spoon Brings Playfulness to the Dinner Table
Minimalist Modular Furniture Sets
Collin Schaelli Designs No Frills Furniture Sets
Transforming Origami Tables
The Unfold by Mathilde Molholm is a Dynamic Furniture Design
Tapestry-Like Shelving
The Bookwave Hanging Storage Suspends Your Reading Material
Sawhorse Concertina Tables
'The Trestle' from Bénédicte de Lescure Folds Up and Out
Modern Milkmaid Seating
The Zuiderzee Stool Takes Milking to the Museum
Scoopable Java Clips
Kapu Coffee by Teemu Karhunen was Designed to Seal and Scoop
Minimalist Angled Seating
The Affectual Chair by Shawn Weiland is a Modular Furniture Piece
Fully-Loaded Kitchen Tables
The N1 Robot Table is a Multimedia Masterpiece
Sailing Serving Sets
'Paper Boat' Tableware Will Have You Floating Through Dinner
Puzzle Piece Seating
'Jaks' Modular Couches by John Coleman for Zenith Interiors
Well-Read Recliners
The Chair Bookcase Bookcase Chair Sits Upon Years of Knowledge
Connectable LEGO Cutlery
The Snack & Stack Utensil Set Keeps Spoons and Forks Together
Trippy Tilting Tables
The Train to Dijon Collection Will Make Your Home Feel Like a Fun House
Eating U-Pensils (UPDATE)
Din-Ink Cutlery is an Invention You Wont Spoon Forget
Bubbly-Toting Tables
The Drain Table from Marcel Wanders Has a Built-In Bottle Holder
Modernized Picnic Tables
The Hopper Collection Upgrades the Classic Wooden Bench
Leggy Furniture
The Sexy Table Revolutionizes the Term 'Table Legs'
Retro-Futuristic Candelabras
Rhys Kaunda-Mckenzie's Lamp Blends Candles & Industrial Design
Muscular Table Legs
The Human Table by Dzmitry Samal Has Four Male Legs
Pac Man Shelving Units
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Tweeting Tabletops
The Twitnic Table Brings Social Media to Lunch
Cutlery Multi-Tools
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Triangular Flatware
The Harry&Camila Flatty Utensils Won't Slide Out of Place
Handicapped Tables
Mantas Lesauskas Creates Crutched Furniture
Green Industrial Pushcarts
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Amorphous Shelving
Kyle Heffernan Ditches Symmetry to Make Shelves Stand Out