It might be ideal to have the space to furnish your home so that it's in a permanent guest-ready state, but this, for most people, is not realistic. Products like the Clip Table come into play as one of those versatile pieces that you can set up and take down according to requirement.
Polish designer Jan Kochanski strove to create a piece of furniture that could be effortlessly dismantled and compacted to facilitate its storage in a closet or under a couch. Inspired by the flatness and flexibility of the paperclip, the coffee table has a tubular steel frame with four gently bent corners that pivot out to form a steady tripod base. Just slot the top bar through the slit in the circular wooden tabletop of the Clip Table and you've got yourself a handy surface for drinks.
What's Driving This Trend
- Versatile Furniture
- Designing products like tables that can be set up and taken down according to need can lead to the creation of other multi-functional furniture.
- Flat-pack Design
- Creating furniture with the ability to be compacted for storage and shipped flat could be applied across the industry to reduce shipping costs.
- Ease-of-assembly Products
- Designing products that can be effortlessly dismantled and put together, much like the Clip Table, could become popular in various industries with similar products.
Who This Affects Most
- Furniture
- The furniture industry could leverage the idea of flat-pack design to save on shipping and materials.
- Office Supplies
- Ease-of-assembly designs could be applied to various office tools to increase convenience for the user.
- DIY Home Improvement
- Designing products that are easy to take apart and put back together could create new opportunities for DIY furniture and home improvement products.
