# Undulating Dinner Tables Dining Table by Michael Beitz Swells Like Your Stomach By Amelia Roblin | Published 2011-08-23 | Art & Design Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/dining-table-by-michael-beitz References: [beautifuldecay](http://beautifuldecay.com/2011/04/22/michael-beitz/) & [michaelbeitz](http://www.michaelbeitz.com/) The kitchen table is the object responsible for presenting more food to your fattening midsection, so it's amusing to see that the Dining Table by Michael Beitz has gained a little sympathy. The long eating surface takes on an [unusually sinuous form](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/seahorse-coffee-table) with an incredibly exaggerated surge in the center. This peculiar project breaks the first rule people follow when attempting to design a table, for the flat horizontal plane is generally a must. However, the clever creation is able still to subtly satisfy this criteria by providing level ledges a both heads of the table. For a piece of furniture that could easily be a grand banquet or buffet with the [amount of wood sculpted](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/barricane-tables), finished and assembled, the Dining Table by Michael Beitz refuses to hold many plates and bowls and even encourages [antisocial eating](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/uncomfortable-table). ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 4.4/10 - Popularity: 66% | Activity: 58% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial - Top markets: North America, Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Art & Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/artdesign) > [Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/design) ## Key Themes ### Key Themes Behind This Trend - **Sinuous Furniture Design:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Explore new designs and forms for furniture that break traditional rules and create unique visual experiences. - **Socially Disruptive Dining Experiences:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Create dining experiences that challenge societal norms and encourage unconventional eating behaviors. - **Innovative Table Construction:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Develop new techniques and materials for table construction that allow for unconventional shapes and structures. ### Where This Applies - **Furniture Design:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Incorporate innovative design elements and unconventional materials in furniture creations. - **Hospitality and Restaurant:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Create unique dining experiences that challenge traditional notions of food presentation and table layouts. - **Woodworking and Craftsmanship:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Explore new woodworking techniques and materials to create unconventional furniture designs and structures. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Dynamic Sculptural Tables](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/interactive-transformation-table.md) - [Undulating Fabric-Topped Tables](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/groove-table-concept.md) - [Elegant Table Designs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/tangent-table.md) - [Fluid Topographic Coffee Tables](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/dune-table.md) - [Moveable Wave-Inspired Tables](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/side-table-concept.md) - [Sophisticated Table Designs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/monumental-table.md) - [Stacked Wood Dining Tables](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/plane-dining-table.md) - [Collaborative Meal-Making Tables](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/12-person-table.md) - [Wine-Catered Vibrant Artful Tables](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/wine-table.md)