# Jellyfish Coffee Tables John Brauer's 'Grand Illusion' Table for Essey is Gorgeous By Marissa Brassfield | Published 2009-09-13 | Art & Design Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/john-brauer-grand-illusion-table References: [gizmodo](http://gizmodo.com/5358340/clear-acrylic-grand-illusion-is-a-designer-table-without-the-table) & [essey](http://www.essey.com/grandillusion.html#) John Brauer's 'Grand Illusion' Table for Essey is a [clear acrylic coffee table](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/illusion-collection) that reminds me of a diaphanous jellyfish. It's the ghostly version of a [round side table](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/polka-coffee-table) covered in a white cloth, right down to the draping. Check out more images of John Brauer's 'Grand Illusion' table for Essey in the gallery above, and keep clicking for more [creative coffee table designs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/modern-table-designs) from Trend Hunter's archives. **Implications** - One of the best ways a company or brand can differentiate itself from competitors in the marketplace is by investing in an everyday product that features a radical departure from traditional designs. By eschewing the conventions of a daily, household product, the brand establishes itself as one on the vanguard of change and development. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 4.4/10 - Popularity: 45% | Activity: 79% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - 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 ### What Makes This Trend Stand Out - **Clear Acrylic Furniture:** The trend of clear acrylic furniture presents an opportunity for disruptive innovation by offering sleek and modern design options for everyday products. - **Ghostly Aesthetics:** The trend of incorporating ghostly aesthetics into furniture design creates disruptive innovation opportunities to redefine the conventional look and feel of household items. - **Diaphanous Inspirations:** The trend of drawing inspiration from diaphanous elements like jellyfish showcases disruptive innovation possibilities to infuse ethereal qualities into furniture designs. ### Sectors Adopting This - **Furniture Design:** The furniture design industry can explore disruptive innovation by embracing the trend of using clear acrylic materials and ghostly aesthetics to create unique and futuristic products. - **Home Decor:** The home decor industry can leverage the trend of diaphanous inspiration to disrupt traditional design norms and offer ethereal and visually captivating products to consumers. - **Interior Design:** The interior design industry has an opportunity for disruptive innovation by incorporating clear acrylic furniture and ghostly aesthetics in creating visually stunning and unconventional spaces. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Creature-Like Coffee Tables](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/octopus-center-table.md) - [Fluid Topographic Coffee Tables](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/dune-table.md) - [Striking Limited-Edition Coffee Tables](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/limitededition-coffee-table.md) - [Crystalline Gem-Like Coffee Tables](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/soda-coffee-tables.md) - [Wave-Inspired Coffee Tables](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/seahorse-coffee-table.md) - [Optically-Designed Coffee Tables](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/enigma-coffee-tables.md) - [Japandi-Style Coffee Tables](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/cloth-coffee-table.md) - [Blurred Bold Coffee Tables](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/blur-coffee-table.md) - [Frosted Light Coffee Tables](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/zen-collection-1.md)