# Combined Element Tables Made in Ratio's Modern Design Makes Use of Wood, Marble and Steel By Riley von Niessen | Published 2016-10-13 | Art & Design Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/made-in-ratio References: [dezeen](http://www.dezeen.com/2016/10/13/made-in-ratio-brodie-neill-elements-table-furniture-design-biennale-interieur-2016/) & [madeinratio](http://www.madeinratio.com/) For its 'Elements' table, Made in Ratio, a producer of [designer furniture](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/paloma-editions), combined three different materials in solid form, making for a series of [minimalist pieces](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/collective-collection). While the surfaces of the Made in Ratio tables are made of wood, they're supported by a sleek steel post and balanced by a [triangular bottom](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/tong-side-table) that's made from marble. Although the metallic silver of the steel stays exposed in each of the variations, the wood and marble comes in a variety of different color variations. With this, Made in Ratio allows its consumers to have more versatility in their choice -- supplying them with neutral options like black and light wood, as well as bright blue and red. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 3.3/10 - Popularity: 60% | Activity: 30% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe, Asia ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Art & Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/artdesign) > [Furniture](https://www.trendhunter.com/furniture) ## Key Themes ### What Makes This Trend Stand Out - **Minimalist Furniture Design:** Combining multiple materials in solid form to create minimalist pieces of furniture presents disruptive innovation opportunities in the home decor industry. - **Versatile Material Selection:** Offering a variety of color options for different materials in furniture design allows consumers to personalize their choices and opens up disruptive opportunities in the interior design market. - **Sleek and Functional Support Structures:** Incorporating sleek steel posts as support structures in furniture design presents disruptive innovation opportunities for creating visually appealing and structurally sound pieces in the furniture industry. ### Sectors Adopting This - **Designer Furniture:** The combination of different materials in solid form, such as wood, marble, and steel, offers disruptive innovation opportunities for creating unique and contemporary designer furniture pieces. - **Home Decor:** The use of combined elements, such as wood, marble, and steel, in minimalist furniture design opens up disruptive innovation opportunities for creating modern and stylish home decor products. - **Interior Design:** The availability of a variety of color options and versatile material selections in furniture design provides disruptive innovation opportunities in the interior design industry for creating customized and personalized spaces. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Colorful Contemporary Tables](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/runda-tables.md) - [Modern Colorful Premium Tables](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/runda.md) - [Steel Hybrid Furniture Series](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bloc-studios.md) - [Balanced Freestanding Storage](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ratio-series.md) - [Geometric Table Series](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/solis-collection.md) - [Elegant Tonal Table Collections](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/silos-collection.md) - [Minimalist Monolithic Table Collections](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/taula-table-collection.md) - [Italian Material-Highlighting Coffee Tables](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ria-coffee.md) - [Marble Fragment Side Tables](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/miscellaneous-side-table.md)