# Rippling Metallic Tables The Mercury Coffee Table Will Stir Up Your Living Space By Amelia Roblin | Published 2011-07-05 | Art & Design Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/mercury-coffee-table References: [contemporist](http://www.contemporist.com/2011/07/04/new-furniture-and-lighting-from-okha/) & [okha](http://www.okha.com/) "A raised flat surface supported by legs" may sound like an adequate and all-encompassing description of a table, but one look at the Mercury Coffee Table will cause you to rethink your definition. Designed by Adam Court for [OKHA](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/repose-sofa), this is certainly one plane that's far from level. The unusual piece of furniture takes a compelling appearance that seems to mimic the surface of subtly disturbed water. Smooth undulating waves create intriguing visual effects with the [scattered light reflections](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/look-mum-no-uv) they cause, bringing all attention in the room to this functional sculptural object. Believe it or not, the fluid indentations within the tabletop have been manufactured from [mirror polished stainless steel](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/twist-side-table) that's actually been beaten by hand. The consequent rippled silver surface of the Mercury Coffee Table looks much like genuine liquid. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 4.4/10 - Popularity: 57% | Activity: 66% | 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 ### What's Driving This Trend - **Fluid Surface Furniture:** Creating furniture pieces that mimic the appearance of fluid surfaces offers disruptive innovation opportunities for the home decor industry. - **Handcrafted Metal Art:** Exploring the use of hand-beaten stainless steel to create unique and visually appealing furniture opens up disruptive innovation opportunities in the art and design industry. - **Visual Effects in Furniture Design:** Incorporating visual effects through rippled surfaces in furniture design creates disruptive innovation opportunities for the interior design industry, enhancing the overall aesthetic appeal of living spaces. ### Who This Affects Most - **Home Decor:** Creating fluid surface furniture can revolutionize the home decor industry by offering unique and visually captivating pieces to consumers. - **Art and Design:** Using handcrafted metal art techniques in furniture creation can disrupt the art and design industry by introducing visually striking and one-of-a-kind pieces. - **Interior Design:** Incorporating visual effects and rippled surfaces in furniture design presents opportunities for disruptive innovation in the interior design industry, allowing for more visually dynamic and contemporary living spaces. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Wavy Sculptural Coffee Tables](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/sculptural-coffee-tables.md) - [Wave-Inspired Coffee Tables](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/seahorse-coffee-table.md) - [Blurred Bold Coffee Tables](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/blur-coffee-table.md) - [Fluid Topographic Coffee Tables](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/dune-table.md) - [Harmonious Helical Coffee Tables](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/vortex-coffee-table.md) - [Striking Limited-Edition Coffee Tables](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/limitededition-coffee-table.md) - [Dynamic Strong Coffee Tables](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/sharp-table.md) - [Raw Stone-Inspired Jagged Tables](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/fels-coffee-table.md) - [Sculpture-Like Geometric Coffee Tables](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/skim-coffee-table.md)