# Shapeshifting Productivity Coffee Tables The Ozzio 'Metrino' Turns Your Living Room into an Office By Michael Hemsworth | Published 2018-10-28 | Art & Design Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ozzio-metrino References: [theawesomer](https://theawesomer.com/metrino-coffee-table-desk/499917/) & [ozzio](https://ozzio.com/my-product/tavolino-multifunzione-metrino/?lang=en) The always-connected lifestyle that the majority of consumers are leading today means they often have to get work done at a moment's notice, so the Ozzio 'Metrino' coffee table is designed to enable just this. Created as the perfect furniture solution for your living room, the table is outfitted with a hydraulic lift mechanism that allows the top section to be shifted upward and towards the couch. This offers users a [makeshift workstation](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/humanscale-float-micro) to use in the evening when watching TV or as a spot to place plates if they need to use it for dining. The Ozzio 'Metrino' coffee table hides [ample storage](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bookmarker-table) on the interior section and addresses the need for [dual-purpose furniture](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/expand-furniture) as the average consumer home continues to shrink. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 3.4/10 - Popularity: 21% | Activity: 73% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Art & Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/artdesign) > [Furniture](https://www.trendhunter.com/furniture) ## Key Themes ### What's Driving This Trend - **Shapeshifting Furniture:** The trend of furniture that can transform to serve multiple purposes, such as acting as a workstation, creates opportunities for disruptive innovation in the home decor industry. - **Multifunctional Design:** The demand for furniture that serves multiple functions, such as combining work and leisure, presents opportunities for disruptive innovation in the furniture industry. - **Space-saving Solutions:** As homes continue to shrink, the trend of space-saving furniture like the Ozzio 'Metrino' coffee table presents opportunities for disruptive innovation in the home decor industry. ### Who This Affects Most - **Furniture:** The furniture industry can take advantage of the shapeshifting furniture trend to design and manufacture innovative products that cater to the needs of modern consumers. - **Home Decor:** The home decor industry can tap into the demand for multifunctional furniture that optimizes space in small homes, like the Ozzio 'Metrino' coffee table, to drive disruptive innovation. - **Technology:** The integration of technology, such as hydraulic lift mechanisms, in furniture design opens up opportunities for disruptive innovation in the technology and home decor industries to create cutting-edge products. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Multifunctional Living Room Tables](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/aliving-coffee-table.md) - [Multifuntional Modular Tables](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-transformer-table.md) - [Industrial Shapeshifting Table Designs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/jointable.md) - [Bookshelf-Incorporated Coffee Tables](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/overlap-table.md) - [Transforming Workspace Furniture Designs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/asytron-furniture.md) - [Reversable Coffee Tables](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/reverse.md) - [Folding Multifunctional Desks](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ignite-desk.md) - [Moveable Wave-Inspired Tables](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/side-table-concept.md) - [Mobile Desk Side Tables](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/willow-side-table.md)