# Relationship-Building Furniture The 'Ripple Effect Tea Table' Creates a Calming Environment By Kamal Musharbash | Published 2010-08-26 | Art & Design Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ripple-effect-tables References: [designboom](http://www.designboom.com/weblog/cat/8/view/11267/jeonghwa-seo-hanna-chung-ripple-effect-tea-table.html) & [cribcandy](http://cribcandy.com/home/picks/jeonghwa-seo-hanna-chung-ripple-effect-tea-table/61892/) Jeonghwa Seo had teamed up with Hanna Chung to create a project that aims to improve social relationships. As part of Eastern traditions, [tea ceremonies](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/gptea-set) bring people together. By creating a calming environment, the designers constructed the 'Ripple Effect Tea Table.' As beautiful as they are serene, these rippling table tops move by hand motion and bring the relationship closer as ripples meet and societies greet. It is believed that small changes in people's personalities can evolve and grow, in hopes to change the world one tea ceremony at a time. The 'Ripple Effect Tea Table' can have an impact on society as they become major conversation pieces in your homes and personal lives. Photo Credits: [designboom](https://www.trendhunter.com/link/ripple-effect-tables), [cribcandy](https://www.trendhunter.com/link/ripple-effect-tables/2) ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 5.0/10 - Popularity: 73% | Activity: 70% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 30% men, 70% women - Primary generations: Gen Z, Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe, Asia ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Art & Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/artdesign) > [Home](https://www.trendhunter.com/home) ## Key Themes ### What's Driving This Trend - **Social Impact Furniture:** Designing furniture that improves social relationships through calming environments and conversations. - **Hand-controlled Furniture Design:** Designing furniture that is controlled or manipulated by hand motion, creating a unique user experience and bringing people together. - **Conversation Piece Products:** Designing products, such as furniture, that serve as visual conversation starters and promote social interaction. ### Who This Affects Most - **Furniture Design:** Incorporating calming and interactive elements in traditional furniture designs to encourage social interaction and connection. - **Interior Design:** Incorporating social impact furniture into interior design to improve home environments and encourage connection. - **Hospitality Industry:** Integrating social impact furniture into hotel and restaurant designs to promote social interaction and an enhanced guest experience. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Playful Wavy Table Designs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/wavy-table-design.md) - [Mindful Wooden Chairs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/tanuvi-hegde.md) - [Water Movement-Inspired Lights](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ripple-light.md) - [Dynamic Sculptural Tables](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/interactive-transformation-table.md) - [Wave-Inspired Coffee Tables](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/seahorse-coffee-table.md) - [Poetic Rippling Lighting](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/yurameki.md) - [Interactive Meeting Objects](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/toku.md) - [Water Ripples-Inspired Chairs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/water-ripples-chair.md) - [Fluid Topographic Coffee Tables](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/dune-table.md)