# Fancy Lily Pad Furnishings Roche Bobois Desserte Tables Have Many Surfaces for Different Purposes By Amelia Roblin | Published 2012-06-14 | Art & Design Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/roche-bobois-desserte References: [muuuz](http://muuuz.com/magazine/rubriques/design/44538-ora-ito-desserte-roche-bobois) & [ora-ito](http://www.ora-ito.com/products) One coffee table is expected to hold a wide variety of different objects, making this [Roche](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/mah-jong-outdoor-collection) Bobois Desserte [side table](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/tong-side-table), with its many separate surfaces, ideal. The piece is available in a high and a low model and each features three round plates atop side-anchored supports. Either MDF or lacquered glass is used to manufacture the elegant shapes of the two furnishing objects, establishing graceful silhouettes that converge at fine light bases. They occupy little floor area but provide a selection of broad overlapping tabletops of varying heights that invite the placement of books, magazines, lamps and cups of tea. Ora Ito's Roche Bobois Desserte sideboards can also be clustered in pairs or triplets to provide whimsical bunches of [circular surfaces](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/solis-collection). ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 2.6/10 - Popularity: 52% | Activity: 18% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Gen Z, Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: Europe, Asia ## 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 - **Multi-surface Furniture:** There is a potential for creating multi-surface furniture that provides functionality and elegance in small spaces. - **Modular Coffee Tables:** There is an opportunity to create coffee tables with modular designs that allow for versatility and customization. - **Whimsical Side Tables:** Side tables that can be clustered in pairs or triplets to provide a whimsical bunch of circular surfaces could be a popular trend. ### Who This Affects Most - **Furniture Design:** This trend presents an opportunity for furniture designers and manufacturers to create innovative and functional designs for small spaces. - **Interior Design:** There is potential for interior designers to incorporate multi-surface furniture into their designs, offering clients both functionality and style in small spaces. - **Retail:** Retailers can capitalize on this trend by offering modular coffee tables and whimsical side tables that cater to the needs of customers with small living spaces. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Haute Waterlily-Like Tables](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/lilypad-table.md) - [Perplexingly Angular Side Tables](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/tadashi-side-table.md) - [Italian Appetizer Coffee Tables](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/aperitivo-coffee-table.md) - [Simplistic Modern Furniture](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/small-davenport-drink-table.md) - [Artistic Juxtaposed Side Tables](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/koroi-side-table.md) - [Triple-Tabletop Coffee Tables](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/peel-coffee-table.md) - [Puzzling Geometric Side Tables](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/linked-side-table.md) - [Geometric Cutout Side Tables](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/designated-table.md) - [Contemporary Elegant Table Designs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/modern-table-designs.md)