# Shade-Shifting Dining Sang Hoon Lee's Digital Table Refrigerates, Heats and Changes Color By Rose Nazarali | Published 2009-06-09 | Art & Design Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/sang-hoon-lees-digital-dining-table References: [thedesignblog.org](http://www.thedesignblog.org/entry/dining-is-a-fun-on-the-digital-dining-table/) & [sanghoon-design](http://sanghoon-design.com/ver2/) The new age of [dining tables](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/tangent-table) includes simplistic designs with quick and easy preparation. The Digital Dining Table concept by Sang Hoon Lee is the answer to all of your former dinner dilemmas. This [futuristic kitchen appliance](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/integrated-kitchen-appliance) not only serves as a dining table, but the surface also [refrigerates and warms your food](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/reheatly) while you eat. The table top is also transparent to assist users who are serving food from the drawers underneath. Once users begin eating, the table surface turns opaque. The Digital Dining Table also comes with a TV attached to the middle to make lone dinners more fun. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 2.4/10 - Popularity: 18% | Activity: 47% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 70% men, 30% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Asia ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Art & Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/artdesign) > [Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/design) ## Key Themes ### Key Themes Behind This Trend - **Smart Dining Tables:** Opportunities for incorporating technology into dining tables, such as refrigeration and heating capabilities, and user-friendly interfaces. - **Transparent Surfaces:** Innovations to create glass-like surfaces in appliances that can change opacity, and make food preparation and serving more convenient. - **Multi-functional Appliances:** Trends in combining appliances and functionalities, such as a dining table that also serves as a refrigerator and television, for more efficient usage of space and seamless user experience. ### Where This Applies - **Home Appliances:** Opportunities for home appliance manufacturers to create innovative and multi-functional products that incorporate technology and user-friendly interfaces. - **Furniture:** Opportunities for furniture manufacturers to incorporate multi-functional elements into their products, catering to consumers who desire space-saving home accessories. - **Hospitality:** Opportunities for restaurants and hotels to incorporate innovative technologies into their dining experiences, such as smart dining tables with refrigeration and heating capabilities and transparent surfaces. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Multifunctional Speaker-Incorporated Tables](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/prisoom.md) - [Sensory Stimulation Dining Tables](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/oasix-table.md) - [Multifunctional Robotic Tables](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/come-together-robot.md) - [Dynamic Sculptural Tables](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/interactive-transformation-table.md) - [Artwork-Inspired Dining Tables](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/d12-dining-table.md) - [Multifuntional Modular Tables](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-transformer-table.md) - [Connected Touchscreen TV Tables](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/tcl-telly-table.md) - [Cutting-Edge Party Tables](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/meeda.md) - [Shapeshifting Restaurant Robots](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/rotating-table-service-robot.md)