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Garden-Equipped Coffee Tables

The Conceptual 'SOLE' Coffee Table Hides Plants Inside

— November 9, 2020 — Art & Design
The conceptual 'SOLE' coffee table is a multifunctional furniture solution for the living room that will provide inhabitants with a place to position essentials, while also offering a dedicated space for cultivating plants.

The ultra-modern furniture piece offers ample space on the top section for positioning items, but really shows its functionality off when the panels are opened. The table hides a full hydroponics gardening system inside that will provide plants with all the nutrients and light they need to grow quickly and keep inhabitants supplied with fresh ingredients.

The conceptual 'SOLE' coffee table is the design work of Mikołaj Nicer, Jakub Maciejczyk and Grzegorz Szczupał, and features a connected design that can be managed from a smartphone, PC or tablet.
Trend Themes
1. Multifunctional Furniture - The SOLE coffee table is an example of furniture that serves more than one purpose, presenting opportunities for designers to create more versatile, space-saving furniture for consumers.
2. Indoor Gardening - The incorporation of hydroponics gardening systems in furniture, such as the SOLE coffee table, presents opportunities for the indoor gardening industry to innovate and offer more unique and aesthetically pleasing solutions.
3. Smart Home Technology - The SOLE coffee table's ability to be managed from a smartphone, PC, or tablet presents opportunities for designers to incorporate smart home technology into furniture for added convenience and functionality.
Industry Implications
1. Furniture Manufacturing - Furniture manufacturers can incorporate multifunctionality and sustainability in their products by exploring designs that integrate gardening systems, maximizing space and offering unique solutions such as the SOLE coffee table.
2. Indoor Gardening - The incorporation of hydroponics systems in furniture, presents an opportunity for the indoor gardening industry to diversify its offerings, with unique and aesthetically pleasing products such as the SOLE coffee table.
3. Smart Home Technology - The incorporation of smart home technology in furniture brings new opportunities for the tech industry to integrate their products into households in different ways, like the SOLE coffee table's connectivity with different devices.
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