Japanese design studio Nendo created an installation for the 2013 Saint-Étienne Design Biennial featuring a series of pastel rainbow-colored, wooden tables. The project, entitled Colored-Pencil Table , explores the manipulation of surface texture in furniture design and a possible look at the future of it.

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Colored-Pencil Table by Nendo

Take an ordinary material like cardboard and an old bottle or glass and what you have is a really cool geometric vase from the Germany-based snug.studio . The snug.vase is made from a piece of colored cardboard that you fold up and slip over a glass of water or bottle. Instant faceted vase! The flat-packed cardboard comes ready to fold in one of three colors – white, grey, or copper

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Turn Old Bottles into Vases with the snug.vase by snug.studio

Fabrica designers Charlotte Juillard and David Raffoul designed a system of custom display items for the newly remodeled United Colors of Benetton Miami flagship store called Table in Wonderland . The pastel-colored pieces reference Miami’s buildings with their Art Deco colors and forms. Debuting during the most recent Design Miami / Art Base l in December 2012, the collection will be used to display apparel and accessories in the store. The modular shaped pieces can fit together in a variety of ways making them look like the cityscape they’re inspired by. I know they’re made for the store, but I think they would look cool in a house setting, don’t you

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Art Deco-Inspired Displays: Table in Wonderland by Fabrica

This table is just fun to look at. The Shibafu Table made from 56 slender colored acrylic feet that are randomly arranged and meet a transparent acrylic top. It has been designed to look as if the legs are soaking under water, and it achieves this as its colors are reflected and refracted through its top. See more from designer Eammanuelle Moureaux here.

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