David Pickett is a product design student studying at The Cleveland Institute of Art. He developed the Nook Coffee Table after being inspired by the idea a bookshelf crash landing into a coffee table creating a “4th leg.”
The integrated bookshelf acts as a balance for your heavy volumes of antiquity. The complex geometry of the design conveys an illusion of floating, in effect, enticing the viewer to investigate how the coffee table balances. The geometry also provides sufficient foot room on all four sides. The nook is large enough for books, magazines, laptops, and even your extra pillows! Constructed from soft maple hardwoods and finished in a natural Tung Oil.
Amber on 01.18.2011 at 16:10 PM
This is great because it says, “No I am not having children.”
tudza on 01.18.2011 at 17:51 PM
One mistake in handling that coffee press and the books get a soaking.
wpgmb on 01.19.2011 at 12:12 PM
“heavy volumes of antiquity” i.e. the dictionary or the bible are not exactly reading material for a coffee table. its funky form negates its practicality.
dave on 01.21.2011 at 14:49 PM
looks a lot like “cornered” by dylan gold (http://www.dylangold.com/work/cornered.php). i like them both.
Jaime (post author) on 01.23.2011 at 21:56 PM
When I was writing the article, I was trying to find that link! Thank you – I knew it was similar to something that I’d seen before.