Whether or no you see it as healthy, many of us find it convenient to dine while working, making a transforming dinner-table-and-desk combination sound like anything from a necessary evil to an ingenious invention depending on your personal approach to work and play.

Of course, the dining room table configuration was the easiest part for designer Emili Manrique – all you need is four legs and a flat surface to make it work since tableware just needs somewhere to sit.

The office desk option is where the tricky part comes in – storage spaces for pens, files and a light are of course a must and a flip-up laptop area lowers the surface to allow it to sit at a comfortable height for typing and other work.