novelty | Dornob - Feed https://dornob.com Architecture, Interior and Furniture Design Thu, 07 Aug 2025 23:57:26 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.1 Use This Illusion: Floating Table Design https://dornob.com/floating-dining-table-lets-you-enjoy-levitating-lunches/ Wed, 30 Jan 2019 14:00:17 +0000 http://dornob.com/?p=38453 Levitating tables are usually reserved for magicians and seances, but the Floating Table from designer Ingo Maurer is an elegant addition to a non-magical dining room. Making its debut at Ventura Lambrate in Milan this year, the table features a white formica top, solid wood chairs and a special hidden

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Levitating tables are usually reserved for magicians and seances, but the Floating Table from designer Ingo Maurer is an elegant addition to a non-magical dining room. Making its debut at Ventura Lambrate in Milan this year, the table features a white formica top, solid wood chairs and a special hidden mechanism that allows it to pull off this seemingly mystical stunt.
Table appears to levitate
The legless modern table design was built in collaboration with Established & Sons and seems to float above the matching chairs. In reality, the tabletop is supported by specially-designed armrests that extend out from the accompanying chairs. The chairs are able to pull out from the table thanks to a hidden mechanism, allowing you to sit down comfortably and then pull the chair in closer to the tabletop.
Floating table design by Ingo Maurier
Along with the novelty factor of a legless table, there is a practical aspect to this unusual piece of floating furniture. Sitting at a table without legs means that there is no more fighting for leg space, and no one gets stuck sitting with their knee uncomfortably pressed against the table leg. For once, a piece of potentially “gimmicky” furniture is actually even more useful than a standard design.
The rectangular version of the table was an early prototype; it’s now available in a more compact rounded form. If you’re interested in purchasing one of your own, you can snag this unique levitating table design over at 1stdibs.
“This innovative piece is the first production table from the widely celebrated designer, Ingo Maurer. On first inspection, it appears to be an archetypal wooden kitchen table and chairs but on closer viewing the table is revealed as ‘floating’; without any legs, supported by a simple extending mechanism which connects the chairs. Maurer has drawn inspiration from magic, ethereal substance and weightlessness. Floating Table invites the user to look more carefully at their simple daily objects and furniture for elements of surprise.”

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]]> Novel Easy-Release Ice Cube Tray https://dornob.com/novel-not-novelty-cool-new-easy-release-ice-cube-tray/ Fri, 21 May 2010 16:00:00 +0000 http://dornob.com/?p=17777 New does not always mean better, but a clever twist can transform a classic object into an impressive innovation. Any good designer will tell you that some of the best ideas are those that are right under our noses - solutions to problems so commonplace we have come to accept them as facts of life rather

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New does not always mean better, but a clever twist can transform a classic object into an impressive innovation. Any good designer will tell you that some of the best ideas are those that are right under our noses – solutions to problems so commonplace we have come to accept them as facts of life rather than things we could easily change. In this case, a built-in release lever turns an everyday hassle into a cool new experience.

quicksnap ice cube tray

We all know the bending-and-twisting gesture that comes with using most ice cube trays – from smooth silicone large-cube containers to the mini metal ones. Instead of turning your ice cubes into fun shapes, one designer skipped the novelty approach and took a closer look at how the whole system works in the first place.

Who can count the number of times too many cubes haven fallen out and perhaps even scattered on the floor when we just wanted one or two? This system also allows you to select not only how much but which ice cubes will actually come out, saving on mess as well as waste. A simple but brilliant design idea from Joseph Joseph.

quicksnap ice cube tray lid

“This clever ice cube tray uses a switch mechanism to store and release your ice cubes and comes with a lid to stop any spillages in the freezer.

  • Conveniently release just one ice cube at a time
  • Simply twist tray to loosen cubes then push each switch individually
  • Stackable lid helps prevent water spill and tainting from freezer odours
  • Large 14 cube capacity”

About JosephJoseph:

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