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Rising Table

Intricate yet minimal approach to table design, using only one flat piece of wood and cut latticework. By Robert Van Embricqs:

The Rising Table ignores the cliched notion that a table is little more than a flat surface that is held up by four separate legs. The result is a surprising mixture of fluid design that blends the multifaceted tabletop with the latticework of wooden beams that function as the center of the construct. From there, the table sprouts four wooden beams that hold up the entire construct.
Not only does this design approach rid itself of every single predictable feature when one imagines a table, it also emphasizes that the Rising Table is indeed made from a single piece of wood.

More information and images can be found at Robert Van Embricqs’ website here