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Posted January 22nd 2010 under Furniture
I’d previously written about projects that use dinner tables as places for play & exploring here and here.
Continuing along this theme, Ingrid Brandth has created Daily Shelter…
“Feeling safe is not necessarily being safe.
We feel protected and secure in surroundings that
are familiar to us, where we can control the
space around us - physically or psychologically.The Daily Shelter is a table inspired by my grandfather
Sigvald Andreas Brandth. He was an inventive designer
who based many of his ideas on excitement,
humor and secrets.
And just like his many designs, this table has a hidden story.At first glance it looks like an ordinary table.
But for the one who knows its secret, it can be
transformed into a shelter where one can hide from
scary sounds, ghosts or family members.
Just like a snail feels safe in it’s house.”
Comments
(February 7th 2010)
you might have seen this. it’s a product designer dude who built a table that can turn into a rowing boat, where the oars are legs. in case of flash floods, obviously.
http://www.and-made.com/index.php?page=collcom&article=88&pics=1