If you were around in the 1970s, you might recall those compact cameras that used 110 film cartridges. Maker Wesley Treat shows us how he made a coffee table based on the popular (but grainy) film format. He built the super-size Kodacolor cartridge from wood using kerf bending techniques to make the curved sides. Also, his wooden Gonk Droid is awesome.
This brief, time-lapse video shows an artist creating an incredible modern coffee table with built-in LED lighting that reacts to motion. He created its hexagonal cutouts using a CNC milling machine and filled them with resin. We couldn’t find the builder’s name but found a similar design from Axes: Garage.
This convertible coffee table features not one but two liftable sections. The larger one is ideal for a laptop, while the smaller one is great for enjoying a cup of coffee. It’s also got storage space under its lids, a shelf, and two drawers to help keep you organized. Available in light grey, espresso, black, and brown finishes.
Woodworker Ryan Hawkins shows us the time-consuming and laborious process that went into building a truly stunning piece of furniture. He built the 24″ x 48″ coffee table from maple, cherry, and walnut wood, incorporating a herringbone pattern into its top, inspired by a design from cutting board artist MTMWood.
Brad from Fix This Build That shows how he fabricated a coffee table that’s great parties. He built the table from cedar and MDF, and it packs a beer cooler, Bluetooth speakers, and recessed LED lights that animate to the beat of the music. He had a few challenges along the way, but the end result looks great.
This metal coffee table is designed to look like a shipping container. Underneath its surface is a large storage area that can be accessed behind a single sliding door. It measures 26″ D x 47″ W x 18″ H and comes in gunmetal or white finishes. They also sell several other pieces of cargo-inspired furniture in the collection.
Carpenter David Lundell enjoys making furniture that incorporates hidden storage compartments. Each one works like a puzzle box, requiring a specific sequence of actions in order to access its contents. Here’s another version he built for hiding away guns, booze, and a poker set.
Home arcade company Arcade1up has created a tabletop gaming system that lets you play digital versions of board games like Monopoly, Scrabble, Trivial Pursuit, and more. It will come in 24″ and 32″ versions, both with a touchscreen with tactile feedback, and Wi-Fi connectivity for downloading games and other content.
These coffee tables are each made from a wheel of a Boeing 737 or 747 airliner. The wheel is mounted on a base that lets it spin on its original bearings. Touch of Modern is offering big discounts on this upcycled furniture.
Society6 lets artists sell their work on apparel, phone cases, mugs and more. The company recently branched out to bigger things, namely furniture. Its customizable coffee table measures 35.75″x 17.75″x 17″ and is made of baltic birch and steel.
Expand Furniture’s Alzare is a coffee table that can easily be transformed into a dining table. It uses a hydraulic lift mechanism and wheels on its legs to adjust the table’s height and footprint. If you need more space, its surface can be unfolded to twice its size.
A while back, we featured Taybles’ awesome, but pricey cassette tape coffee table. They recently launched a Kickstarter to bring down the cost so more of us can enjoy one, complete with the hidden compartment, drink holders, and dry erase top for customizing your mix.
Duffy London’s stunning take on ocean-inspired furniture is a coffee table that’s designed to capture a vivid sense of depth. The Abyss Horizon measures 43″x 19″ and is handmade from ethically-sourced wood and glass. Limited to 25 units.
Artist Charles Lushear of Bohemian Workbench created this awesome table in the likeness of the Bat’s iconic emblem. Sadly, the table isn’t available for sale, but you could always buy one of his giant NES controller tables instead.
A proof of concept for a flexible coffee table that can transform into small laptop desks. Made by Carlo Ratti Assocati and Cassina, this table is part of a series of furniture built using modern technology and with modern users in mind.
The Logpile Coffee Table is reminiscent of the Highstack & Lowstack – furniture that looks like a stack of wooden planks. Though we wish the price was also similar to that of a stack of wooden planks.
Freshwest Design’s Pool Table is more suited to beach balls than billiard balls. The table is made from 50mm of acrylic, which plays with light to mimic the appearance of a swimming pool.
It has two independently controlled lights: one on top and another underneath. It comes with interchangeable filters and you can also order custom graphics. Made of stainless steel and glass.
Designed by David Koch, the parts of the 3Style table can be easily recombined to transform it into either a four-seater dining table, a coffee table or a desk without using any tools.
Luciano Lorenzatti and Alan Wisniewski’s Splice table looks like it’s been karate-chopped in half, making room for magazines. Made from Canadian maple with grey tempered glass top.
Make space in your man cave for the manliest coffee table on Earth. Designed by Chris Duffy, the table has actual axe handles for its legs, but the axe heads are actually made of resin composite.
Designed by Mitch Steinmetz, the Remembrance concept is an elegant combination of a photo album and a coffee table, one where people can create new memories while preserving the old ones.
Converting a coffee table into an homage to Pac-Man was a no brainer for Syd Bolton–the dude has over 5,000 games in his collection and curates the Personal Computer Musem.