Awesome Furniture

Made with solid oak + stainless steel and fitted with a chunky glass top, this Offside Football Coffee Table’s dual functionality is designed to minimize any objections of the feminine kind.

These Dog Bookstands by Charles Kalpakian put the funk in shelving; we’re honestly not sure what to make of them, other than that we’d snap up a few of these puppies if they’re ever made.

There’s no shortage of arcade tables nowadays, but Surface Tension’s Contemporary Arcade Table raises the stakes with a modern design; they’ll even drop in your own gaming rig.

There’s nothing like this $45k Rio Chaise Lounge to finish off that bachelor pad: designed in the 1970s, its bentwood frame and perforated cane seat still look plenty modern.

The Solo Lounge Table adds function to the classic coffee table; it’s solar powered, and provides USB, 3-prong and lighter outlets. A bluetooth transmitter sends power info to your PC.

Australian designer Brodie Neill’s @Chair concept is like a moebius strip incarnated into modern furniture. Made with carbon fiber and chrome, it must be a real doozy to create.

Ninna Helena’s Powernap Chairs look downright dangerous; they’re made with laser cut 1.5mm steel which is welded together; it’s padded with hard foam so you don’t impale yourself.

While we’re not sure it’s poised to become the next Aeron, Herman Miller’s Embody Chair is an ergonomic marvel with 56 flexors and 93 plastic “pixels” that mimic the spine.

Luxury trunk designer Pinel & Pinel’s Movie Trunk is a cinemaphile’s dream, and includes a 26″ TV screen, DVD/CD player and a 1300 watt Bang & Olufsen sound system.

Qayot’s Poufman seats are inspired by our favorite limbless arcade hero; Pacman never looked so trendy, with Italian-style two-toned elastic seat covers and polyurethane cushioning.

Crafted from museum-grade acrylic, the Starship Earth II Globe is a 3D atlas with 88 constellations and 1,100 naked-eye stars. It’s available in both a 16″ and 30″ versions.

Biomorph’s Maxo Desk is an ergonomic dream, with a height adjustable surface and tilting keyboard tray. At 91″, it can support 4-6 monitors for all your working gaming needs.

Heckler Design’s OneLessDesk is actually two desks in one; a lower deck can serve as a keyboard tray or secondary desk, but slides away under the upper deck when not in use.

Allsteel’s Acuity Chair hits all the ergonomic sweet spots, with a tilt and recline back, adjustable seat rest, and eight-way armrests, all topped off with eco-friendly materials.

Best paper airplane ever: Irish designer Lorraine Brennan’s Jet Coffee Table is actually made out of 2mm thick steel sheets; the folds double as a place to stash your magazines.

Waste not, want a lot: other than the glass tabletop, Formtank’s 3Fold Desk is created from a single sheet of powder-coated steel. Check out this animation to see how it was made.

Max Longin’s Float Bed is like a self-contained hammock, with the bed suspended via stainless steel ropes. Ecologically sound, the entire shipping case is actually used to build the bed.

Now available: Paul Bichler’s iDesk was created specifically with Apple products in mind, with a clean, minimalist look, cable management features and built-in docking station.

Mark Robson’s Kolorado Chairs have an organic, twisting body that seems almost alive; they’re made with ebony-stained beechwood and sit on a sinuous stainless steel frame.

MASH Studios’ LAX Bed is perfect for bachelor pads; the minimalist platform bed has clean, simple lines and is made from English walnut and powder coated aluminum.

Perfect for tight spaces and modern bachelor pads, the Eames Sofa Compact features a high foam back and a spring-loaded wire base for support; it’s been in production since 1954.

Blu Dot’s Son Of A Bench is dripping with attitude, and not just due to its name. The frame is crafted from loops of hot-rolled steel, which are then coated with glossy black rubber.

Wellgems’ Steam Shower is the ultimate steam room–with the looks to match. This uber sauna comes with 12 back jets, a 19 hydrojet whirlpool, MP3/FM radio and dual shower heads.