THE BEST Furniture

Quartertwenty created this slick piece of upcycled modern furniture which is made using cork from inside of aluminum baseball bats. The cork provides style and cushioning, while aluminum rods and steel provide stability.

Ori’s Pocket Closet is a collapsible walk-in closet with an electronically operated moving half. That side also has shelves and a folding desk on the other side, giving you even more storage. It can also be operated via Google Assistant or Amazon Alexa.

37ºC Smarthome’s Magic Desk is the world’s first gesture-controlled standing desk. Simply hover your hand above or below its sensor to change its height. It also comes with an LED lamp with three lighting modes, and a control module that can help correct your posture.

The De-sk is a modular workstation that features different types of slats that can be fitted on a steel frame. There’s a slat with a power strip, one with a monitor mount, one with a hole for cables and so on. You can resize and customize the desk anytime by switching slats.

Italian furniture maker Ozzio shows off a the Metrino, a modern wood and metal coffee table which offers a hinged lid that smoothly transforms into a desk, thanks to its hydraulic lift mechanism. As a bonus, it offers storage space beneath its lid.

Modustrial Maker teamed up with Chris Salomone (of LEGO river table fame) to create an impossibly thin modern bench from glass fiber reinforced concrete. It looks like it was a ton of work, and you’ll have to watch the video to see if the finished bench holds weight.

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.

RM Sotheby’s is auctioning off a rare desk that’s covered with original Porsche 911 body panels. It was custom made by boutique furniture maker 3 GJB 17. The middle panel opens up to reveal the desktop, and drawers are found on either side.

Wooded Realms’ board game table comes with a removable playfield, reversible panels (one side cloth, one side wood) and a clear acrylic panel that you can write on. The table also has eight USB ports, two AC outlets, double and single cup holders, and shelves.

Part of Seletti’s Export Como collection, the Chest of 3 Drawers Wheels is handmade to look like a packing or shipping crate, complete with stickers, dimensions, as well as fragile and ‘this side up’ signs. Check out the whole collection here.

Yusong Zhang wanted to make a functional LEGO project that still echoed the toy’s playful side, so he made this modern and minimalist coffee table. It’s made of over 10,000 bricks arranged in four colored layers. It’s not for sale, but he’s open to commissions.

Fuseproject’s Ori is an all-in-one furniture system for small apartments. A control panel and a mobile app lets the user move Ori laterally, revealing a bedroom, a living area, or both. It can also be integrated with home automation services.

Providing flexibility for your living space, Floyd’s upcoming sofa can be assembled and disassembled in minutes. Its pillowed cushions provide the perfect density for sitting, while its frame can be birch wood or upholstered. Pre-orders start 9/17/18 with free shipping.

Hammacher Schlemmer’s unique end table has a recessed model of select baseball stadiums below its glass top. It has LEDs that mimic the lights of the featured ballpark. Choose from Yankees, Dodgers, Red Sox, Cubs, Indians, or Cardinals home stadiums.

Benso’s custom-made Pack Horse Chair is designed to be your companion on “adventures of the mind.” It has a bookshelf at the back, rope-stitched magazine racks on the sides and a secret compartment under the seat.

A truly portable seat for waiting in lines, sitting at outdoor venues, resting at standing desks, and other situations where you just need to give your legs a break. The Sitpack Zen X folds up to the size of a compact umbrella, but expands to provide an impromptu seat anywhere.

Bedchill is a wheeled table that’s perfect for working, relaxing and eating in bed. Its height is adjustable, and it comes with a retractable power cable for its AC sockets, USB charging ports, LED lights and Bluetooth speakers. You can also use it as a regular table or console.

Lamello’s Invis Mx2 is a system of connectors and a magnetic drill drive that lets you create invisible joints without using glues, screws or clamps. The system also makes it easy to disassemble the joints. The Mx2 has a 60% higher clamping force than its predecessor.

HomeMadeModern combined an expensive material – walnut – with an affordable base material – concrete – to make a beautiful and relatively easy to create table. He cast the space on the concrete where the walnut panels would be using acrylic sheets.

DIY Perks’ latest guide shows how you can make a rustic-looking desk with drawers, all from scratch. The project uses readily available materials such as MDF and pine. It also uses only basic tools such as a saw, a drill and some clamps.

One of the building block tables in Snow Peak’s Camp Kitchen system. The Iron Grill Table Slim is a low camping table with six removable wood panels. The panels can make way for Snow Peak’s burners, barbecue grill, and even a storage unit.

Regal Robot has a big blast from the past for anyone who collected or drooled for Kenner’s Star Wars figures. The Collector Case Storage Table looks like one of the Kenner mini-action figure collector’s cases. The table’s removable dividers let you store a variety of objects.

Designed in collaboration with Stampd founder Chris Stamp, IKEA’s SPÄNST is a collection of home goods for active urban residents. Dominated by black and white and thin lines, some standouts include LED sticks, a shoe/skateboard rack, and a skateboard.

Designed by Studio Nine for Moow, Stüda is a pair of cabinets that are minimalist yet can be turned into a loud and bright centerpiece. That’s because their outer surfaces are covered by Corian that’s been machined with LEGO-compatible studs.

Canadian furniture maker Kino Guerin specializes in laminated plywood furniture that have unusual bends, curls and even knots. His shelves, benches and tables look alive and organic. They’re available in different finishes and veneers.

Just because you’re outdoors doesn’t mean you have to keep your stuff on the ground. This lightweight, portable table provides a heavy duty ripstop nylon tabletop, set atop a folding aluminum structure. Four built-in cupholder baskets ensure your drinks won’t tip over.