Italian furniture “laboratory” Manoteca specializes in reassembling recycled materials to create inventive new works that are both aesthetically novel and functionally innovative. They’ve repurposed a vintage tricycle as a lamp, converted a battered easel holder into a mirror, and have wired a miniature tree with electricity. “Indoor” is a charming exquisite corpse-like objet that masquerades as a simple, rustic dining table. Made from a door found at a outdoor market in Modena, the table is outfitted with a custom steel frame and new hinges that enable the shutters to open and close at will. When flat, the table can accommodate up to 8 diners, while lifting the back panel open reveals an instant-work desk, complete with rawhide pockets to hold your empty leather-bound sketchbooks and drawers to keep that super 8 camera you’re planning to restore (never going to happen). In the words of the makers, “it’s a table, it’s a desk, it’s a streetdoor.” When it’s time for dinner just lower the top half and lock up.

by Samuel Medina

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tagged eclectic, furniture, table, vintage

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