Flatpack Programmable Table pops into position, no tools required

Flatpack furniture is efficient to manufacture and inexpensive to transport, but it can also be a real hassle to put together. A collaboration between MIT’s Self-Assembly Lab and Milan design firm Wood-Skin promises to make life easier in this regard with the Programmable Table: a small prototype table that can be easily moved from flatpack state to furniture, and back again, with a quick tug. .. Continue Reading Flatpack Programmable Table pops into position, no tools required

Section: Around The Home

Tags: Flatpack, Furniture, Prototype, Salone del Mobile

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