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Don't play with your food--play with your table

The Marbelous dinner-table design bridges the gap between the world of adults and the world of children. Grooves cut into the table shuttle marbles from the tabletop down to the feet.

Brian Krepshaw
Brian is the author of two culinary based books published via his imprint Storkburger Press. A lifelong Californian, he has been consistently exposed to some of the best food in the world. With a deep appreciation for the kitchen, he is always on the lookout for that perfect appliance that combines style and grace with the ever-popular ability to save time.
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Grooves cut into the table channel marbles from the tabletop down to the feet. ontwerpduo

What a sweet looking dinner table. Grooves cut into the table serve as channels for marbles to roll around in. A marble can roll from the tabletop, down the spiral legs, through the supports, and all the way into a reservoir at the base. Cool.

Netherlands-based designer Tineke Beunders created the Marbelous table, perhaps in an effort to bridge the gap between adults and children. The designer has this to say about it:

"The world of adults' furniture and the world [of] children's toys don't seem to belong together.

From my childhood, I remember it was always [exciting] to combine these two."

Seems to me, the designer hit the nail on the head here. The Marbelous table finally brings the kids' table to the world of grown-ups.

(Via Dvice)