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I believe that the secret to a great living room is an excellent coffee table. Coffee tables function as the centerpiece of a living room, hence you need to pick one that truly livens it up, and sets the tone for it. And, once the perfect coffee table has been set, you can start building the rest of the space around it – a comfy sofa, cute side tables, exquisite lighting, and elegant decorative pieces. They are all brought together by the right coffee table! And even coffee tables are getting more innovative, unique, and well-crafted by the day! From a quirky red cuboidal coffee table that effortlessly stores your books and magazines, to a coffee table that features a revolving handle to hold your glass or lamp – these exquisite coffee table designs are all you need to completely bring together your living room, and meet your interior design goals!

1. The Bookpet

Designed to be a ‘coffee-book table’, the Bookpet is a visually exciting coffee table, that also doubles up as an excellent storage space for your books and magazines. It showcases a sculptural shape that evolves from a double-bent cuboid.

Why is it noteworthy?

The cuboidal form of the furniture allows for a sturdy tabletop at one end, which functions as the coffee table part of the design. In contrast, the rest of the piece has been integrated with little slits and nooks that can perfectly hold your favorite books and magazines. Bookpet has a compact and space-friendly size, allowing it to be ideal for tiny homes, and modern apartments with space constraint woes.

What we like

• Compact + space-saving design
• It looks like a sausage dog!

What we dislike

• No option to change the partition sizes to accommodate bigger book sizes

2. Vertushka

Named after Russian rotary dials, Vertushka puts a similar mechanism at the service of your coffee. An arm protrudes out of and over the table, creating a safe location to place a drink away from whatever else is on the table.

Why is it noteworthy?

Plus, it also frees up space for more of your stuff instead of forcing yourself to clear out an unobstructed space around your cup. That said, that’s not the only thing that this coffee table is able to do. That “handle” can revolve around the edge, giving you more freedom where to place your beverage.

What we like

• The design also includes a multi-angle lamp to shed more light on what you’re working on without taking up precious table space

What we dislike

• the design does not accommodate different drink holders

3. Donatas Žukauskas’ Coffee Table

There are some materials, both natural and man-made, that seem to be associated with certain emotions and concepts. Water, for example, can be calming and cleansing, while plastic is soft and pliable. Wood is warm and cozy, while stone, in its many forms, is cold and impersonal. These latter two might seem to stand on opposite ends, but they come together in a harmonious and even artistic way in this sculptural coffee table made of natural wood and new concrete-like material.

Why is it noteworthy?

The very shape of the table itself seems to convey this character of combining contrasting elements. The wide, irregularly-shaped wooden top is held up by three conical legs that end in very thin feet that seem to test fate. Its form has elements of both stability and irregularity as if challenging the mind to decide whether the table is steady or is ready to collapse on one end.

What we like

• Recycled materials were utilized in creating this table

What we dislike

• Aesthetics are a bit eccentric, and may not appeal to everyone

4. Studio Nuño’s Coffee Table

Studio Nuño designed a new type of joinery that it says reduces the assembly time down to just a few minutes while still maintaining structural strength to bear the weight of everyday use.

Why is it noteworthy?

You simply insert the legs into the slots beneath the tabletop, slide in a supporting piece, and screw that piece down with an Allen wrench. The legs come in three or four distinct pieces for the side table and coffee table, respectively, so there are no confusing angles or combinations to worry about.

What we like

• Built using 100% recycled and biodegradable materials

What we dislike

• Aesthetics are a bit too simple

5. Wormhole Coffee Table

Wormholes can hypothetically connect two disparate points in spacetime via a tunnel. And they’re quite commonly found in science fiction! And this mind-blowing coffee table by Olivier Gomis attempts to convert the hypothetical wormhole into a physical manifestation.

Why is it noteworthy?

The shape of a table is already quite eye-catching on its own. It’s almost like a wooden plank that has been bent so that the two ends are on top of each other and then joined together by a double cone. These are then glued together with sheets of maple veneer in between, which give the appearance of those faint light lines that form the grid.

What we like

• A lamp was installed in the center of the hole, giving the table an eerie appearance in the dark

What we dislike

• The downward curve means there is a chance for objects to roll inside

6. Oceanides

Designed by Alexia Mintsouli for UK studio Alexa Mint, Oceanides is a collection of tables made from sea plants and marble. The innovative collection includes a square coffee table and two round side tables. One of the side tables features four legs, while the other features a solid base.

Why is it noteworthy?

Peloponnesian Tortora marble was used to craft the base and legs of the table, while the brown-colored tabletops were built using a sea plant that imparts the table with a natural pattern variation.” The top of the tables are from the sea plant Posidonia Oceanica, one of the oldest living organisms on Earth,” said Alex Mint. Until recently, the sea plant was disposed of as waste, but now it has a newfound purpose.

What we like

• Sustainable + eco-friendly design

What we dislike

• The tables seem more suited for the outdoors than the indoors

7. The Dune Table

This beautiful center table concept is designed to make people feel at peace – with the help of loose sand. You don’t need to visit a beach or travel to a desert to enjoy the sensation of this, you can now do it in the comfort of your own home with the Dune table!

Why is it noteworthy?

The Dune table’s name makes clear its inspiration, which might not be immediately apparent simply from its form. Unlike a gently sloping dune, the table’s base rises and falls in an almost random pattern. This creates shapes, edges, and corners that wouldn’t be ordinarily possible with natural dunes. Along with its blue hue, however, it gives the table an almost mystical and otherworldly character that only adds to its soothing visual.

What we like

• The tabletop also follows this amorphous design, forming an irregular shape rather than a typical circle or ellipse. It gives a perfect view of the man-made dune underneath, serving both functional and aesthetic duties

What we dislike

• Without knowing the materials used, its difficult to get a real-world feel of the object

8. The Circus Coffee Table

Much like its name, the Circus coffee table is an intriguing concept designed to bring people together in an active, interactive, and chaotic manner. Unlike conventional coffee tables, the circus coffee table is quite tall, and it can be used as a regular desk if need be.

Why is it noteworthy?

The table’s jumble of shapes and materials is almost chaotic, just like a circus. You have a predominantly wooden table with metal components that add functionality to the table. The large circular hole in the middle turns the disc into a donut and reveals two triangular shapes that form the legs of the table. Instead of a solid cylindrical base, the table has metal bars and doors on opposite sides, creating further contrasts in terms of design.

What we like

• Designed to be the center of attraction
• Can function as a regular desk too

What we dislike

• Some people may not like the unconventionality of the design

9. The Cloth Coffee Table

The Cloth coffee table is characterized by a curved bookstand that functions as the table’s centerpiece. The rather curvy personality of the table is seen throughout its bulky bold. The coffee table perfectly strikes a balance between boldness and elegance, beautifully integrating soft and loud elements.

Why is it noteworthy?

Doing minimalism before it was cool, Japanese and Scandinavian share a lot of common design principles, including a focus on warmth, groundedness, and a subdued color scheme for an overall calming effect. With aim of merging these principles together to design Cloth, Teixeira hoped to find a “balance between boldness and elegance, depending on the angle.”

What we like

• An artful blend of Japanese and Scandinavian design philosophies
• The curved bookstand is a distinguishing feature

What we dislike

• Weighty/bulky design

10. The REVERSE Coffee Table

The REVERSE coffee table is not simply a coffee table, it also functions as a side table. You can reuse the same base and same table surface to alternate between the two kinds of tables.

Why is it noteworthy?

The only thing that changes is the middle support structure that determines how high the table can be. Simply reverse its orientation and you can either raise or lower the table, switching between its two functions. The one caveat is that the table’s height seems to be fixed in both situations, with no room for slightly raising or lowering the tabletop.

What we like

• Doubles up as a coffee table and side table

What we dislike

• Switching between the two modes can be complex and time-consuming

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In this lookbook, we’ve rounded up eight home interiors featuring entrance halls including a home in Devon with clay walls and a double-height entry space in Mexico.

Entrance halls can be described as the space that is located directly inside of the main entry point into the home.

These spaces are often hallways that lead to multiple different rooms in the home. They are typically where first impressions are made and can set the tone for the rest of the home.

This is the latest in our lookbooks series, which provides visual inspiration from Dezeen’s archive. For more inspiration see previous lookbooks featuring bathrooms with colourful features, homes with cross-laminated timber and mix-and-match flooring.

Timjan, Sweden, by Johan Sundberg Arkitektur

At this home in an apple orchard in Lund, Swedish practice Johan Sundberg Arkitektur applied a modern finish to the 1920s villa by adding an extension that contrasted with its 20th-century style.

Plywood panelling covers the interior of the home and is paired with expanses of glass in the home’s entrance hall. A large clerestory window was placed above the entrance to the home, which is marked by a simple wood-framed glass door.

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Mill House, Malta, by Valentino Architects

Architecture studio Valentino Architects transformed a collection of 16th-century stone buildings in Malta into a family home that surrounds a central courtyard.

From a large wooden door, original stone arches line the home’s entrance hall above a polished concrete floor that runs through the entirety of the building. A large planter decorates the entrance hall and visually links to the history of the original 1920s villa.

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Casa Tres Árboles, Mexico, by Direccion

This home in Valle de Bravo, Mexico was renovated by Mexican studio Direccion and was designed to celebrate natural materials, the contrasts of light and shadows and convey a feeling of refuge and retreat.

The entrance hall at Casa Tres Árboles has a wide span and a double height that allows light to be drawn into the space. Much like the rest of the home, the space was decorated with a simplistic yet rustic interior palette and uses black micro cement and wood across its floor.

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A Cloistered House, UK, by Turner Architects

The walls at the entrance hall of A Cloistered House by British studio Turner Architects were covered in pale sage green that allow the home’s original dark wood flooring to be the focal feature of the space.

Dado railings, skirting boards and arch moulding trims were painted white to contrast against the green walls and highlight the London home’s classical details. A black-painted bannister flanks the side of the wooden staircase.

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Conde Duque apartment, Spain, by Sierra + De La Higuera

Madrid-based architecture studio Sierra + De La Higuera refurbished this apartment in its hometown by creating an open-plan living and dining arrangement, which are divided by a wood-clad entrance hall.

Wood panelling covers the walls of the entrance hall and complements the mustard yellow glazed herringbone tiling that covers the floor of the space.

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Palace Gate apartment, UK, by Tala Fustok Studio

This apartment in a Victorian mansion block that neighbours Hyde Park in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, London, was transformed into a “calm sanctuary” by Tala Fustok Studio to balance the business of the city.

The entrance hall was decorated with a woven chair, a large Venetian mirror and a stone plinth that was sourced from MAH Gallery in east London. A large vase from Flow Gallery was placed on top of the plinth and is host to a single stem.

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Made of Sand, UK, by Studio Weave

London architecture office Studio Weave added a two-story timber-clad extension to a stone cottage in Devon, England. The extension was designed to provide accommodation and workspace for the client’s family and visitors.

The interior of the extension and the walls of its entrance hall were clad in rust-coloured clay with subtle curving edges that blend into the door frames and walls. A bench lines the wall of the entrance hall and was topped with two pillows.

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Washington DC home, US, by Colleen Healey

An arched, tunnel-like hallway marks the entrance to this renovated home in Washington DC‘s Logan Circle by architecture studio Colleen Healey Architecture.

The white, tunnel-like entrance hall leads directly into an open-plan kitchen dining and living area that includes an exposed brick wall and diagonally laid flooring that helps to disguise the home’s skewed walls.

Find out more about Washington DC home ›

This is the latest in our lookbooks series, which provides visual inspiration from Dezeen’s archive. For more inspiration see previous lookbooks featuring split-level living areas, residential lifts and concrete bathrooms.

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“The advantage of using a robotic pool cleaner is that it does a far better job than a human, given that it actually works INSIDE the water instead of cleaning it from the outside.”

With three ultrasonic radars and a 250W suction motor, the Degrii Zima Pro is like a Roomba for your swimming pool. It creates a 3D map of your entire pool, intelligently plotting the best path to cover its entire area just the way a robot vacuum does. With a clever design that splits the cleaner into two parts – a submersible cleaning unit and a floating battery unit – the Degrii Zima Pro effectively traverses every corner of your pool, picking up dirt and debris from the floor of your pool while also scrubbing its walls and steps and purifying the pool water too.

Designer: Degrii Design

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Designed to work with practically any pool regardless of its shape or size, the Degrii Zima Pro is a sophisticated little device that takes the human effort out of pool cleaning. Whether it’s grime, slime, or just dried leaves, the Degrii Zima Pro gets the work done without human intervention (and will even clean while you’re in the pool!) It starts by scanning your pool in 3D and plotting all its surfaces. Once it has a 3D model of your pool, it then decides the optimal way to cover it entirely, cleaning every inch. Set it to work remotely, or control it like you would an underwater RC toy, and the Degrii Zima Pro vacuum cleans and scrubs your pool, covering even the stairs, the tanning area, and the shallow baby-pool if you’ve got one.

Cordless Design – Zima Pro uses a supercharged floating 10,000mAH battery that powers its cleaning missions for deeper, longer cleans.

The Degrii Zima Pro’s split-body design comprises two parts – a floating 10,000mAh battery that powers the cleaner and acts as the WiFi hub for the device (creating a stronger WiFi connection since it’s not underwater), and the cleaner itself, which comes with industry-leading ultrasonic radars, a 250W brushless pump, and 6.5 liter dual-filter baskets that collect dirt, grime, leaves lying around in your pool. The massive battery gives the Degrii Zima Pro 3.5-hours of use, allowing it to cover, 5000 square feet of area in one single charge, and the powerful suction pump works on a variety of surfaces, including tiled, vinyl, fiberglass, plaster, and aggregate surfaces. It also provides a distinct advantage by being split from the cleaner’s design – aside from general safety (because batteries in chlorinated water can be hazardous), a split battery allows the Degrii Zima Pro to have a larger battery unit (so more run time) while keeping the cleaning unit relatively light, so it can be lifted out of the water with ease. It also makes accessing and replacing the battery easier. The cleaning unit’s large wheels help it overcome any kind of obstacles, and a built-in water purification unit also allows it to actively purify your pool water, making the water crystal clear.

Ultrasonic Radar for your Most Precise Clean – Industry-leading ultrasonic radars analyzes the terrain and shape of your pool before every cleaning session.

No Obstacle Can Stand in Zima’s Way – With the help of advanced ultrasonic radars, Zima Pro can easily detect and avoid obstacles like rocks and stones.

Superb 250W Suction – Sucks up everything from the big stuff, like rocks (up to 1.2’’) and leaves (up to 5.1’’), to the little stuff like particles of dirt as small as 180 µm.

Simple Water Purification – Fit Zima Pro with an active charcoal pack to absorb fine dirt and eliminate odors.

From the Floors to the Walls – Zima Pro’s 250W engine gives it the strength to climb up slopes, pool stairs, and walls with ease – for fully-comprehensive clean in just one pass.

Effortless Pool Maintenance with the App – Check Zima Pro’s cleaning progress, battery level, and let Zima Pro know when it’s time to climb out of the pool with just a tap of your finger.

If you’ve ever seen the thousands of pool cleaning videos on the internet, you know what an absolute task it is for a human to clean every inch of a pool. You need to drain the water, wear appropriate clothing, bring out the solvents and chemicals, scrub every inch, wipe the entire pool clean, and then add the water back. The alternative that Degrii Zima Pro promises is as easy as hitting a button on your phone and having a robot do the job for you without rendering your pool unusable. The Degrii Zima Pro simply traverses your pool autonomously at the push of a button, picking up everything from the big stuff, like rocks (up to 1.2’’) and leaves (up to 5.1’’), to the little stuff like particles of dirt as small as 180 µm. The wheels on the Degrii Zima Pro allow it to move around on the pool floor, as well as climb stairs and walls. The device even cleans the scum that collects around the edges of your pool at the waterline, and runs all the water through an activated charcoal pack to absorb fine dirt and eliminate odors. Once you’re done, cleaning the insides of the device is as easy as removing the dual-filter baskets and hosing them down to wash the dirt and debris off. Put them back and you’re good for the next time you need to clean the pool.

Parks Itself – Zima Pro is smart enough to park itself at the wall of your pool whenever it’s done cleaning — or the battery dips below 10%.

Out With One Click – When you press the ‘Lift’ button, Zima Pro clambers up the nearest wall and will wait patiently for you for 5 minutes.

Setting up your Degrii Zima Pro is as simple as dropping it into the pool and firing up the app. The cleaning unit immediately maps its way around your pool, tugging the floating battery pack with it wherever it goes. The app gives you a real-time status report of your pool-cleaning routine, and even allows you to remotely control the Degrii Zima Pro device manually to cover certain areas where there’s more dirt than usual. When the battery runs out or the cleaning is completed, the Degrii Zima Pro cleverly travels to the closest wall/edge of the pool and parks itself, so you can fish it out without resorting to poles or jumping in. Besides, at its discounted price of $599, the Degrii Zima Pro works out much cheaper than actually hiring a pool-cleaner, and does a more thorough job too!

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With computers and mobile devices becoming an important part of our work or school lives, it is almost inevitable that cables will snake their way onto desks, twisting and tangling into a sordid mess. As if keeping desks tidy wasn’t already difficult, cable management adds another layer of complexity to that chore. There are desks that offer one solution or another, and those often rely on fixed and inflexible designs. Accessories do give a bit more freedom, but it’s often an all-or-nothing affair that bundles all those cables together in one place. This magnet-powered system, on the other hand, lets you decide where you want to keep those cables, and its beautiful PU leather base also protects your desk from scratches and spills.

Designer: Function 101

Even before computers started living on our desks, desk mats have been providing a combination of protection and decoration for sometimes plain or damaged tables. With our lives becoming a tad more complicated, these desk accessories have also started evolving to go beyond the call of duty, offering additional functionality ranging from temporary paper storage to even wireless charging.

Function 101’s Desk Mat Pro is part of this new breed, though you might not be able to tell at first glance. The PU Pebble Leather gives it an elegant and stylish character, and it would already fulfill its purpose just by itself, making your desk look more appealing while also keeping damaging liquids and sharp objects from ruining your desk. In reality, however, it serves as a base for a rather creative cable management system, thanks to a metal-infused inner layer that provides something for magnetic objects to stick to.

The heart of this cable management system is really the Cable Block XL, a minimalist cube with a cutout that lets you easily slide in any cable. Powerful neodymium magnets make it stay in place and prevent cables from dragging the blocks away. You can place the blocks anywhere you want or need them on the Desk Mat Pro or even on a bare metal desk. You can even combine blocks in a row to keep all the cables in one area or have them individually in different places for better space efficiency. You have complete freedom in how you want to design your cable management system and still look good, whatever you end up with.

Being a magnet-based system also opens the Desk Mat Pro to more than just blocks. There is, for example, an upcoming “coaster” that can fit an Apple MagSafe charger for iPhones, removing the need for a tall cube if all you really need is a low puck. It could also accommodate other magnetic accessories and decorations, ensuring that these don’t get accidentally knocked around and cause a domino effect that ends up spilling your drink. Then again, that’s what the Desk Mat Pro is also for anyway.

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A variety of monolithic furniture pieces direct the flow of movement around this fashion boutique in Chicago, designed by South Korean studio WGNB.

The space for lifestyle brand SVRN is intended to highlight the products for sale as artworks and ideas, rather than simply as garments.

“Spatial design of the SVRN store began with our interpretation of the SVRN’s brand identity and narrative through the eastern perspective,” said WGNB.

“While the western perspective looks at the object itself, the eastern perspective rather focuses on the surrounding relationship of the object.”

The 4,200-square-foot (390-square-metre) store on North Aberdeen Street, in the Fulton Market area, is split into two sections: the main sales floor and a back room, which are connected by a narrow corridor.

A muted, monochrome selection of materials creates a serene atmosphere in both of the spaces, while the architectural elements dictate purposeful paths that connect them.

Black railings transverse the walls, puncturing curved and flat vertical partitions made from materials including concrete, steel and black-stained thermowood.

Curved benches that act as both accessory displays and seating are balanced on large irregularly shaped stones.

Together, all of these elements suggest multiple meandering routes for customers to trace through the store.

In the back room, the curvature of the benches corresponds with a circular opening in the brushed stainless steel ceiling, while a round patch of carpet sits offset on the floor.

Hot-rolled steel continues across three walls, creating a sci-fi feel in certain areas of the room.

Micro-cement plaster paints are used to contrast the metal, adding a rougher texture against the smooth surfaces.

“Overall, usage of the materials are manifestations of the SVRN’s brand identity and narratives,” said WGNB.

The fourth wall in the rear space is reserved for displaying shoes, which sit on shelves of unequal heights that are silhouetted against backlighting.

“The spatial layout of the store considers the current that customer’s circulation creates in the space with the objects and openness,” said the studio.

“And, the visual tension is created by the constantly changing eyesight of the customers while navigating the store.”

Minimalist fashion boutiques can be found worldwide, with many brands opting for a simple and pared-back interior to allow the products to shine.

Recently completed examples include Snøhetta’s Holzweiler store in Copenhagen and a Jonathan Simkhai store in New York’s SoHo by Aruliden.

WGNB, which won the Dezeen Award for Emerging Interior Designer of the Year 2021, has also created monochromatic interiors for fashion brand Juun.J’s flagship store and a golf supply shop – both in Seoul.

The photography is by Yongjoon Choi.

Project credits:

Construction/general contractor: Helios Construction Services

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