Wooden stool with a gaping mouth stores a magazine within its seat

Montreal designer Loïc Bard has created a wooden stool to add to his collection of furniture with gaping mouths that store magazines inside the top.

Andy Stool by Loic Bard

A single magazine can be stored within the thin curved lip of the Andy stool seat.

Andy Stool by Loic Bard

“This new furniture follows the organic shape of my previous creations,” said Bard, who has also created a coffee table in a similar style.

Andy Stool by Loic Bard

His collection was influenced by his childhood memories of a trip to Japan: “I designed this [furniture] while remembering the sober atmosphere, the simplicity of the utensils and the rustic environment of the tea ceremony.”

Andy Stool by Loic Bard

Three tapered round legs support the irregular-shaped seat, which comes in maple wood finished with natural oil or stained darker colours.

Andy Stool by Loic Bard

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Tokyo Table by Loïc Bard

Product news: this wooden coffee table by Canadian designer Loïc Bard has a gaping mouth for swallowing narrow books and magazines.

Tokyo Table by Loic Bard

Tokyo Table features a distorted circular tabletop that houses the magazine compartment within one end. It is built from bleached maple and it stands on three rounded legs.

Tokyo Table by Loic Bard

Designer Loïc Bard said he created the table during a winter in Montreal and was inspired by childhood memories of a trip to Japan: “I designed this coffee table while remembering the sober atmosphere, the simplicity of the utensils and the rustic environment of the tea ceremony.”

“It focuses on a simple aesthetic and the discreet compartment is ideal for hiding books, laptops, magazines and newspapers entirely out of sight,” he added.

Tokyo Table by Loic Bard

Other tables featured on Dezeen include one shaped like a surfboard, a set with noughts and crosses between their legs and another designed to let you eat your dinner directly off the tabletopSee more tables »

Photography is by Andy Long Hoang.

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