23 January 2007
Here’s an interesting product design that I dug up from Belgian design studio, Echt. The design is so simple that it’s nearly genius. It’s a paper tablecloth that has perforations along the perimeter of the cloth. The perforations let the person dining simply tear off a napkin whenever he or she needs one. Very cute.
Object: Plus Tablecloth
Designer: Echt Design
URL: www.echtdesign.be
Lust Factor: Hot
February 26th, 2007 at 3:24 pm
[...] Do you have bad persistent allergies? Do you also have an obsessive compulsive disorder that compels you to rid your house of superfluous objects? Yes? Then this is your product. The Achoo Table is an integration, a mashup if you will, of two distinct products: the table and the tissue box. Judged just based on the stylings of this 16″ x 16″ coffee table I would like it, but add in a tissue box and you have real innovation. Maybe the designers of this table, a Brooklyn based design collective called The Design Can, should hook up with Echt design, the makers of a pull-away napkin table cloth, and create a whole series of tables mixed with paper products. For instance, I could see this side table enlarged into a dining table with a roll of paper towels integrated into the center. The possibilities are endless. [...]
May 12th, 2007 at 9:49 am
HELP! ive been searching in vain for the name of a belgian tablecloth that serves as a bib (along the perimeter there are openings that serve as a bib for the guest on the table)….ive read somewhere its called pur T but cannot find a picture anywherw!!! can u help????