9 Pieces of Furniture That Make the Work Day More Fun
By Claire Cottrell, Flavor Wire, 8 October 2012.
By Claire Cottrell, Flavor Wire, 8 October 2012.
Long before Jack Nicholson’s character got carried away with the idea of a balanced work life in The Shining, the prolific Irish novelist Maria Edgeworth had concluded that “all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy, but all play and no work makes Jack a mere toy.”
The days are growing noticeably shorter, meaning the inevitable winter work doldrums are right around the corner. There’s no better time to incorporate a little cheerful fun in to your work day, so we’ve rounded up some of the most clever furniture designs to cure seasonal office melancholia. From a swing set that doubles as a conference table to a lush green rug mimicking the pastoral picnic environs of hot summer nights gone by, click through to check out nine designs guaranteed to add a little whoopee to your work day.
1. Swing-Set Conference Table by Chris Duffy for Duffy London
Image credit/more info: Duffy London via Bloomberg BusinessWeek
Set meetings in motion with this grown-up swing set that does double duty as a conference table. Are you wondering how hard you can actually swing? Duffy London’s website [Swing Table page] explains that “the frame may support robust swinging, but don’t get too carried away - you’ll just crash into the table.” Right, of course.
2. Ping-Pong Conference Table by poppin.
Image credit/more info: poppin.
The pleasure of play combined with the sorrow of work in one fantastic piece of furniture. Featuring a glossy top surface and concealed drawers for storing office supplies, paddles and balls, this table instantly transforms into the ultimate ping-pong play arena for instant fun after a not-so-fun meeting.
3. Marbelous by Ontwerpduo
Image credit/more info: Ontwerpduo
Dutch design firm Ontwerpduo invented this functional woodcarving to bring the fun of childhood to a more adult context. Be the envy of the office with this life size marble maze that screams: play with me.
4. Pinball Table by the Maxwell Furniture Company
Image/more info via Saddle the Rats
If you have to sit at a desk all day, at the very least let that desk have a built-in pinball machine. [Maxwell Furniture Pinballs]
5. Post-it Desk by Soup Studio
Image credit: Soup Studio
Italian design firm Soup Studio says that this giant Post-it pad is “an immediate support for the thoughts that pass through a designer’s head.” Recommended as the perfect work surface for creative types, this desk invites you to write all over it all the time. Let the fun begin. [More information]
6. My Desk by Miguel Mestre
Image credit/more info: Rui Valido via Miguel Mestre
Another genius design that lets you do what you weren’t allowed to do as a kid: scribble and doodle all over it to your heart’s content. [More information]
7. Adaptable work desks/entertaining game tables by Aberrant Architecture
Images/more info via inhabitat
Work space by day, pub game by night (or day) [named Devil Amongst the Tailors]. [Aberrant Architecture website (Devil Amongst the Tailors page)] [More information]
8. Pasturelands Rug by Alexandra Kehayoglou
Image credit: Alexandra Kehayoglou
Start a weekly office picnic on this groovy green recycled rug, bringing the outdoors in every single day. [More information]
9. Isukebo Skate Chair by Rollingfoot
Images/more info via: Cool Things
Japanese skateboard company Rollingfoot created this skating chair for avid skateboarders and bored business people. Ride around the office without leaving your seat.
Top image: Swing-Set Conference Table (left) and Post-it Desk (right)
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