Furniture fashion trends
A beautiful and practical table will add a bright accent to the interior and become a gathering place for family members, friends, and guests. Furniture manufacturers offer a wide variety of models to choose from for arranging various rooms. Designers follow the latest fashion trends, embodying the wildest thoughts and desires in their products:
- For work. The design of computer desks with a touch of futurism combines the necessary functionality and practicality. For offices and work areas, you can choose compact wall-mounted products with a small tabletop, stylish and comfortable. For creative people, we offer unique tables with original design solutions. The legs can be replaced with small racks and spacious shelves.
- For kitchen. Traditional models of dining tables are being replaced by designs with high legs. Often, designers incorporate unusual bar counters into the kitchen interior. Working surfaces on kitchen tables made of natural or artificial stone become real objects of art. Minimalism in design affects the number of internal drawers, shelves and stands.
- Coffee tables come in a variety of styles and styles. Combining natural materials, combining stone with wood, metal with glass, various polymer materials allows you to embody bright and extravagant ideas of designers.
- Transformers. A couple of simple movements and the transforming table is transformed into a full-fledged work or dining place. Such furniture will easily allow you to decorate any interior taking into account the latest fashion trends.
- Garden furniture. The leading positions this season are occupied by handmade products. Models of original wooden tables are created; there are products of various shapes and designs made of metal and various available materials.
The main idea in the design of modern furniture is a combination of ergonomic principles and the use of natural materials.
It is popular to combine several types of raw materials, give the tabletop a non-standard shape, use cabinets instead of legs, supports with hidden compartments, modular add-ons and extensions to increase functionality.
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Modern trends and ideas
The concept of “modern” is multifaceted and voluminous. Let's see what is relevant today.
On the one hand, simplicity and geometric shapes, a minimum of decor, but at the same time very thoughtful content are valued.
On the other hand, a dining table can become the main decoration of a dining room or kitchen, attracting attention with its unusual design and original idea of execution. As a rule, this is designer or hand made furniture that is not repeated.
Models of transforming tables are also relevant today: sliding, roll-out, with interesting layout mechanisms, with an underframe and an inset tabletop. The simpler and lighter the mechanism, the better.
Folding models take into account the living conditions of most citizens in the best possible way. Small apartments and kitchens, the area of which does not exceed 7 square meters, require a special approach to arranging the dining area. For the same reason, invisible glass tables are relevant, making the interior more free and visually spacious.
Read about choosing a table for a small kitchen in our separate article.
Watch also a useful video from the designer about kitchen tables and the features of their choice:
Original geometry
A table in a room will always be noticed. It sets the atmosphere and attracts attention, especially if these are exclusive, unusual designer models. Each of them is a work of modern art. They enchant and surprise. Here are just some examples of such products:
- Nebbessa. A unique table is one of the most beautiful and unusual objects in the history of furniture fashion. There is nothing superfluous in it, not even drawers, but the large size of the tabletop compensates for this shortcoming. Water drops have become a source of inspiration for designers. Smooth shapes, beautiful lacquered surface - all this will fit perfectly into a modern interior.
- Automobile. Brutal, truly masculine table. It is made in the shape of a car bumper. A unique product will be a wonderful decoration for the office or library of a strong man.
- Ghost. The product, made in the form of a small coffee table or a full-fledged dining table, deservedly received its name. A glass tablecloth hangs from the tabletop, but the table itself seems to be missing. The illusion is created that the piece of furniture is floating above the floor.
- Dripping table. Bright paint flows in streams from the surface of the table. This embodiment of design ideas evokes a feeling of lightness.
You must remember that when choosing an unusual table, you should make it the main accent detail of the interior, otherwise there is a risk of overloading the decor.
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Original geometric shapes
Classic kitchen tables are designs with four legs and a tabletop. Models for work are complemented by drawers and cabinets, but generally look the same. For many interior styles, especially modern ones, you can choose much more interesting options:
- A product with an unusual geometric shape. Such a table is already an exclusive work of art. An example is the unique Nebbessa model, which resembles two drops of water - a larger one and a smaller one. This table has no drawers or shelves, just a lacquered surface, but the large size of the tabletop partly compensates for this. Smooth, stylish shapes will fit into most modern design interiors.
- Model-musical instrument. For those who wanted to learn to play something, but never made their dream come true, there are very unusual tables stylized as a piano, guitar, violin, or harp. The material used is natural wood, so they are distinguished by their presentability and durability.
- Table-car. A great option for any man. It can be placed in an office or library. The front part resembles a bumper, the table top resembles a hood.
- The “ghost” table. An amazingly beautiful “illusion”, as if a transparent, matte or colored tablecloth is floating in the air. Made from plexiglass or tempered glass. The “corners” of the tablecloth simultaneously serve as almost invisible legs. The model looks very impressive, but you need to remember that it is not very stable and will not withstand heavy loads (kitchen tables can withstand a maximum of 20-25 kg, coffee tables - 5-7 kg).
- "Dripping" table. The idea is similar to the model described above, but it is not a whole tablecloth, but individual “drops” and “streams” flowing from the tabletop, turning into legs. This design looks very elegant, “airy”.
- A table with additional shelves of an unusual configuration. They can be highlighted by texture, color, or photo printing.
Stages of creating an original table from a profile pipe with your own hands
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A table with additional shelves of an unusual configuration. “Dripping” table.
Not only the shape of the table itself changes. Such purely functional details as the frame and legs also become decorative elements. Frames are made of chrome steel, cast iron, aluminum, and plastic, which makes it possible to create a variety of configurations.
The legs, instead of the classic “columns,” become figured, carved, turn into a three-dimensional mosaic, imitate the legs of insects, animal horns, and can be an abstract sculpture or even a statue. Or they are absent altogether, and the table rests on a solid base in the form of a driftwood, stump, crystal, sphere, cube, “soap foam” - the designers’ imagination knows no bounds.
Interesting tables automatically turn into the main accent of the room design. The rest of the interior items should complement them and not draw attention to themselves, otherwise there is a risk of “overloading” the decor.
Functional know-how
Standard furniture has no longer satisfied the needs of modern city residents. In studio apartments, which have been actively in demand in recent years, unnecessary items are unacceptable. Transformable tables are an ideal option. Such a product can easily be transformed into a place for work, a meal, or a magazine model. The size and shape of the tabletop can be selected according to the number of guests.
The designers have updated the well-known side table. It takes up very little space. But if you unfold it, you get a whole set: a table and 2 chairs.
A table with a hood will allow you to retire in a large studio apartment or a small one-room apartment without resorting to installing various screens or partitions. The model has a lifting dome made of veneer. It has soundproof properties, which allows you to completely isolate yourself from the surrounding noise and concentrate on your work.
Furniture manufacturers today never tire of surprising consumers with new ideas. For lovers of furry pets, we offer a wooden table with a place for a cat. There are a lot of models. You can choose a simple design with an additional shelf at the bottom, or you can have a whole cat house.
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Functional innovations
Many modern apartments cannot boast of a large area, so the versatility of any piece of furniture is definitely welcome. Transformers are a “hybrid” of an office, coffee and kitchen table. Some models can even turn into a whole set with two chairs.
Interesting models:
- With a "hood". Above the tabletop you can raise a kind of semicircular “dome” made of individual thin planks. The backlit “hood” allows you to privacy and concentrate on work, providing close to ideal sound insulation.
- With room for a pet. This can be a separate shelf, upholstered in soft material, where a dog or cat can lie, or a whole house on which a tabletop is installed.
- Department. The height of the table can be changed, this allows you to ideally adjust the model to your height and work while sitting or standing.
- "Winter Garden". A box with soil is built into the frame; you can plant your favorite plants there or just a green lawn pleasing to the eye. Sometimes even lighting is provided, because the table cannot always be placed in such a way as to provide the “garden” with enough natural light.
- "Aquarium". The idea is the same as in the previous paragraph. The aquarium and everything necessary for its operation and maintenance are built into the frame. The side walls are transparent, and on top there is a tabletop, usually made of wood. At such a table you can eat and work.
Sometimes transformers demonstrate the wonders of portability. A lightweight aluminum table can “hide” in a cabinet, cabinet or suitcase. When disassembled, the entire structure is a complete set with chairs and racks for documents. An equally original transformer is a “mobile office” made from foam blocks (table, chairs, shelves and lighting).
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Unusual materials
Unusual furniture often involves the use of non-standard materials. Although, not always. Sometimes a familiar material is used, for example, wood, but the way it is presented makes one admire the designers’ flight of thought. Examples would be tables whose bases are made of the following elements:
- a whole tree trunk;
- longitudinal cutting of the trunk;
- cross cut - slab.
Tables made using epoxy resin are original. Here everything depends on the imagination of the master. You can use wood in different forms: saw cuts, cutting boards, logs, branches. Even wooden barrels are used. The table-river looks impressive, where the banks are made of wood of an unusual shape, and the river is made of epoxy resin. Interesting models with coniferous branches, pebbles, shells, corks or coins filled with resin. They will be a good decoration for a classic-style living room, office or even a meeting room.
A separate direction is furniture made from parts of mechanisms. The most commonly used parts are automobile parts due to their availability. But there are designer models made from aircraft parts. Such furniture looks brutal and is in demand mainly among wealthy technology lovers, in men's clubs, and hairdressing salons for men.
Designer T. Vinke (Holland) created an entire mobile office from foam plastic. There is everything: a table, chairs, shelves for books and papers, a table lamp. The product was named Kruikantoor and even found its fans.
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Combining textures
It seems that everything has already been done once, and nothing new can be invented. But the modern generation of designers proves with each of their models that even the familiar can be presented in an amazing, stylish and very beautiful way. Combining textures gives rise to unusual tables:
- Glass. In combination with a base of interesting shapes, an ordinary glass tabletop becomes a surface of water, hiding various animals and objects underneath. Thus, a very realistic hippopotamus, carved from solid wood, looks out from under the water in the design work “Hippopotamus”. Or, for example, an octopus made of metal became the frame for an original coffee table. For lovers of minimalism, a wonderful coffee table made of stone and glass will add a touch of creativity to the surrounding interior.
- Wooden. Very interesting are models made by combining wood with other materials, for example, metal. The “Honeycomb” table is made of natural wood with metal braid. It will fit perfectly into the interior of the veranda of a country house.
A table made of plywood can be an unexpected find. This material is undeservedly ignored; tables made from it are not inferior in strength to wooden or MDF. And thanks to its flexibility, plywood can be used to make furniture of various fancy shapes. In combination with wood or glass, exclusive interior items are obtained.
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Unexpected colors
Designer furniture surprises and amazes not only with its intricate shapes, but also delights the eye with amazingly beautiful patterns and colors. A striped table made of epoxy resin is an unexpected solution for pop art or classic style. Modern manufacturers, using photo printing, are able to produce furniture with any images. Methods for creating glass tables with a kaleidoscope effect have been developed. They perfectly complement classic interiors.
Housewives especially loved works of photo printing because they are so easy to care for. Bright prints make kitchen tables unique and are easy to fit into the interior. There are amazing patterns of lace tablecloths with frills; you can choose a print with a textile texture or “put” a service on the table.
If you want the table to be decorated with a space print or just a photograph of the family, then photo printing will help make such a dream come true.
Color spectrum
Metal, glass and especially wood look good in their natural form, but modern designer furniture is a variety of not only shapes, but also colors. Bright patterns and catchy colors will harmoniously fit into interiors in the style of pop art, modern, and a more “calm” kaleidoscope glass mosaic - into a classic room. There are both combinations of unusual shapes and colors, allowing you to make the furniture as extravagant as possible, as well as combinations of a familiar table shape with catchy stripes or abstract patterns. They are made from epoxy resin. The simplest option is “cracks” or “breaks” in the wood. Original tables can often be found in the following colors and shades: red with white marble inserts, ecru, brown, beige, wenge, gray, blue, black, beige.
Step-by-step production of a table from epoxy resin, decoration possibilities
A relatively recent trend in design is photo printing, which quickly became indispensable when creating themed interiors. Now you can “put” a set on the kitchen table, “lay” a lace tablecloth, “put” a family photo, “draw” any landscape, choose a unique color, for example, in the colors of your favorite brand. 3D printing technology reproduces any textures, shades and smallest details with a high degree of accuracy. The undoubted advantage of such tables in the eyes of housewives is that they are extremely easy to care for.
Standard furniture is a win-win option for most interior styles, but it looks quite boring. Therefore, many are trying to find more original tables for the kitchen, living room or office. Such a piece of furniture invariably attracts attention, gives the atmosphere individuality, harmoniously complementing it.
Use of modern technologies
The emergence of new technologies is opening up ever greater horizons for the activities of furniture design masters. Artistic photographs on plastic and glass have become firmly established in thematic interiors. The use of 3D printing technology allows you to turn ordinary tables into fabulously beautiful works of art. The choice of theme for decoration is limitless: stone, wood, concrete and metal textures are reproduced with high precision. The base repeats the richness of colors and the smallest details of the drawings.
3D drawings will help complement any interior with a beautiful, unique table. A tabletop in the shape of a world map will take its rightful place in the marine living room, and an original photo collage or comic book will highlight the idea of pop art. Newspaper pages on the table will add a vintage feel, and cosmic distances will fit perfectly into the interior with a touch of fantasy.
The tops of desks and coffee tables are often decorated with typesetting designs. A variety of materials can be used here, from wood cut using a laser machine into simple geometric shapes, to stone, glass, and anything that will be inspired by a design idea.
Unusual furniture always attracts attention. When thinking about purchasing a custom table for your home, you need to carefully consider the future interior. Bold design solutions are increasingly finding fans, turning apartments into cozy themed corners.
