Beautiful and creative table designed by Jeonghwa Seo and Hanna Chung.
Each time you place the tea cup on the table, the ripples form on the water covered surface. The table was inspired by the belief that small changes in an individual’s life can have an impact on the whole community.
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Anna
cool but can’t the water spill out if the ripples get to big?
Jan 22nd, 2011
Bob
How does the water stay there anyway?
Jan 22nd, 2011
ann
this is how it was explained on “designboom.com”:
1. It works with thin water layer(2mm) on black glossy table top. Ceramic plate is hallow so that it can float on the thin water when the cup is not on the plate. Weight of cup makes plate sink and creates ripple.
2. My aim was not to design the easiest and simplest way of drinking tea but to design a new interaction of tea ceremony. Please see table as a medium for delivering eastern mental culture.
Jeonghwa Seo 08.24.10
Jan 22nd, 2011
dirris
they will die of legionella
Jan 22nd, 2011
Lulu-Chan
this is soo cool i want one of these! i LOVE tea!
Jan 22nd, 2011
Sky_pirate
It would suck if you put a book down on the table by mistake. Seems like something I would do.
Jan 22nd, 2011
Kenn
The surface of the table itself is not wet. There’s a layer of water between the glass and the table itself, so its just like any other table..
Jan 22nd, 2011
satisfy25
Love it!!!!
@Jeonghwa thanx for explaining…awesome concept!!!
Jan 23rd, 2011
chazzzz
super idear, loving this
Jan 23rd, 2011
Radu
can I drink whiskey on this?
Jan 23rd, 2011
ugh
I would pay easly $1500-3000 for this table
Jan 23rd, 2011
Koi Koi
Awesome. Very zen!
Jan 24th, 2011
Chris_P
I love this table, think it looks ace… BUT
why have the designers not considered the asthetics of the underneath? It looks like a modern top, innovative and very clever, but then looks like it’s been plonked on an old table design?
Other than that… V.V.Nice!
Jan 24th, 2011
cchana
really cool. i wonder if the Microsoft Surface could run an app that would replicate this digitally…
Jan 24th, 2011
Art of Concept
Zen-sational!
Jan 24th, 2011
pampalas
really stupid, one whole table only for tea… and this guy says he would pay 1500$+ …
Jan 24th, 2011
Me
An unsuspecting cat jumping onto a water-covered tabletop can also have an impact on the whole community… XD
Jan 25th, 2011
kayk3rek
dude..its nice to have a table like this…
but it will be AWESOME if i have my floor like this xD
Jan 29th, 2011
kadal
is that real water or just a reflection? i’ve seen billiard table that has a water reflection like that….
Feb 6th, 2011