Comments on: David Rohr Colander Table

By: Mauricio Del Pozo

Mauricio Del Pozo — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 14:23:17 +0000

Sean,I see this table from a different perspective. This table won’t be mass produced. For me is more like an art piece, and also show the process on how these machines work or can do. This is a unique piece and I am sure that can be displayed in a museum as an impressive piece of art.
I get your point if this was IKEA furniture that would be mass produce and sell by the 1000’s

By: Sean

Sean — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 20:33:07 +0000

Wouter- Let’s assume the table weighs 150 pounds after fabrication, 83% of the material after fabrication is mixed with lubricants and grime, and is sitting on the shop’s floor. IF (and a big if) that material was then recycled, it is a costly and wasteful process to make it usable again. Yes, aluminum can be recycled, however striving to only use 17% of anything, is an incredibly inefficient way to make a product.

By: Wouter

Wouter — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 18:06:27 +0000

I agree with previous comments on the top view of the table and the missing weightless aspect however I like the design. pricetag $$$$ ?!

Sean and Carlos, I see the table more like a sculpture than a usefull design object.
In that perspectif, I don’t mind that it took them 4 weeks to build.
Aluminium is indeed very energy consuming to produce however it is pretty good recyclable.
As I remember correctly, arn’t the unibody macbooks made the same way?

By: Carlos

Carlos — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 19:24:46 +0000

I definately agree 100% with Sean. Four weeks to produce a single unit?!?!?! What is wrong with this guy!!! I can’t begin to fathom the logistics involved in the process and the amount of resources that were used… This ‘brilliantly designed piece of art’ is nothing but what designers should avoid altogether. Why can’t we design and create beautiful and stylish pieces using recycled materials and less resources? We need to change our mentality to still be able to coexist with nature, which is our greatest design teacher. I mean, after all, nature’s waste is reusable and beautiful.

By: Sean

Sean — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 16:49:29 +0000

ABSOLUTELY WASTEFUL! Why should a table use 900lbs of aluminum? I am a designer and fabricator, and find this absurd. Don’t get me wrong, the table has a seductive style to it, but not only did the designer miss his mark on invisible space- he’s out of his mind. WE HAVE TO START CONSERVING OUR PRECIOUS RESOURCES, and not waste it on a damn table! I’d like to to tell the designer to “try again” but, I don’t want him wasting any thing else- I’ll just tell him to quit, and give up.

By: JRameau

JRameau — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 03:00:33 +0000

very cool, it reminds me of Mr. Impossible instead of plastic is made in metal as a table, sweet.

By: Scott

Scott — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 01:17:18 +0000

Totally agree with you Pablo… the essence of the concept is about this ’space within the space’, yet they aren’t really giving out any images that show this effect. I’m guessing you have to see it in person to fully take it in.
A reason to check out Designersblock in London this weekend perhaps?!

By: Lance

Lance — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 01:04:51 +0000

They really don’t showcase the top of the table. That’s the whole point…duh. Semi-cool.

By: Pablo Stanley

Pablo Stanley — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 20:07:12 +0000

Amazing design. I wanted to see a demonstration on how objects look over the table, the “space within the space” effect, but there’s nothing showing it.

By: seth

seth — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 18:33:52 +0000

I don’t see anything weightless about it. Cool looking table, but nowhere near what it claims to be… I don’t see any ‘invisible space within a space’… It’s a table with a bunch of holes in it.

By: mark

mark — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 17:19:36 +0000

Pretty damn cool. You get five points.