Seth Rogen’s cannabis lifestyle brand Houseplant has been releasing beautiful new accessories with nostalgic charm for a long time now. The brand’s latest is yet another functional homegood that doubles as an ashtray. The glossy…
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Piknik Is a Picnic Table With an Integrated Grill
Aren’t you sick of having to schlep over to the grill when the patties and dogs are ready? Can’t those foods be within arm’s reach so you can sit with your beer? With Piknik, this…
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The G Table Has a Space for Succulents
Minimal design is something we’re huge fans of here at Cool Material. Sometimes, however, a focus on the minimal can lead to products that are beautiful but impossible to use. The G Table from designer…
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The Sobro Smart Side Table Has a Fridge, Speaker, and Charging Pad Built In
A year ago, we shared with you a coffee table outfitted with a refrigerated drawer that kept drinks cold. It was one of our most popular posts of 2017. StoreBound, the maker of said coffee…
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Smartables Will Charge Your Phone, Play Music, and More
Chances are, your nightstand is good for holding a few books, a lamp, and your phone but little else. If that’s the case, you could be getting so much more out of your bedside buddy…
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JLA’s M.1 Is a Sound System in a Stylish Piece of Furniture
Back in the day, when speakers were the size of bookcases, we used them as pieces of furniture. They held picture frames, candles, and other knickknacks designed to disguise them. The reason? They were ugly…
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No Rock Table Bases Make Sure Your Table Never Wobbles
The biggest problem with tables in the home, and apparently the #1 issue in the hospitality industry as well, is the dreaded wobble. Forget shimming, putting matchbooks underneath or adjustable feet because No Rock table…
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Mellow Speaker Table
There are plenty of Bluetooth audio options on the market for room-filling sound, but few blend as seamlessly into your environment as the Mellow Multimedia Speaker Table. Crafted out of beechwood and wrapped in a…
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The Vintage Industrial Cant Table Defies Gravity
Vintage Industrial has made some badass tables before, but nothing like their newest creation. The Vintage Industrial Cant Table defies gravity. Okay, so it doesn’t technically defy gravity, but the clever design that pushes the…
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Inside the Studio that Makes the World’s Most Interesting Furniture
There’s a small group of mad furniture scientists hard at work in the Brooklyn Navy Yard. It’s a tiny group that form a company you’ve probably never heard of., and they’re building the world’s most interesting…
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The Floyd Utility Set Makes Heavy Duty Tables
Do you remember the Floyd Shelf and the Floyd Leg? Both great ideas based around using special clamp / leg hardware made with powder-coated American steel. One turned any flat surface into a shelf, the…
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AT-95 Industrial Fixtures
If you’re aiming to style part of your apartment in an industrial feel, you have a couple options. You could either build a lot of the stuff yourself (time consuming and tricky) or you can…
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Soapbox Furniture
Inspired by the lack of simple to assemble yet stylish furniture out there, Soapbox was born. The idea is to provide pieces of furniture made from wood and metal that isn’t junk and wouldn’t cost…
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Manoteca Indoor Table
We’re not sure why, but we’re fairly confident Indiana Jones used this as his dining room table. You know, grab a cup of coffee and a quick snack, and then open it up into a…
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Cassette Tape Coffee Tables
The floppy disk table we told you about before is pretty damn cool. But, if your nostalgic nerd side gets off a little more on the musical side of things, there’s a new throwback table you’re…