golden balloons support glass tabletop - UP by christopher duffy

designboom
golden balloons support glass tabletop - UP by christopher duffy
golden balloons support glass tabletop - UP by christopher duffy
3

first image
'UP' by christopher duffy
toughened Glass, metal resin composite, toughened steel rods
(L) 120cm (W) 80cm (H) 45cm

 

 

london-based designer christopher duffy has designed 'UP' - a hand made coffee table elevated by a network of golden balloons.
the concept is a light-hearted trompe l'oeil - playing on the illusion of levitation and buoyancy to give the impression the  glass table top
is held up by the floating orbs.

 

'growing old is compulsory, growing up is optional' - bob monkhouse

 

 


the concept is light-hearted trompe l'oeil

 

 


the design plays on the illusion of levitation and buoyancy

 

 

 

 

 

 

(25 articles)
3
  • Dear Christopher,
    Congratulations for your balloons coffe table !
    I am in the design business in Paris – France and I would like to know more about this table.
    I look forward to hearing from you.
    Best regards.
    Luc

    Luc Revillon d'Apreval says:
  • c/f girls and boys studio in Dublin Ireland.

    Bonza says:
  • You could definitely see your skills within the work you write. The world hopes for even more passionate writers like you who are not afraid to mention how they believe. All the time follow your heart.

    games says:

comments policy

tips:
- to start a new line press enter
- to create a link type www
designboom's comment policy guidelines
generally speaking, if we publish something, it's because we're genuinely interested in the subject.
we hope you'll share this interest and if you know even more about it, please share!
our goal in the discussion threads is to have good conversation and we prefer constructive opinions.
we and our readers have fun with entertaining ones
. designboom welcomes alerts about typos, incorrect names, and the like.
the correction is at the discretion of the post editor and may not happen immediately.

what if you disagree with what we or another commenter has to say?
let's hear it! but please understand that offensive, inappropriate, or just plain annoying comments may be deleted or shortened.

- please do not make racist, sexist, anti-semitic, homophobic or otherwise offensive comments.
- please don't personally insult the writers or your fellow commenters.
- please avoid using offensive words, replacing a few letters with asterisks is not a valid workaround.
- please don't include your website or e-mail address in your comments for the purpose of self-promotion.
- please respect jury verdicts and do not discuss offensively on the competition results
(there is only one fist prize, and designboom usually asks renown professionals to help us to promote talent.
in addition to the awarded designs, we do feel that almost all deserve our attention, that is why we publish
the best 100-200 entries too.)

a link is allowed in comments as long as they add value in the form of information, images, humor, etc.
(links to the front page of your personal blog or website are not okay).
unwelcome links (to commercial products or services of others, offensive material etc. ) will be redacted.
and, ...
yes, spam gets banned.
no, we do not post fake comments.

LOG IN VIA

login with designboom
login with designboom

(25 articles)

the skywhale hot-air balloon by patricia piccinini
commissioned for the centenary of canberra, the animated hot-air balloon will fly around australia (read more)
20-foot dinosaur made from balloons by airigami
though this is not the first time the team has built a dinosaur from their signature medium of balloons, (read more)
balloon dresses by rie hosokai and takashi kawada
the japanese artist creates elaborate fashion pieces from an unlikely material - each dress produced (read more)
golden balloons support glass tabletop - UP by christopher duffy
the concept is a light-hearted trompe l'oeil - playing on the illusion of levitation and buoyancy.
marimekko balloon installation by schemata architects
the firm celebrated the finnish brand's tokyo shop opening with an abundance of colorful balloons (read more)

POPULAR TODAY DESIGN

foosball table made entirely out of cardboard by kickpack
the regulation-sized foosball table uses utilizes 100% renewable raw materials for its construction, and >>
kyouei design: dripping installation works
the japanese designer draws on the appearance of dripped liquid to create two new installation works.
paper LED torch light by kazuhiro yamanaka
built exclusively using a cut-out piece of paper and a battery operated LED, the torch light rolls up to >>
jaemin jaeminlee: sogum huchuhuchu
similar to the shape of a spoon, the ceramic salt and pepper shaker eases the fear of over-seasoning.
marc jacobs x krink
the markers have a fine or large point and deliver smooth, even strokes. great for drawing fines lines >>
SHOW NAVIGATION
architecture
design
art
technology
Twitter
Facebook
Pinterest
Rss
China
Japan
Vietnam
designboom © 2012
Twitter
Facebook
Pinterest
Rss