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Simon Says Stack Clever Chairs to Make a Side Table

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There is nothing more of an ugly in-the-way nuisance than a stack of chairs, waiting to be separated and used. You practically have to hide them away at all other times, and who has the space to spare for that? Wouldn’t it be a great idea to design stackable chairs so that you could store things on them when they are not in use as chairs?

Well now, from Spanish design studio Mr. Simon, here is a very ingenious chair stacking design that is actually engineered to support the storage that is needed when they are not functioning as chairs, so that they can become a useful side table when they are not chairs:

What is more, this “table” is actually ok-looking in its own right – it in no way hints that it is a really just some sorry stack of chairs just waiting for occasional guests.

Up close, the interesting wood treatment declares the surface as a table. The Cóm-oda chair, launched during the Valencia Disseny Week 2011 last week was featured at Freshome.

About the design studio:

Mr. Simon is a character made ​​up of all the ideas and efforts of the members of the team. He is the one in charge; he makes all the decisions and determines what’s on. Mr. Simon focuses his efforts exclusively on developing graphic and product design projects, working with professionals from other disciplines if the project requires it.

Its aim is to carry out projects based on a solid concept, considering that aesthetics are also important. Giving a simple and synthetic approach, continuous research is crucial to produce a good design. Mr. Simon uses experimentation as a tool to explore new forms of communication.