New Designers 09: Kingston University graduate Ryan Sorrell has designed a set of table legs that can be clamped onto the corners of a board to form a table.
The legs can accommodate boards of varying thickness and are designed for creating temporary or seasonal furniture.
Sorrell presented the project at New Designers in London last week.
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Here is some more information from Sorrell:
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Clamped
A universal table leg, that came about from the desire to produce a versatile yet affordable table solution without the need for common fixtures and fittings.
The legs are ideally suited for locations tight on space or for seasonal/ temporary furniture applications, due to their ability to be easily constructed and deconstructed and stacked away when not in use.
July 21st, 2009 at 10:34 am
this is a great idea, wish i’d thought of it
July 21st, 2009 at 11:16 am
This kind of legs is really great, I’ve seen it before in a different version by french designer philippe nigro, it’s called pietement universel, I really like the idea of this kind of customized always changing furniture, it also has a workshop look.
July 21st, 2009 at 11:49 am
looks awesome, really nice idea and very adaptive.
July 21st, 2009 at 12:43 pm
see also Nicola Enrico Stäubli from Switzerland or Philippe Nigro from France (senior designer Michele de Lucchi , Italy)
July 21st, 2009 at 1:28 pm
Clampable table legs…is this officially a fad yet?
July 21st, 2009 at 2:36 pm
are these prototypes or can i acutally buy some?
July 21st, 2009 at 3:26 pm
beautiful. simple and practical and looks like the legs are economical to make from folded sheet metal. does exactly what it’s meant to do.
July 21st, 2009 at 4:27 pm
beautiful, versatile & quite practical. could be also diversified into manifolds of applications
July 21st, 2009 at 5:22 pm
I can see this being really popular for offices that have limited space. yes a product so simple you’ll kick yourself for not thinking of it first.
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July 21st, 2009 at 5:25 pm
Fantastic idea, flawless design, this man is going places.
July 21st, 2009 at 6:29 pm
Nice. Very nice. I like the simple stamped construction of the legs. I could see this being a great setup for a small workshop where tops (with different materials, fabrication jigs, etc.) could be stored against a wall and interchanged.
July 21st, 2009 at 7:32 pm
I think it’s a great idea too. I wish it was presented with a cooler board rather than that laminated board. like a white plastic board, or something I feel like those materials read a bit too much like “work bench” to me- but if that’s the way it was intended I’ll take 3 for my wood shop! I would love to see lighter variations on the idea that would work for indoor furniture, coffee tables, side tables. It looks a little bulky now up top where the connectors are- but just think how great those legs would look pokin’ out from a tablecloth at a exhibit table at a convention.
July 22nd, 2009 at 1:42 am
The addition of a “wing nut” would make the product require no tools at all. This would be a good improvement. Nice work though
July 22nd, 2009 at 7:43 am
I really like it. Its the best idea we have seen for a while. The wing nut proposal is good if we can get the same grip.
July 22nd, 2009 at 2:33 pm
This idea will allow any offcuts to be turned into a first class table, and any first class table-top to be saved if its exisiting legs are failing. It will also make removals and storage easier. LB
July 22nd, 2009 at 10:51 pm
http://tentlondon.blogspot.com/2009/06/rawlings-sorrell-pitch-up-at-tent.html
July 24th, 2009 at 7:37 am
great idea, but now it’s restricted to 90 degrees flat slabs… would like to see it in flexible angles! then can really create crazy tables as you like.
July 25th, 2009 at 1:26 pm
Hum… see the Philippe Nigro project, in the middle of that page :
http://www.via.fr/fr/evenements_meubleparis09.asp
July 28th, 2009 at 2:10 am
http://www.jorrevanast.com/index.php?page=project.php&dir=clamp_a_leg