Clear Glass and Plastic Furniture

The invisible room. With the popularity of clear glass, plastic and lucite in home design, we've been thinking about what it would be like to live in an (almost) invisible room. Without the budget to build a glass house or furnish an invisible room, we did the next best thing and put together a style tray of the best furniture you can barely see.

• Victoria Ghost Side Chair, $294 at DWR
• Peakaboo Clear Console, $329 at CB2
• Round Bough Mirror from Oly
• Transparent Magazine Rack from Kartell, $147 at Haus Modern Living
• Sea Urchin Vases, $15 - $22 at Jayson Home and Garden
• Baren Glass Shelves from IKEA, $9.99 each
• Bourgie Tample Lamp, $323 at DWR
• Clear Glass Knobs, $5.45 at Cool Knobs and Pulls

Where would we put our glass room? How about a Richard Neutra Home or a glass house by Mies.

What do you think about barely-there furniture? Is it good design or clearly overrated?

Comments (6)

I love the Charles Ghost Counter Stool. I plan on getting a couple for my kitchen before the holidays.....

posted by Keisha Kornbread on September 26th 2007 at 11:07am
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you left off one of the best pieces in this category, the urquiola t-tables Designed by Patricia Urquiola for Kartell in Crystal.

http://highbrowfurniture.com/tables/products/ttable/

posted by BB on September 26th 2007 at 11:24am
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http://www.flickr.com/photos/67555675@N00/1444615154/

I bought the ghost chair (with arms) and cb2 table to use as a desk set. LOVE LOVE LOVE the way it turned out! I live in a small studio and didn't want to obstruct the light near the window (see flickr photo link). The table is sturdy and a perfect desk height. The chair is surprisingly comfy. Would def recommend. Have received lots of compliments!

posted by megm on September 26th 2007 at 11:58am
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I just bought the new Ikea "Tobias" chair for my desk last weekend and I absolutely love it:

http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/20115038

It's super comfortable (I've sat in the ghost chair - love the way it looks but not how it feels) and even looks great with my less-than-mod desk!

posted by pipim on September 26th 2007 at 1:49pm
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The ghost chair and other great products are at www.allmodern.com. Free shipping and no sales tax. I ordered my ghost chair from them and was very happy!

posted by kaschicago on September 26th 2007 at 3:01pm
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I'm really interested in the peek-a-boo coffee table from CB2, but am curious how it would hold up to regular cleaning. Has anyone ever had a tabletop like this that can testify to it's long-term durability? It would break my heart to look at the surface in a year from now and see swirl marks.

posted by pxlchk1 on September 27th 2007 at 6:08am
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