Hello AT,
I'm hoping readers out there can help answer some questions for me...I've been looking for a good table that can tuck away, or serve the purpose of both coffee table and dining table. The Hydra up/down table would be great, the $1000 price tag is tough to swallow.
In searching, I came across this table at City Schemes (a high end contemporary furniture shop in Boston), for which you can remove the glass, and then bundle the legs up together...
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I wouldn't call City Schemes high end. I know the store well and have bought things from them in the past. I've found the workmanship shoddy.
I can't get a good handle on the size of the table, but looks like it would be difficult to "tuck away". Storing a glass top without damage might be problematic as well.
I have one from Straight from the Crate, but in black wrought iron. It's about 15 years old, survived 2 moves and remains in peachy condition. I've stored it underneath my bed and in a closet without incident. Just make sure you cover the glass with a blanket to avoid scratches. I checked to see if C&B still carries it and this is as far as I got:
http://www.straightfromthecrate.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWCATS&Category=330
Hope it helps. Btw, I'm currently re-furnishing and the table and its matching 4 chairs are on their way out. You're welcome to them if you'd like.
I think I have the exact same table (hard to tell for sure from photo)... I bought it at http://www.inspirationinteriors.com/ just over a year ago, and don't recall paying more than about $350 Canadian for it....
We have never tried to store it or fold it, although the glass just rests on top of the legs, so I guess it wouldn't be out of the question.
We have the Mascotti table. We picked ours from Jensen-Lewis. We have been using it for 2 years now with no issues. We use it as a coffee table and when needed as a dining table. However it cannot be tucked away.
here is a pic
http://www.eco-furniture.com/docs/living_clgrs_duettotbl.html
I actually have this dining table it seats four quite comfortably. It looks larger than the table from Target.
I've loved this table, have had mine for about 3 years, and it's held up very well.
The glass is quite heavy and fairly large though, so I don't know if you would want to be moving it around quite a bit. That said, you definitely could fold up the legs, wrap the glass in a blankie and stow it it under a bed, but it seems like a little bit of a hassle.
I can't imagine using it as a coffee table, though, because the height is not adjustable.
Just my two cents! Best of luck!
We just did some posting on a similar question over in SF. Lots of ideas there:
http://sf.apartmenttherapy.com/sf/081006/good-questions/good-questions-to-dine-or-not-to-dine-in-the-entry-011562
and here's another:
http://sanfrancisco.apartmenttherapy.com/sf/081506/tables-dining-occasional/moon-tables-011660
Eurway.com sells the Hydra table for $98. Although I can't vouch for this table, I did purchase a coffee table and a bed from Eurway and have been VERY satisfied. They will also tell you who the manufacturer is if you want to compare it to the $1000 table you're looking at.
I agree with Design Dabler that City Schemes is NOT high end. The quality of their stuff is average. I've seen similar tables at Economy Hardware for $200, although they do not seem to have glass topped tables on their website now. http://www.citylivingstores.com/cgi-bin/category/260
My friend brought her dinning room table and chairs from City Schemes. As she was loading one of the chairs into her car, she noticed it have a scratch on it, so she returned it. They did not have another in stock, but they promised to get her a new one. Two years later, she still doesn't have a replacement chair nor a refund. They claimed her husband and she damaged the chair while loading it into the car.
Don't shop there.
FIDALGOSHOMEFLAIR.COM.
Same table for under 200 bucks.