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Magtable by Umbra

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Hanging out. Form follows function with this coffee table that holds hanging magazines. Designed by Satina Turner for Umbra, the table is made of solid wood and costs only $158. (via Crib Candy)

 
 

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Because upside down hanging magazines is a function.

posted by Rick on 2007-09-20 15:38:00
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This is actually kind of cute, say, for a bathroom.

posted by mbm on 2007-09-20 15:54:04
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My cat loves this idea - great for chewing on mags without them sliding around all over the place : )

posted by Sassy in SF on 2007-09-20 16:18:34
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This would be great for the coffee table in the reception area of a hair salon, or somewhere similar, for all the look books. It would also be especially cool for a business that uses a lot of press kits, portfolios, etc (a design firm, casting office, something like that).

I don't know that I'd want to flaunt my magazines at home to this extent though (maybe if I worked for a magazine?).

posted by the opoponax on 2007-09-20 16:32:15
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Sassy in SF,

I was thinking the same thing, but with two cats.

posted by GZgoingMod aka Geraldine on 2007-09-20 17:20:57
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I'm not so sure this would be handy for a reception area, because it looks hard to tell what magazines are hanging there. We all know our own subscriptions, but in a doctor's office? We'd have to pull them out one by one.

posted by sprite on 2007-09-20 17:27:06
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also looks like something that is easily hackable...

i envision this as a table in a coffee shop that offers the day's newspapers to read.

posted by sanna on 2007-09-20 18:43:38
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sprite, most magazines put titles and issue info on the spine.

posted by the opoponax on 2007-09-20 20:56:27
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will my wine glass be wobbly if i sit it on one of the slits with the magazine hanging on it? it seems like it wouldn't be flat enough to actually put things on it that need to stay upright. (except of course, the small flat middle part.)

posted by SD913 on 2007-09-20 22:39:04
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oooh ...i actually like it. i think it's an innovative use of space, and eliminates the unsightly stacks of mags on various surfaces i'm always meaning to get to. would look cute w/ the right tray on top & rug underneath!

posted by j.park on 2007-09-21 13:36:48
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