XOX Coffee Table by Josh Owen

Named for the three simple shapes that define its form &mdash two X's and an O &mdash the XOX Coffee Table was designed by Philadelphia-based designer Josh Owen to ship flat and be easily assembled...

Made of lacquered MDF, the XOX Coffee Table is distributed by Casamania and comes in four colors. Available from UnicaHome for $676.

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Yay Philly!

Question-- how would this finish hold up over time? Water rings from glasses, little dimples and chips, etc?

posted by PhillyLass on September 24th 2008 at 5:18am
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Does it really need to be $676? What a rip off...

posted by bkrafi on September 24th 2008 at 5:20am
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wow i was coming to say i really like this, but if that is the price, holy crap...

posted by jmorey on September 24th 2008 at 5:26am
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ditto

posted by abs on September 24th 2008 at 5:44am
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$676 for MDF? you've got to be kidding.

posted by nordicfreak on September 24th 2008 at 5:47am
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Ha, I went to undergrad with Josh! As talented as he is, the price for this piece is absurd.

posted by visualingual on September 24th 2008 at 5:53am
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nice design but waaaayy too much $$ for mdf. for that kind of money you could be looking at real coffee tables.

posted by timmy jr. on September 24th 2008 at 6:03am
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ok Ikea--follow suit.

posted by jen_g on September 24th 2008 at 6:17am
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Do y'all not understand that furniture makers without MASS distribution have to cover their costs in ways the big box stores do not?

posted by patrick (the other one) on September 24th 2008 at 6:20am
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I was more surprised to find that nowhere on his site does it list the table's dimensions (at least not that I could find.) Who would buy a table not knowing how it big it is?

posted by home body on September 24th 2008 at 6:34am
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looks like one could make this on their own with a jig-saw. Or take a night class at high school in wood working.

posted by poptart on September 24th 2008 at 6:45am
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I love how this looks, but I think the price is a bit steep for lacquered MDF. Plus I would be concerned as to how this would hold up over time.

posted by suzy8track on September 24th 2008 at 7:37am
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Btw, the designer is CERTAINLY not seeing 100% of the profit on this.

And lacquer... labor intensive, not cheap.

Who wants to show me a coffee table WORTH this same cost? I'd be interested in seeing what the audience finds to be a table IN this price range, WORTH this price range...

posted by patrick (the other one) on September 24th 2008 at 7:44am
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And there are already (at least) three touch points on this product... designer, manufacturer/distributor, retailer.

Nobody in this chain works for free. Nor should they.

posted by patrick (the other one) on September 24th 2008 at 7:45am
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