A couple of months ago, we featured Tom Rossau's great Convertible Bamboo Table as a smart solution for small spaces. Here's a new take on the expanding dining table idea. While this table doesn't change heights, it does double in size without requiring the addition of an external leaf.
The Table Diiptère, designed by French architect and designer Paul Codamy, also makes a bold design statement with its high gloss painted red bottom paired with a natural wood top.
The table comes in two sizes with one seating 4 to 8 people (when expanded) and the other seating 6 to 12 people. The two trays of the Table Diptère hinge on an offset axis in order for the trays to move above the legs which allows the surface of the table to be multiplied by two when the trays are unfolded.
As a modern, stylish alternative to traditional drop leaf tables or other expandable tables which required the storage of a leaf, this table scores big points in our books.
To read more, visit designboom: Paul Codamy - Table Diptere.
Images: Benjamin Boccas for Paul Codamy
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Comments (5)
I have an ikea table that does this and I love it. It's perfect for my small space. This is by far my favorite style of expandable table because it doubles in size without any addtional peices. (storage is at a premium in my 400 sq ft apartment)
That said, you should buy a table that's smallest size is the size you will use most often. While I love that my table grows, it does have visible hinges down the center when it is expanded and I wouldn't want to look at them all the time.
My grandmother has a table that works on the same principle; it doubles from console to card table.
This is a nice update, though. The red's great.
My favorite extension tables are those that when you pull the ends apart, the enclosed leaf opens like a butterfly from within the underframe...
...then there's the circular pedestal table where the top is divided into quadrants - each one flips open to create a larger square tabletop.
I love this table but why did you take the picture at night?!
How much is it?