minimalistic basket tables created for frequent movement by mario tsai

minimalistic basket tables created for frequent movement by mario tsai
all images courtesy of ZZ design studio

chinese designer mario tsai — founder of ZZ design studio — created ‘basket tables’ for frequent coffee table movers. after observing that people often attempt to move a table while otherwise preoccupied — i.e. have a coffee cup, stack of books, backpack in one hand. the two table series solves the issue by becoming a tray. seemingly unstable, the minimalistic elements use metal crossbeams to uniformly distribute loads across their surfaces. ‘basket tables’ are light weight, and can be picked up and carried, singlehandedly, to their needed location. 

detail of ‘basket table’ structures 

the tables sit at slightly different heights, allowing one to be laid atop the other 

tsai created the tables with multi-tasking users in mind 

detail of wood and metal construction 

side table 3/4 view 

front view

detail of metal understructure 

low table 

the design uses a single, rectangular frame, with four equally sized and spaces crossbeams 

low table close-up

‘basket tables’ — tops and frames 

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edited by: nick brink | designboom