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Furniture Meets Mechanical Engineering: Round Expanding Table

Posted: 21 Dec 2014 02:00 PM PST

One of the most expensive dinner tables ever produced is also among the most highly engineered: the Fletcher Capstan will set you back a jaw-dropping $75,000, but for the deep-pocketed, the looks on the faces of guests when they watch it expand might be worth the cash. It starts at a relatively compact 6.5 feet across and grows to 30 feet within seconds thanks to some complex inner workings. Read more…

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Stacked Glass Summer House Steps Down Croatian Hillside

Posted: 21 Dec 2014 11:00 AM PST

A series of black and white geometric boxes, punctuated by giant glass windows, looks down over a swimming pool and a forested hillside leading to the sea. Located on the Croatian island of Krk, the summer house by Turato Architecture is named 'Gumno' after a circular stone feature that was already on the site before construction began. Read more…