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Skylight-Suspended Bed Bridges Open Loft & Rooftop Deck

Posted: 08 Oct 2013 10:00 AM PDT

skylight bed

This strangely central bed in an old London townhome occupies an interstitial space in an open-plan loft, hovering between floor and ceiling, connecting interior rooms and outdoor areas.

skylight bedroom roof deck

With images via JJLocations, the bedroom (if you can call a bed in the middle of a room such) has a view of most of the interior, but is also the platform from which the occupants can move via two staircases from the main flat to the bed then onto the spacious 500-square-foot rooftop deck above.

skylight suspended bedroom

A sliding skylight separates the interior and exterior, providing a bright wake-up when left uncovered, but also a nice and easy way to step out into fresh air first thing in the morning if that is your inclination.

skylight ceiling bed

The steel frame structure supporting the bed blends with the black I-beams around it, becoming an extension of the existing structural supports both physically and visually. The result is a feeling that the bed was ‘pulled down’ from above to reveal a void leading back outside to the roof.

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World’s Lightest Table: 8 Feet Long, Weighs Only 20 Pounds

Posted: 07 Oct 2013 04:00 PM PDT

light table

Working with manufacturer Corelam, designer Benjamin Hubert‘s work is laying claim to the title of the lightest timber table in the world.

light table design

Layers of wood form the corrugated support structure necessary to span under the object’s slim surface, all while managing to remain only a few millimeters thick.

light table surface

Like its cardboard cousins, these corrugations coupled with a flat top make for an unusually strong shape, hence the ability to keep things thin and light throughout.

light table leg details

The bent and also-wood legs, as you might imagine, are also mostly hollow and similarly shaped to be light yet strong.

light table corrugations

The resulting object can be assembled and (as shown above) carried by a single person despite, much less massive than it appears and using a fraction of the materials of a similarly-sized table.