i’m beth the designer of the table. i completely respect that everyone has their own opinion about this table. i did want to point out however that the rim IS actually from the streets of new york. it looked like crap when i got it – i just shined it up. that’s the point of the project – to show that things in the landfill look like crap (that’s why they’re thrown away), but with a little tlc, then can look like new. your comments actually help prove my point.

the other point i would like to make is that the piece at least inspires discussion about what to do with this “junk” – whether it be lighting, a fan, or whatever (as pointed out in the comments). that was my intention – to make people THINK about what junk could be. it is anyone’s prerogative as to whether the table is good, bad, beautiful, or ugly – but i’m happy that it inspired discussion about the “junk” itself. that was my objective.

design that provokes criticism is design that moves the field ahead.

beth

Rather than being an extraordinarily ugly piece of sh*t in the middle of my room, just for visual ugliness….

the aluminum could be used for food container storage, automotive parts, medical devices, consumer goods, or ANYTHING else.

hence, actually recycling the wheel, not “recycling” the wheel as done here.

the “recycling” of this wheel is actually worse than straight up throwing it away in a garbage pile.

send it to be recycled. any bloggers out there read that? take those words I just wrote, and promote this comment, it’s a better idea and project than this stupid table.