A deserving winner of the 2011 red dot design concept award, the X Plus table was conceived as a functional sculpture for contemporary living spaces. To achieve the shape, three triangular areas are cut from a single sheet of stainless steel, the sheet is bent into form and the two end points are welded together. The result is a modular object composed of two X shapes that works independently or arranged in a series. In a variety of hues and finishes, the table is adaptable to almost any motif.
Designer: Xiaoxi Shi
I really like this. Nice work.
Good design
good design!!i like it!!
great design – very clever. Is this in mass production yet? Any more details available??
Reminds me of the Zune logo:
http://cdn.ledfrog.com/uploads/2011/06/Zune-review-Zune-logo.jpg
Hi, Erik, interesting finding, they do have some similarities 🙂
The write up indicated 3 triangles, Clearly there are four, But has anyone considered the fact there is a LOT of waste stainless steel cut away from the triangles. I’m sure that the waste cut-outs can be recycled, but producing stainless steel sheet is an expense in and of itself, and even through a progressive die press manufacturing scenario, this results in 82% of the materials lost in production as waste, Not exactly green by any means…..
If u stand on a corner of this thing sure this will tumble down & break your crown 😛
Yeah, this was one of the first things I was taught at design school, single sheet construction is extremely wasteful and warps easily.
Also seems a bit unstable but you’re not getting too comfortable on stainless steel anyway.
maybe if is made with other materials and some pieces have less ecological impact, but is a good concept
If this was welded the 7 narrow bars could be cut from one (roughly 7” x 24”) piece of metal and a 24” x 24” piece for seat (makes two) with no waste.
You need a 24′ x 96′ sheet of stainless steel to make this as designed.
Seamless construction = 4,608 cubic inches of steel
Welded construction = 312 cubic inches
THAT IS 4,296” OF STEEL OR 91% OF THE MATERIAL WASTED PER TABLE.
like this http://www.autori-vari.it/en/cose-things/25-tricubo.html ?