Good news for lazy people: We’re one step closer to buying furniture that will assemble itself. I know, I know, we’ve heard this before. We’ve been teased with tiny self-building chairs and phase-changing materials that might someday eliminate the need for a toolbox. But this time it’s for real.
In its most recent project, MIT’s Self-Assembly Lab joined Italian design studio Wood-Skin to create the Programmable Table, which transitions from flat to fully built with a gentle tug. The goal was to find a way of shipping a flat-packed piece of furniture that would spring to life, like a pop-up book, when taken out of its box.
Self-Assembling Table Doesn’t Need Ikea’s Stupid Wrench [Wired]
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