Table
Mauricio Arruda
Post By:Kitticoon Poopong
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The House of Cards table by
Brazilian designer-architect
Mauricio Arruda is an inventive one of a kind table-piece that shows us how to build a perfectly sturdy table using the appropriate house of cards structure.
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This table, despite its fragile look, is designed to support up to 250 kilograms or 500 lbs.
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By
laser cutting 4mm deep steel plates and producing cards in a scale of 13:1, the table is literally put together like a house of cards.
The
steels cards are weld one to one, allowing each owner to fully customize its configuration.
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The people
Furniture Designer: Mauricio Arruda
Materials: Metal + Glass
Photographs: Courtesy of Felipe Morozini