dwell - Pimp my sofa competition

Kaleidoscope Table

by Gemma Ellen Williams
Kaleidoscope Table
Gemma Ellen Williams
Gemma Ellen Williams
I am a 22 year old Graphic Designer. I grew up in Swansea and am currently in my third and final year of a BA in Graphic Design at the University of Wales, Newport. I mainly design for print based outcomes and am very interested in working in a way which gets away from using the computer as the main tool for making images.
View other designs
  • rate Squash by Vicki Murdoch
  • rate London Skyline by Natalie Carroll
  • rate Harmonious Dissonance by Mika Larrison
  • rate Kaleidoscope Table by Gemma Ellen Williams
  • rate Controlled Ignition by Kia Sunda
  • rate Shedding the Shell by Eduardo McIntosh
  • rate Let Them Eat Cake by Laura Bamber
  • rate Music Visualisation by Yeung Yau
About the design
I wanted my design to be fun and bright. Originally I was just going to decorate it with the theme of a kaleidoscope, however it seemed stupid not to incorporate an actual kaleidoscope into the design and make it interactive. I think that because it is a piece of furniture it should still be functional and for people to actually use rather than just look at it. I feel that the bright colours of the table reflect the childlike nature of kaleidoscopes and also my own personality.
Rate this product
Choose how many stars to award this design, add any comments below. Then simply fill the boxes below to make your vote live
Name Email
Comment
Comments

a very nice table love kaleidoscopes would look good in my conservatory. hope you win.

from: carol howell

I hope santa gets me one of these

from: Pippa

what was the thought process here

from: ella

what is this horrendous should never be seen in public

from: RR

All hale to the table This is the best British table in the world.

from: Ali Murrey

I wish I could order 11 of these for each room of my house and a spare

from: Kipper

Its cool its four collars popped cool.

from: Gavout

I do love this I would love this on my boat

from: Tall Tom Thomas

My brother would love this so do I. It looks a great table to drink your tea off

from: Short Tim

Love Love Love Win Win Win

from: Hannah W

Great idea. Great design. Great table.

from: Jenifer Macles

FAB

from: Scott

I worked in AKI for a number of years. so I know good tables and THIS is a good table x

from: Von Alun

I think that the fact that this table is interactive is an awesome idea - Great Work

from: Josie Lloyd

I love this table

from: sian

I dont get it

from: mel

Wow you wont see that in Ikea well done.

from: Dave

By far my favourite

from: Rocky

Really funky love the colours

from: Katie Sullivan

weird and colourful just the way i like things

from: mark ford

im sure the youngsters will love it. Very funky.Reminds me of liquorice allsorts

from: Karen Hamm

tis fab

from: kerry bellamy

Id like to have one at home

from: Jing Lu

fun & fab

from: sam heal

Really funky and different

from: Sarah Madden

I love the design and the warm comforting colours reminiscent of delicious liquorice allsorts you can almost smell and taste them. I also love the practicability of the table would be divine to sit at slurp a capuccino and complete a sudoku.

from: Rose Nicholas

awesome tabes Gem

from: Andrew Watt

interesting and practical

from: Andy Thomas

Yumm

from: Megs

Brill great design

from: Kerry Hall

great design

from: Valeire Davies

great design

from: TS

fab

from: Karen

Im sure its even better in real life - photo doesnt really do it justice - interesting and reminds me of sweets

from: Helen Beddow

Wow What a departure from the usual SQUARE design

from: Huw

FAB

from: Mark McGreal

this is a fab designI love it

from: karen

so cool

from: Lily Bennett

can i have it please

from: Doris Morris

I love it

from: Gina Roberts

Amazing work

from: D

Amazing work

from: D

Its such a fun piece of design really bright and great fun with the kaleidoscope

from: Dylan Mitchell

A leg hoho above the rest.

from: Jeremie Bowles

great innovative idea nice for kids but i personally would not buy it purely because it isnt my taste but i would be excited to see it at the tate modern or something as just another piece of art. very attractively innovative mind. well done.

from: maria

Fantastic

from: Ted

It is as if a teletubby in playschool decided to cover a chair in paint then make it unfunctional pointless in any environment execpt teletubby land. But then what do i know about design. This gets one star from me.

from: Kevin McCloud

I love the use of colours in this piece although Im not sure Id buy it for myself personally... My nieces love it

from: Katie Mercer

Awesome I love the mirror bits I wonder if she used UV colours

from: Kate

Wow

from: andy cargil

very good. bright and colourful.

from: ben williams

WOW

from: Lisa

Lovely design and the only interactive piece in the competeition

from: Lisa Holland

crackin table

from: Dan

I dont like this. Looks like a child made it.

from: Charlotte

An excellent piece of work

from: FRANK

Very nice what an excellent idea.

from: ARLENE

Fun and exciting piece of design... definitely the best in the competition

from: Emily Beach

Great design I want to play with it

from: Angela

This piece must have taken a LOT of work well done

from: Jenny Lemon

Ruddy brilliant

from: A. Rivers

Its really nice... love the fact that it is interactive.

from: Simone

Funky for sure. I really like it and i would like to have one in my livingroom D

from: Mohand Bashir

Definitely the freshest concept in this competition.

from: Alex McKee

AWESOME

from: Daryl

This is AMAZING

from: D

This stuff is freaking awesomeThe lightsThe kaleidoscopeThe freaky ass coloursEverythingIts so much more awesome in the flesh woody as it is than a simple photograph could ever do justice to.

from: Flamegrilledsam

Love it x

from: Peter Martin

Highly original design would love one in my apartment.

from: Lee Williams

brilliant

from: Jim White

love it

from: Hannah

Funky innovative and bright piece of furniture great design

from: D.Evans

Fantastic

from: Gemma

I want this table

from: Grace

Its just such a fun colourful unique design love it.

from: Helen Yates

I love this fun vibrant multi functional table. I would definately like to have one inmy living room.

from: Kate Cox

Great Work

from: Dale Rogers

excellent

from: leon

Love it

from: shell bebb

So pretty

from: Joanne Jay

Ace

from: Jack Halpin

beautiful

from: andy hero cussen

i just love it

from: rhinnon

[Comment has been removed because of inappropiate language]

from: amy fletcher

Brill

from: Matthew Otten

I love it

from: Cathie De Silva

Ingenious design Its colourful so it most certainly gets my vote Very original combination

from: Andrew Reid

I love the funky colours want to inside

from: Matthew Harris

An excellent interactive piece of design

from: Mark Soady

Very nice

from: Sam

awesome design Id love to have a look at it and see how it works. Extremely funky and modern. Well done

from: Lisa-Jane Millar

what is it

from: Frank Merritt

Love it

from: Hannahlyz Rees

so original

from: sharon martens

good times

from: becky dodds

amazingg

from: Georgina

funky

from: dafydd laugharne

very originall

from: rachel mcgarry

great idea i will use it everyday that im campus and thats three years worth

from: arron gordon

very cool and crazy

from: lauren

very funky

from: Emma

great

from: carl purcell

amazing desighn

from: helen birstow

Awesome table by a very talented designer

from: victoria Evans

smurrftastic

from: luke

very creative

from: andy

brilliant best one of all

from: Jim

Original and resembles a savonius windmill.

from: Stephen Hughes

very nice

from:

This is awesome

from: David Darbyshire

great idea

from: nick hardy

Awesomeness

from: Susan Allen

this is very nice well done .

from: adrien adams

really good

from: john felton

amazing

from: jonny millward

still BRILLIIIIAAAAANT

from: Craig Harper

BRILLIIIIAAAAANT

from: Craig Harper

BRILLIIIIAAAAANT

from: Craig Harper

Excellent

from: Phillip Rodger

such a Wicked design Very creative.

from: Emmalou

ace

from: Tobias Beach-Wyld

Fantastic.

from: Sarah

thats a very cool looking table...

from: Nik Grantham

Awsome

from: Hannah

Something that made me smile - furniture with attitude

from: Cassie Bowkett

This is so innovative and unusual I love it

from: Lauren Gough

I want one No take that back I NEED one I hope I can have one at some point in my life O LOVE IT

from: Adri

Pure Genius.

from: Bill

This is brilliant

from: tom morris

its the best table ive seen in forever. would buy 1000s if i could D

from: beirton john

Yea cool

from: Alf

Id buy it D

from: TID

this table is nice

from: ben ambler

yeah

from: alix king

yeah

from: nom nom

This table is perfect for anyone between the ages of 1 and 100. I love it and really want to play with it.

from: David Howell

Where can I buy this It is so damn amazing....

from: Cerian Bowler

awesome. way better than everything else . kaleidoscope in my eyess

from: tim jones

amasing 5 stars

from: dave

This is the best table ever made ever. God would buy this table.

from: Alix

magical what a great idea

from: david donovan-brown

awesome...win win win

from: miku rei

Very Eye Catching Would love to put a spot light on the center and see how the light reflets.

from: Kate Wall

I think its brilliant and lots of color Well done xx

from: Laura Kilcoyne

Very modern and colorful design the center piece draws the eye whilst maintaining the basic functionality of the table design. Would be very interesting to see a series of these in a room of a similar fashion.

from: Jamie Cresswell

most excellent a window to insanity

from: scott collins

Lush

from: Cai Weaver

Amazzzziiiing

from: Ceri Jenkins

ITS AWESOME

from: Mike Games

I LOVE it

from: hannah Winston

Superb design. Really interesting interactive concept and really nicely produced

from: Stephen Banks

I think the idea of a table kaleidoscope is possible one of the freshest and innovative designs Ive seen and the hole concept is jest simply brilliant. I wouldnt mind a hole house designed in this style.

from: Dai Howell

best table of the show

from: James

I love it

from: Holly Bennett

Simpy outstanding design if I seen that in Ikea i would buy it

from: Sam Forde

I need one of these

from: Andrew Cargill

I love this design - incorporating such a playful thing into a practical piece of furniture

from: Rhiannon