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Transformer Furniture for Small-Space Living

October 7, 2013

Agata Nowak’s Multifunctional Desk takes the art of transformation to a new level: it unfolds from a single desk to a table for six. A prototype that we hope will soon be put into production, the design has us wondering, should some of our other furniture should be working harder?

Nowak, a furniture and product designer based in Poznan, Poland, conceived the piece in response to her own family’s needs. Here, a look at its many guises.

Photography by Adam Markowski.

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Above: The design in desk mode.

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Above: A magnetic metal rack holds desk items.

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Above: The designer at work.

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Above: The desktop lifts up to reveal storage space.

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Above: Nowak begins to take down one side of her workstation.

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Above: A bungee cord threaded through a round peg hold the sides of the workstation in place.

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Above: The workstation partitions become table leaves.

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Above: The legs extend to support the table leaves.

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Above: A small desk and work area for two.

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Above: Both table leaves come down.

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Above: The metal storage rack is easily removed.

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Above: From workstation for one, to desk for two, to dining table for six.

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Above: Putting the table away.

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Above: A card table for four?

Interested in seeing other transformational designs? See how architect Robert Garneau takes his 650-square-foot studio apartment from home to office in A Tiny Live/Work Loft Made Large. Also check out A Hard-Working House in the CityPulltab Design‘s apartment solution for a couple who bought small but dreamed big.

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