PLAY Coffee Table

Published in Home Interior Design | Storage & Organizing 

On September 22nd, 2008

Everybody loves a good puzzle, which is exactly what the PLAY! Coffee Table by BCSXY is offering. It is so much more than it seems from the outside, just like a good mystery – things are never quite what they seem.Handmade of walnut veneered plywood and lacquer print, this gorgeous coffee table has a slide-puzzle top.

It allows you to shuffle and move surface panels around, while with each arrangement, the missing piece reveals one of sixteen hidden storage compartments. Now, where did I put the remote…

Dimensions: 40.5″ x 40.5″ x 17.75″H (including wheels)

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