The Time Table

We're throwing out a kitchen table and replacing it with this: Normal's "Time Table", a table with a built-in digital clock made out of an electro-luminescent film built into the surface.

[(Unverified) Posted Dec 19th 2005 12:03AM]

don't get your hopes up. only one of these tables exist as a proof-of-concept prototype.

on that note, it might be helpful to indicate (when known) if gadgets exist as nothing more than concept or proof-of-concept. doing so would be especially helpful with industrial design objects/furniture -- it seems that anyone with a 3D modeling program, some design smarts, and a website can claim to have a product when all they really have is a convincing rendering and the hope that someone will call them and offer to build the product in exchange for royalties. i can't tell if this is a photograph (furniture) or rendering (vaporture), but in either case, it isn't "real" from the point-of-view of a consumer.

that said, i love seeing things like this because it's great to see what creative people are up to.

[(Unverified) Posted Dec 19th 2005 12:03AM]

We usually try to include that information when we can, but there wasn't anything specific info either way on WristFashion, and Normal's website is a Flash nightmare.

[(Unverified) Posted Dec 19th 2005 12:03AM]

While showing the time is great and all, I'd love to see this as some sort of ambient display. You could probably do something interesting with color ed regions and different patterns denoting different sorts.

[(Unverified) Posted Dec 19th 2005 12:03AM]

I must have left that out by accident because i did mention it for their other clock, but that table came out back in 2001-2002 and if there is anything that is going to encourage them to manufacture it, its some web buzz ;)

[(Unverified) Posted Dec 19th 2005 12:03AM]

no chance of seeing the time under the clutter that piles up on any flat surface near me ... if they take the legs off and hang it on the wall they might be on to a winner!

[(Unverified) Posted Dec 19th 2005 12:03AM]

I have seen the analog version in chiasso's interior design catalogue, but this dining table size really caught my attention. Please please let me know when this will be available to the public!