The Nightstand, Reinvented
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Aranda/Lasch's piece is made from a single ten-foot-long gold zipper, black leather, and a vinyl composite structure. The piece unzips to reveal a dark pink velvet lining. -
For people who want more than a single glass of water by their bed, this nightstand by Leon Rasmeier should do the trick. A five-gallon jug with integrated pump ensures you'll never wake up parched again. -
To create this bedside table, musician Michael Stipe cast the underside of his "cheap plastic chair" in a semi-soft, durable plastic typically used to make pickup truck bed liners. -
The 200-pound nightstand by Situ Studio is made of two kinds of cement: 'Rapid Set' concrete (the lighter hue) and 'Crack-Resistant Quickrete' concrete (the darker). The off-kilter piece contains cast impressions made in the shape of plastic bottles, paperback novels, keys, and also some, um, sexier shapes... -
Shawn Maximo's nightstand is made from pressure-treated wood, MDF, glass, mirror, neon, and brass. It's intended for the display of illicit objects, or to act as a "mini-convenience store beside the bed," said Maximo. -
Jim Drain's nightstand, made of cedar, paint, and steel, was inspired by a 1918 Piet Mondrian painting. -
A mixed-media nightstand by Paul Kopkau has a surrealist look about it. -
Rich Brilliant Willing's piece, assembled from brushed aluminum, belting leather, and glass, forgoes storage space entirely, acting simply as a handsome bed-high table surface. -
RO/LU's cubist plywood nightstand was inspired by an Ettore Sottsass cabinet discovered online. The slots are intended to store magazines. -
The circle on Paul Lee's piece, crafted from wood, acrylic paint, tambourine bells, and a lightbulb, glows pinkish-yellow like the moon. -
A sharp-edged nightstand by Rafael de Cardenas and Evan Gruzis, made from paint, MDF, and glass, puts everything on display.Don't miss a word of Dwell! Download our FREE app from iTunes, friend us on Facebook, or follow us on Twitter!
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