The Rug Coffee Table

The Rug Coffee Table

The Rug Coffee Table

Arguably topped by a stray banana skin, not much poses such a comical threat as an upturned rug.

One man to see past the faults of this home-dwelling nuisance is designer [Alessandro Isola, whose latest work takes the end of a cumbersome rug and moulds it neatly into a coffee table.

Inspired by those unforgiving bumps of a carpet, the fittingly-named Stumble Upon is a hard-shell hybrid piece designed to be comfortable to walk on, lie on and also store a brew thanks to that flexible top-end. It's a marriage made in home furnishings heaven.

For now, however, being a concept, it's firmly stuck in development hell. But with these neat designs we can't see this being the case for much longer.

In the meantime, here are some equally stunning/odd coffee tables which you definitely can buy

Danielle de Wolfe

As Shortlist’s Staff Writer, Danielle spends most of her time compiling lists of the best ways to avoid using the Central Line at rush hour.