Furniture design

Playful use of this table is not only possible, but positively required

Each table is a living sculpture with a wide range of functions

Playwood table by Silvia Knueppel

The Playwood series, made in Germany by Hamburg designer Silvia Knüppel, lives up to the promise of its name: playful use of this table is not only possible but positively required.

The table is made up of 33 loosely stacked individual layers of solid wood, reminiscent when fully closed of a classic side table – but only at first glance.

Each of these 33 leaves can be removed from it were required and used as a tray, chopping board, or shelf, dissolving the table’s compact, clean lines and transforming what appears to be a workaday piece of wooden furniture into a dynamic, living sculpture with a wide range of functions.

Pl(a)ywood table 1 by Silvia Knueppel — Playwood Table #1 – © Silvia Knüppel // Photographer: Frederik Busch

New Playwood table

A new version of Pl(a)ywood #2 made in beautiful oak wood (oiled) has been shown in during the Milan Design Week 2017, at:

20 Years of New Creativity – SaloneSatellite / Salone Internazionale del Mobile
Planets and Stars of new creativity – Fabbrica del Vapore

Playwood Table 2 by Silvia Knueppel — Playwood Table #2 – © Silvia Knüppel // Photographer: Frederik Busch

Know more on their official website.

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These tables by German designer Silvia Knüppel are made up of 33 loosely stacked individual layers of solid wood.

These tables by German designer Silvia Knüppel are made up of 33 loosely stacked individual layers of solid wood.

These tables by German designer Silvia Knüppel are made up of 33 loosely stacked individual layers of solid wood.

These tables by German designer Silvia Knüppel are made up of 33 loosely stacked individual layers of solid wood.

These tables by German designer Silvia Knüppel are made up of 33 loosely stacked individual layers of solid wood.

These tables by German designer Silvia Knüppel are made up of 33 loosely stacked individual layers of solid wood.

These tables by German designer Silvia Knüppel are made up of 33 loosely stacked individual layers of solid wood.

These tables by German designer Silvia Knüppel are made up of 33 loosely stacked individual layers of solid wood.

These tables by German designer Silvia Knüppel are made up of 33 loosely stacked individual layers of solid wood.

These tables by German designer Silvia Knüppel are made up of 33 loosely stacked individual layers of solid wood.

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These tables by German designer Silvia Knüppel are made up of 33 loosely stacked individual layers of solid wood.

These tables by German designer Silvia Knüppel are made up of 33 loosely stacked individual layers of solid wood.

These tables by German designer Silvia Knüppel are made up of 33 loosely stacked individual layers of solid wood.

These tables by German designer Silvia Knüppel are made up of 33 loosely stacked individual layers of solid wood.

These tables by German designer Silvia Knüppel are made up of 33 loosely stacked individual layers of solid wood.

These tables by German designer Silvia Knüppel are made up of 33 loosely stacked individual layers of solid wood.

These tables by German designer Silvia Knüppel are made up of 33 loosely stacked individual layers of solid wood.

These tables by German designer Silvia Knüppel are made up of 33 loosely stacked individual layers of solid wood.

These tables by German designer Silvia Knüppel are made up of 33 loosely stacked individual layers of solid wood.

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