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

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

The Pl(a)ywood 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 where 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 – © Silvia Knüppel // Photographer: Frederik Busch

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

Pl(a)ywood Table #2 – © Silvia Knüppel // Photographer: Frederik Busch