Furniture

Popular reviews (over last 10 years)

Laptable
Anyone for tea? 5,966 reads

Search within furniture

Latest Reviews

Laptable

Latest News

VIDEO: Sonic Chair
Is it a seat? Is it a speaker? Yes 28 April 2009 15:54 GMT
If you're all like, "what credit crunch?", like your toons - and stripes - then check out this chair. It's like, made for you.
VIDEO: Napshell power nap cocoon
Susi gets snoozy with new relaxation device 28 April 2009 13:43 GMT
See the Napshell high-tech cot-for-grown-ups-thing in action as Susi Weaser takes a little lie-down...
VIDEO: Inada massage chair in action
Aaand relax 2 April 2009 10:57 GMT
Pocket-lint's Stuart Miles gets buttocks-on with the Inada Sogno massage chair, a nigh-on £6k bit of furniture that will give you a Shiatsu massage in your lounge. Hit play now to see the high-tech chair in action.
PHOTOS: NovelQuest Emperor workstation
CES 2009: $40k's worth of high tech office/gaming pod 12 January 2009 15:11 GMT
NovelQuest used CES to showcase its "Emperor" workstation, a high-tech pod-like offering that gives a geek everything - at their fingertips - that they need to feel at home.

The Emperor includes multiple monitors, a sound system, full spectrum lamp lighting,...
Surface Tension brings gaming to the table
19-inch LCD screen and console in the table 23 October 2008 17:44 GMT
Surface Tension seems to have made it their mission to bring retro gaming back to life.

The company has already brought out the Internet Coffee Table and the Arcade Coffee Table.

But now it has redesigned the latter to include a 19-inch LCD screen,...
Qayot designs Pac-Man stools
The Pouf-Man - for the ultimate games' pad 1 October 2008 15:55 GMT
Those fond memories of watching a little munching man chase dots around a screen.

Well now you can relive those days with these kitsch stools - designed to look like the gaming hero that is Pac-Man.

These leather stools have been designed by Italian...
HoMedics launches Shiatsu massage seat cover
With three speeds 8 September 2008 16:50 GMT
If you fancy one of those swanky massage chairs but can't afford the swanky price tag, HoMedics is offering the Shiatsu+ Massager with Heat chair cover that claims to give you a deep shiatsu massage for £160. Available now.
Chair made from recycled PS2s to launch
Designer effort sees old consoles reused 2 September 2008 12:06 GMT
London-based Pli Design is launching its latest eco-friendly product, a chair made from 100% recycled games consoles.

The British manufactured "Reee chair" has a plastic seat and back made entirely from 2.4kg of recycled plastic from PlayStation 2 computer...
Sony RHT-G500 "invisible speakers" stand launches
New model for 32- to 40-inch TVs 6 August 2008 10:01 GMT
Sony has launched a new model into its Bravia theatre "invisible home cinema" products that offer surround sound hidden in a TV stand.

The new RHT-G500, which fits into the line-up below the existing RHT-G900 and G1500, is designed for use with 32 to 40-inch...
Giant LED bookcase
Read the time then read a book 1 August 2008 11:43 GMT
So you're sitting reading a book on a relaxing Saturday afternoon.

But before your eyes, there's numbers flicking.

OK so this bookcase would great in a batchelor pad, with its red lights and sleek lines, but do you really want such a huge clock...
Racing car office chair launches
Desk furniture for drivers 30 July 2008 15:15 GMT
There's nothing particularly techie about this office chair - it just offers a cool racing car design with a zippy black and red faux leather livery. On pre-order now, it's £149.99 from Drinkstuff.com.
PC World shows "tech chair" concept
Deck chair for geeks 9 July 2008 16:49 GMT
Dubbed the "Tech Chair", PC World have transformed the humble sun lounger into an "advanced technological hub of summer entertainment". Hmmm.
Giant LEGO-like LunaBlocks launch
Build your own brick desk 6 June 2008 13:40 GMT
We're easily pleased with anything LEGO-like, but these LunaBlocks are really quite cool.

Described as supersized building blocks for Lego enthusiasts, the blocks are apparently safe enough for kids to play but are functional too for adults who stack them together...
Revolution desk concept revealed
Clever fold-away workstation 23 May 2008 12:27 GMT
This simple yet effective design has a rotating panel surface that reveals the computer monitor when the keyboard is slid out, and hides it, allowing for more space, when not needed. Coming soon to an Ikea near you ... hopefully?
Nintendo console controller coffee table
And it actually works! 12 May 2008 11:42 GMT
Not only can you pay homage to your love of games with this Nintendo styled coffee table but the buttons actually work so you can find a home for your steaming mug and blast some alien nasty on your console at the very same time.

The design is by one Kyle Downes...
Fruity smelling, musical pillows to lull you to sleep
Scents and songs 9 May 2008 15:46 GMT
OK so you may look a bit daft snoring into a giant strawberry shaped pillow, but don't you quite like the idea of London's workforce taking naps at their desks on an array of fruity, scented pillows?

There's a whole fruit stall of shapes to pick from; then choose...
Designer "Contact Box" charging solution for mobiles
Tidy wall mounted cabinet 16 April 2008 9:37 GMT
This is a different design solution to solve the problem of ugly phone chargers and cables littering your hallway from designer Anna Falkenmark.

The wall mounted cabinet allows your mobile to be displayed under the door's elastic cording with the remaining...
VIDEO: Amazing robotic television hides under the bed
Smooth moves 20 March 2008 12:01 GMT
We've seen televisions that rise out of the foot of the bed before but never anything this mechanically cool.

Hit play to watch the most impressive robotic TV/bed solution you're likely to see this week...
Whirlpool shows green kitchen concept
Inspired by nature 14 March 2008 15:04 GMT
Whirlpool has shown of its futuristic "green kitchen" concept in which 60% of the water and heat generated from appliances is "diverted" to fuel other appliances or functions in the eco-kitchen.

Through this integrated use of appliances, with the concept taking...
Thanko offers motorised fun for Wii gamers
"Electric Up And Down Big TV Stand" 10 March 2008 16:34 GMT
We're hankering after Thanko's remote controlled TV stand, capable of lighting 110lbs worth of display up to 130cm, aimed specifically at Wii gamers.

Shame it's (a) Japanese, and (b) well expensive.
Today's big stories on Megawhat TV NEWS
Catch up with the tech news web tv show 4 February 2008 19:20 GMT
Switch on Megawhat TV now for the biggest stories of the day from the world of gadgets and technology.

In the headlines today - Google says no to Microsoft buying Yahoo; O2 and 3 team up; LG Slimline Slider is on its way; Motorola's ailing phone business faces...
Hoverit launches a magnetic hover chair
Gravity-defying lounger 4 February 2008 10:47 GMT
"Float away your stress on our unique suspended lounger" is the pitch behind this new futuristic furniture.

British Company Hoverit Ltd has introduced "The Lounger", which is the first of their revolutionary magnetic "hover" furniture range.

Boasting...
CES 2008: PlayPod gaming chair gets CES debut
Your personal gamer theatre 9 January 2008 19:50 GMT
Launched at CES is this cool looking gaming chair. Only in prototype stage just now, the company behind the "PlayPod" hope to make it a real world product very soon.

Essentially just an item of furniture (there is no AV hook-up that you might expect) the theory...
Leather armchair with iPod speakers
iChair 30 November 2007 9:23 GMT
This leather armchair not only looks classy enough to sit in a proper gentlemen's study but contains stereo-quality surround sound speakers with iPod hook up.

$1500 from Pottery Barn in the US. Wonder if they do international shipping...
Man builds giant Wiimote cupboard
Woodworked Wii 28 November 2007 12:59 GMT
Some crazed Nintendo fan has lovingly crafted a giant Wiimote in the form of a cupboard. We assume it would look quite nifty next to those Tetris bookshelves already available...