Tables with tentacles

These lovely, betentacled tables were designed by Chul An Kwak, a Korean designer who exhibited them back in 2007 at the Seoul Design Week.

Chul An Kwak at Seoul Design Week 2007 (via Neatorama)

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Anonymous

they are kinda creepy…a tad War of the Worlds
Anonymous

Not shown: version where table is molesting a busty woman in a schoolgirl uniform.
Phikus

Do they have a version that squirts ink all over the floor?
vorpalsword

The one on the right reminds me very strongly of the Tree Keeper’s peculiar vehicle.
Anonymous

Perfect for playing Arkham Horror.
dculberson

HAMA KAVULA!!!
Ratdog

They are nice until they come alive. Then they aren’t.
Permanent4

Do they come with optional Japanese schoolgirls tangled in the legs?
roni26

Wow! These are awesome. They look alive.
JJR1971

The long table doesn’t look very sturdy to me, but I guess it is.

Fun gift for a marine biologist or a Cthulu fan or to play AD&D on…
Powerphail

Looks more like tentacles with tables to me
beemoh

I can’t believe nobody’s said “Tentables!” yet.

/b
Anonymous

Didn’t wee see these tables as sculptures in “Beetlejuice?”
Little John

Adding to the list of potential gift recipients:

This would be a super present for somebody with a young child. This is just the kind of furniture that is so effective in a young person’s room. The greatest effect is right after bedtime, when the room is mostly dark (but with a bit of light from under the door or from a nearby street light).

As a kid I paid plenty of attention at night to things like (a) a shirt hanging from a chair, (b) my Bozo the Clown stand-up punching balloon, and (c) my bedside lamp with a porcelain base in the shape of a snarling lion.
Anonymous

mmmmm… takky…
nanuq

Ah, yes, the R’lyeh school of furniture design. It never caught on.
fsck

Was it just me who misread the designer’s name as Cthulhu An Kwak?
erissian

I like it – very Beetlejuice.
TEKNA2007

Tentacular!