Formtank's 3Fold desk is punched and formed from a single cut sheet of steel (the tabletop is a separate piece). It's a nice bit of solid-steel papercraft come to life as executive office-furniture.
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9:38 am Fri
Sep 12, 2008
Desk cut and folded from a single sheet of steel
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