All change please

Trust British architect Thomas Heatherwick to turn a familiar piece of furniture on its head. The shape-shifting ‘Friction Table’ has a lattice structure that allows a circular design to metamorphose into a four-metre-long ellipse. The technical triumph – some 16 years in the making – is tempered by its natural red leather surface, courtesy of Bill Amberg Studio. Price on application. (heatherwick.com).