For those for whom just any table just won’t do, Interior Design magazine recently shined its spotlight on some of the most drool-worthy designs in its third annual Best of the Year Awards.   One standout is Altura Furniture’s Nexus Square Extension Table, a Zen-modern pedestal table that expands diagonally, resulting in a perfectly balanced yet asymmetrical base.   Another is the Morotai Table by Carlo, which combines three round tables perched on ultra-thin pedestals into an impossible-not-to-notice piece of art.

For modernist fans who want to take the retro look to the next level, the brand-new Chloe Drink table rebrands designer Holly Hunt as a 21^st century Eileen Grey.  It is small and round, made of polished silver metal with a glass top – but also has a uniquely graceful form that will work in any setting.  The Hex Table is so modern it’s futuristic, linking together magnetically-charged, stainless steel hexagon segments into whatever configuration works for you.  Finally, Dune’s Dare Table takes minimalism to the bare minimum, balancing a cocktail sized wood table top on a barely-there slice of steel.  Of course, words can hardly to these tables justice.  To see them for yourself, check out the latest edition of Interior Design.