Designed by Dutch designer Bertjan Pot and manufactured by Arco, these Slim tables are so thin, they're practically optical illusions:

The tops and legs are just over an inch thick, and that's actual wood (or at least veneer) surfacing them. The structure that allows these tables to stretch to 160cm (63 inches) long is "an innovative sandwich construction of steel and honeycomb," Arco writes.

The companion Slim Bench can be had in lengths of 150cm, 170cm and 200cm (59", 67" and 79").

There's also a Slim Plus that's a centimeter thicker, which enables it to stretch up to 360cm (142", nearly 12 feet!) long, and can seat 10 people.

I'm digging this optional sock, which lets you run a cable down the leg.

Lastly, if you need to seat the entirety of the UN General Assembly, you can order this Slim+ Connected, which joins two Slims together with a mirrored base in the middle. The Connected tables are of custom length, made-to-order.

I’m a lapsed industrial designer. I was born in NYC and figured I’d die there, but a few years ago I abandoned New York to live on a farm in the countryside with my wife. We have six dogs.

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