With smartphones and the internet, it is becoming easier to become distracted at the dining table, even when you are eating with just one other person.
To remind us of the importance of good table manners, Dutch designer Marleen Jansen has created the “Courtesytable”, a playful table featuring see-saw seating that requires users to stay at the table so that their companion would not fall onto the floor.
According to Jansen, this table creates a situation where people are “being forced voluntarily” to focus on what is happening and being said around the table—it effectively “prevents people from walking away from the table whilst having dinner”.
What do you think of this table—would you like to have it in your home? View more of the designer’s work on her website.
[via Ignant]