's Turnstone division, for example, recently introduced the "Big Table, " a large standing-height table designed for quick meetings.

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This adjustable table allows users to change the angle and height position of the Table PC, from lying flat to a straight-up, 'wall-like mount' at 90 degrees.

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But the structure floats on a one-story wall of glass and the high interior space is beautifully shaped by a small forest of cone lamps descending from the roof to just above table height.

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The seats themselves have been thinned down (without compromising comfort) and the magazine pouch shifted from knee height to behind the tray table to increase legroom.

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Diffrient was a frustrated industrial designer with pioneering achievements, including the first chair whose height could be adjusted via a gas piston and spring, and a fold-up office table that replaced screws and plates with simple interlocking hinges.

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Completed in 1854, it stood on the highest pinnacle of the rock, but even at that height it was pounded mercilessly by high seas, and during storms the crockery would rattle off the table.

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