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An Unassuming Piece of Furniture With Tons of Hidden Compartments

Craig Thibodeau's Roentgen-inspired Automaton Table

By Rain Noe - October 23, 2015

in Furniture Design

Aesthetically and stylistically, this piece of furniture is all over the place—the builder refers to it as "Art Deco style" and I humbly disagree—but there's no denying the exacting craftsmanship that went into it. Craig Thibodeau, a San-Diego-based custom furniture builder, presumably built this David-Roentgen-inspired Automaton Table as a showpiece, to illustrate to his customers what's possible in the way of hidden compartments:

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I thought it would be cool if the spinning puzzle was actually a combination lock, but Thibodeau's probably got to get some sleep sooner or later.

You can see more of his work here.

Craig Thibodeau

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Hi Rain, thanks for the great post. This piece was actually a commission for a very good client and the spinning puzzle was added just for fun. I agree it would have been really cool if it activated something else, but like you said I need to sleep sometime.

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  Craig, you've got to make the pieces for the next "National Treasure" movie! The combo lock would be perfect....
  
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    I would love to make those types of pieces! The movies are great inspiration for this type of work.
    
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