Part of the "thrill" of traveling to a new freelance design gig was wondering, as I crossed the lobby, what my new temporary workstation was going to look like. Would I get shafted with a card table in the corner, be assigned to a windowless cubicle featuring lunch crumbs from the last tenant, or be placed on one of those wonky communal desks?

How intimidating would it be to your new clients if you showed up with your laptop in one hand, and in the other, your own darn desk stowed away in this case:

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Designed by Paris-based Dai Sugasawa for Industry+, the military-inspired Bipod Table looks more than a little like a sniper rifle set-up.

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The Bipod table was conceived with the help of military equipment specialists who used precision engineering to achieve design efficiency. The Bipod's form is the sum of its functions: represented as they are, with exposed parts that emphasize the table's mechanical beauty.

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Weighing approximately 10kg, the table is easy to carry or transport, and is fully foldable with adjustable height and a retraction mechanism. Made up of 99 per cent alumiunium, the Bipod is lightweight, compact, and fully recyclable. The Bipod encourages improvisation: it can be used anywhere, and at any time, adapting its function to a variety of spaces and circumstances. The Bipod's modern industrial aesthetic allows for a stylish solution to the needs of every day life.

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It would be cool to finish the gig, then break your desk down, dramatically snap the case shut, and demand that your client wire the money into your Swiss account, like you're The Jackal.

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The thing I haven't worked out is where to get the tabletop from on-site, as I don't see any room for it in the case. I guess your histrionics would lose a little something if you set the table up, then have to scrounge some foamcore boards from the supply closet to form your worksurface.

Another cool Sugasawa project is his Dome Office:

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Unfortunately the project page features no description whatsoever, so I'm not sure what the intended application or knockdown capacity is. But I so want to build one of these in my apartment.

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Check out the rest of Sugasawa's book here.