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Back to the Drawing Board

Benjamin Benais brings back the portable drafting table

By Rain Noe - June 8, 2018

in Furniture Design

When was the last time you heard someone say "Back to the drawing board" as a euphemism for reformulating plans? In this age of digital sketching, having an ergonomically slanted surface for drawing on paper no longer seems desirable, at least to mass manufacturers. But French designer Benjamin Benais still sees the merits of drawing boards, so has begun designing and producing his own.

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Benais' design (which has the unfortunate and infantilizing name of "My Drawing Board" etched across the bottom) is a simple one, made from two pieces of 19mm plywood and a quartet of metal hinges. A magnet holds the drawing in place--anyone remember having to keep their fingernails long to undo drafting dots?--and allows the paper to be rotated as needed.

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You can ignore the dated bit about Kickstarter--the board was successfully Kickstarted last year, and Benais is now selling them for €179.00 (USD $210) a pop.

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Christopher Deusen

6 years ago

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Is plywood a good writing surface? I would think that it would be too soft and dent from drawing on it.

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steve hassler

6 years ago

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Very nicely done. Agree, thought, on the name on the bottom of the board. Please put on the back, if needed.

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