A Folding Dining Table

K. Aage Nielsen designed this sensible table in 1954. It lives in a bulkhead-mounted case; to set it up, lift the table, drop its leg, unfold the leaf, and sit down to dinner. Fold and stow it again, and there’s room to move about the cabin.

See bonus content for this article. Kevin Porter explains how the table operates in the video.

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