Gizmodo: pool table

A Glass Pool Table

Brian Lam — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 15:40:32 EST

Beautiful. But I bet every time I'd rack and break, I'd furrow my brow intensely wondering if they whole thing would come undone.

Under the film surface, meant to emulate the felt top of a regular pool table, is safety glass. It's 3/4 of an inch thick, and the bumpers are standard, so I suppose it's safe enough to play on. But maybe I just want someone to sink that 8 ball so hard, the entire thing shatters. Saving that, some director should use one in a bar gunfight scene. [Baller House via Nottage Design via Born Rich - Thanks A.J.!]

Freshwest Takes the Concept of a Pool Table Literally

Sean Fallon — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 17:50:00 EDT

Kudos to the design team at the UK-based firm Freshwest for putting a fresh, humorous spin on the concept of what a pool table should be. What they have developed is actually a coffee table constructed out of 50mm acrylic that reflects and refracts light "in such a way that it resembled the depth and hue of an actual swimming [pool]." It even features a miniature diving board on one end to complete the effect. Unfortunately, there is no word on whether this will ever become available to the public. Seems like too good of an idea to remain in the prototype stage if you ask me.

[Freshwest via Luxist via MoCo Loco]

Disappearing Pool Table Adds Secret Agent Awesomeness To Your Game Room

Elaine Chow — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 02:30:00 EDT

Everybody knows that no real bachelor pad is complete without a pool table, but if you want f@$#ing awesome bachelor pad status, you gotta have it rise from the floor James Bond-style. This ridiculous mod uses a side-sliding trap door in the floor and a hydraulic lift to make a pool table appear where there was none before. Wooooweee, is that your pool cue or are you just happy to see me? [Ballerhouse -Thanks A.J.!]