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@ madmaven

I definitely thought the same thing, but if that were true then the last six posted designs would be more likely to be the top six designs, whereas only one of them is in line to move into the finals. Quite a few of the current finalists were early posts, and have held onto their rankings quite well.

In future versions of this competition, and even future rounds of this one, it would probably be better to keep the final vote tallies hidden to avoid any uncouth voting practices.

While the current situation doesn't seem to have generated a particularly noticable amount of voter fraud, the potential to exploit the system is definitely there.

Cute and clever. Although I think the exposed screws mounting it to the wall could have been easily/better resolved.

Also it looks like the whole thing is put together with screws (see the patched screw holes in the first photo). I would expect some better joinery for 20 hours of labor and $625.

And I would like to see the bottom openings a little wider to accommodate taller art books and the like.

How sweet. I think you've hit a great market segment at a good price. You should sell a ton of these in Santa Fe.

Kudos for the use of reclaimed materials and Bioshield stains, though I'd love to see a photo of it without the gauze.

Three stars.

Eh, looks kinda like another version of the same flat-pack table that every design student has to create at least once in their schooling.

It's cute, but won't hold up to the rigors of daily use. Tabbed plywood joinery will eventually fail and you'll just have to replace the entire table.

Despite the fact that every design student has made one of these, there's a reason Ikea doesn't have a table like this in their line up: It wouldn't meet their incredibly lax, "disposable" standards for durability/function.

Is there an actual prototype? Looks like these images are all renderings. Wouldn't the tension on the posts pull the aluminum rods right out of the drywall? You would have to anchor these in studs, and that means wider spans of unsupported rubber which would probably sag... a lot. I think it's a sham. Not to mention, what could a shelf that small possibly accommodate? You would have to buy like 20 of them to actually have useful shelf space, and that would be way, WAY, expensive.