Media Release
December 16 2003
Sexy see-through design gives 8-ball a new lease of life
Playing pool has never been this sexy. Forget the smoky pool hall, the green cloth, the Chantilly shade and curved wooden legs - billiards, eight-ball and snooker have been catapulted to the 21st century with the latest pool table design from UniSA's industrial design graduate 22 year-old, Craig Nottage.
His final year assignment, the new-age pool table is a cool crisp glass and steel creation, that plays like a traditional table thanks to the clever use of special resin surfacing, but looks almost like a sophisticated dining room table.
And according to Nottage the idea of making the table dual-purpose is not far off the mark.
"I am looking at the feasibility of making a prototype that will double as a dining table by making the legs adjust to the correct height, and adding a fold-out cover for the playing surface," Nottage says.
"My goal was to completely modernise the concept of pool tables so that they would sit better in a modern décor and architecture while not compromising the game itself."
Nottage's design can be disassembled and packed in a flat box. It has a modular metal frame and a thick, glass, playing surface treated with a new high tech transparent resin film giving it traditional ball rolling properties.
"This is one pool table where you can spill your beer and there is no drama and you can never damage the surface with a poor shot," Nottage says.
The ball-return system is visible through the glass and built entirely into the metal frame so fraying pockets are also not a problem and storage areas for cues, balls, triangles and chalks are all included in the design.
Nottage hopes to develop the new pool table commercially and already has filed a patent on it. He also hopes to work on some of the clever modifications that will make the pool table much more than a just an up-market design.
"I have worked to improve the design of the table, now I would like to improve other factors including seeing how we can use the pool table in other ways so that it is more than just a games room item."
More information: Craig Nottage ph: 0402 088 207
Editors please note: The pool table is at City West and can be made available for photograph upon request.
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