Andries & Hiroko Van Onck were a husband-and-wife industrial design duo, active in the 20th century and based in Milan. In 1985, they designed this LEM table for Magis:
It may not look like much, but it’s got a neat trick:
This secondhand unit (which looks to have been modified with a non-standard top) gives you a slightly better look at the components, but I still can’t figure out how it works.
Surely there’s more than just the friction of the rubber balls holding it in place?
Source: 1980s Design Classic: The Van Onck’s LEM Table for Magis
