Based on traditional Zen gardens, the Sisyphus kinetic art table draws complex designs in sand beneath a glass top. After a successful Kickstarter campaign that raised nearly $2 million, the ...

A coffee table from the company, for example, has a price tag of $2,000. This kinetic art table uses magnetism and a metal ball to make, and destroy, endless zen patterns in sand.

Offered in both coffee table and end table versions, the kinetic table can either be made of hardwood maple, padauk, or walnut, or of metal with birch, maple, cherry, and walnut veneer options ...

Sisyphus is a kinetic art coffee table that uses a marble that automatically rolls to draw intricate designs on a layer of sand. The artist behind this ingenious table is Bruce Shapiro and has ...

But now he’s making smaller, glass-covered versions — 2 to 4 feet in diameter — that are intended to be used in the home as a coffee table or an end table. They function as furniture and as art.

Carol Stephenson, a retired letter carrier and art collector who lives near Atlanta, was the first person to back the Sisyphus project on Kickstarter, with a $705 contribution.

Founded in 2023, Pune-based LUNOoOM offers kinetic sand art tables that feature intricate patterns, lighting, and audio via a dedicated Android or iOS app.

Sisyphus, a company wholly separate from Sörensen, does indeed make artful tables that feature metal balls rolling out patterns in sand endlessly. And, as you’d expect, the tables are not cheap ...

A two-motor robot under the table moves the magnet that pulls the ball along its path. Like the Sisyphus legend, the ball is intended to roll 24/7, constantly tracing a new design over the one it ...