Urban farming is a fast growing phenomenon where the typically rural practice of agriculture is brought into the city. The picNYC table goes one step further and brings the rural experience of picnicking not just in the city, but into the apartment.

The folded lightweight aluminum table top and legs form a stiff framework for the grass, soil and stones (needed for drainage). Suddenly spilling water becomes a necessity instead of a problem.

Based on the number of cuts, maintenance, usage, sunlight and season, the PicNYC table responds with a variety of colors to the conditions set by the owner.

The only problem I can see with this is that when I am spilling something at dinner it, um, isn’t usually water.

Also, if I am spilling 15 year old Balvenie I deserve to be punched. Sorry, grass. You’re going to have to find your own Scotch.

Via Haiko Cornelissen Architecten. Available for $2450 in the United States – not including shipping.