In an older post we looked at Mike Warren’s unusual technique of filling voids in wood with photoluminescent resin to create this striking-looking table:
In a different post we highlighted the work of Lake Art, a family business that produces laser-cut maps:
Independently of these, Poland-based Maciej Kozerski has combined these two techniques to create eye-catching pieces of furniture: Coffee tables and side tables with maps of world cities etched into them that, when the lights are turned out, glow like a real city does at nighttime.
While the map you see here is of Warsaw, Kozerski also offers Amsterdam, Barcelona, Berlin, London, Munich, the southern half of New York City, the northern half of New York City, and Paris. You can check ‘em out here.
http://www.core77.com/posts/73625/Unique-Furniture-Design-Tables-Featuring-Urban-Maps-Finished-with-Photoluminescent-Resin-Resembling-Cities-at-Nighttime