This DIY coffee table takes its inspiration from a global graffiti trend in as much as it does from the game. The table makes use of handmade Mexican Talavera tiles to give the pixellated space invaders a less-precise, handmade touch.
According to Sean Ragan, who created the table:
These (handmade Mexican Talavera) tiles, like most handmade artifacts, are imprecise and show significant natural lumpiness and variation. The depiction of the precise, orderly, pixellated image of the space invader sprite would be boring if executed in precisely manufactured injection-molded bathroom tiles from the big orange store. The slightly uneven tile heights and lightly meandering grout lines lend a warmth to the image which would otherwise be lacking.
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