Furnishing element with foldable panels

A furnishing element with foldable panels for forming a table, comprising:

• a support base;
• hinge means connected to a top portion of said support base;
• at least one primary movable panel connected via said hinge means to said support base, said at least one primary panel being rotatable about a first axis of rotation from a substantially vertical rest position to a horizontal position;
• at least two secondary movable panels having an overall size and shape substantially equal to that of said primary movable panel, said at least two secondary movable panels being hingedly connected to said at least one primary movable panel about a second axis of rotation substantially transverse to said first axis of rotation so that when the primary movable panel is in its horizontal position, said at least two secondary movable panels are rotatable from a folded position in which they rest against the primary movable panel to a horizontal position coplanar with the primary movable panel;
• means for supporting said at least one primary movable panel and said at least two secondary movable panels in their horizontal positions;
• wherein a plurality of said furnishing elements are selectively connectable together to form a single structure wherein each of said primary and secondary movable panels are arranged so as to be rotatable in a desired direction to form a table of a desired configuration.