A really neat idea.......
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Trendspotter: When is the floor a sofa?
By Lucy Warwick-Ching
Published: June 7 2008 02:20 | Last updated: June 7 2008 02:20
As the line between art and design continues to blur, the world of furniture is another shifting concept.
The Flying Carpet, a product created by Ana Mir and Emili Padrós from the Emiliana Design Studio in Spain, redefines what we think of as a carpet and a sofa, merging the two to create a new type of furniture that works at ground level.
As featured on www.thecoolhunter.co.uk, the piece can be used in the home or in a public space. It is made of 100 per cent wool with foam wedges.
Mir says: “Everyone likes to relax on the floor but as they get older it starts to get too uncomfortable to sit there for very long. Due to its topography, the Flying Carpet is a comfortable and amusing three-dimensional space in which to sit, stretch and relax.”
She says any of its corners can be lifted by moveable wedges covered in natural grey felt. It is available in three colours, two sizes, and with two different wedge heights. And, with inch-thick soft wool to sit on, it’s not as uncomfortable as ordinary carpets can be.
Its creators say it “encourages users to become creative participants in their surroundings while enriching their daily experiences through the use of the objects and spaces that surround them”.
It does look like it would be more comfortable to lie on than a conventional carpet but it probably is more at home in a child’s bedroom than the living room.
After an initial appreciation of its cutting-edge design, I would imagine a lengthy spell on it could make you feel more like you were lying down on the hills in the UK children’s programme The Teletubbies than relaxing elegantly on a sophisticated piece of furniture.
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