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620 Chair Program: The Awesome 60s-Era Modular Sofa Returns

FURNITURE, HOME

Back in the 60s, Dieter Rams designed a modular seating furniture called the 620 Chair Program, which allowed you to expand a single-person armchair into a sofa with an infinite amount of seats. It was awesome then and, as it turns out, it’s still awesome now that they decided to revive it. Made by high-end furniture outfit Vitsoe (stylized as Vitsœ), the piece starts out as a single person armchair with a low backrest. From there, it can be fitted [...]

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Pin Pres Children’s Shelf Uses Push Pins For Unlimited Design Options

ENTERTAINMENT, FURNITURE, HOME

I know the Pin Pres is designed as a reconfigurable children’s shelf. It makes a great space to stash their toys, it’s easy to rearrange, and it makes for endless hours of kiddie fun. Still, I want one for myself. Created by OOO My Design, the children’s furniture is comprised of a board packed with built-in push pins that go through to the other side. Kids can line up the shelves themselves or, more likely, they can just push [...]

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Beach7 AirLounge XL Is A Party-Sized Inflatable Couch

FURNITURE, HOME

Inflatable furniture is far from what can be construed as classy (even if they look really classy like the Blofield Inflatables). The domain of the sophisticated, it definitely isn’t. So that picture of the Beach7 AirLounge XL with the nicely-dressed party of folks drinking cocktails probably won’t be your reality. However, that doesn’t take away from the sheer awesomeness of this thing. A round-shaped sofa, it comes in two parts: a huge outer couch and an inner couch that can [...]

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MoModul Creates Unique Modular Cabinets

FURNITURE, HOME

We’ve seen plenty of modular cabinets and storage systems before, such as Muunto’s wall-mounted units and the Quirky Crate. The MoModul joins that list, bringing a very contemporary style that makes it ideal for many modern interiors. Designed by Belgium-based Xavier Coenen, the system can be used to design unique-looking cabinets and shelves, with geometric patterns that shake up the traditional boxy dimensions of freestanding storage furniture. Just connect the individual modules together to form your desired configurations and you’ve [...]

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Fanboy Furniture: Marvel Comic Book Covers Room Divider

FURNITURE, HOME

You’re a comic book fiend and you’ve learned to embrace it. So much so, in fact, that a giant comic art collage now adorns the wall in your living room, hanging proudly. If you suddenly realize the need for a divider anywhere in the house, we know exactly which one you’ll want to get: the Marvel Comic Book Covers Room Divider. Styled like a regular room divider, the furniture features six different panels that you can expand and collapse to [...]

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Galaxy Chair Mats Put The Universe At Your Feet

ART, FURNITURE, HOME

Chair mats are plenty useful if you want to protect your flooring or carpet from being ravaged by your favorite Steelcase Gesture Office Chair. Most of what you can get at Office Depot, though, are just plain boring. Bring a little out of this world inspiration into your workspace with Underfoot Media’s Galaxy Chair Mats. Printed with images from the NASA Hubble Telescope and the Spitzer Space Telescope, the chair mats let you enjoy stunning snapshots of majestic scenes from [...]

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Hub Table Is A Night Stand For All Your Charging Needs

FURNITURE, HOME

Over the years, side tables have evolved from a place to hold magazines, picture frames and desk clocks to a mess of wires where you set your phones, tablets and laptops when charging them. The Hub Table is a modern side table designed for tidying up the tangled bundle of wires that result from that. Instead of having a solid slab like most end tables, it comes with a removable top that reveals a generous container space for hiding your [...]

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Toldo Table Features Multiple Layers For Organized Storage

FURNITURE, HOME

Tables with built-in organization features, like the Vika Veine and this 1930s French Postal Desk, are always a good thing. At the least, it saves you from having to spend extra time searching out organizers, add-on drawers and a bunch of storage options. Instead of offering built-in cabinets and drawers, the Toldo Table goes another route, using multiple layers to compartmentalize various items on your desk. Designed by Mexico-based Christian Vivanco, the table is inspired by the top-view aesthetic of [...]

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Stone Stools Bring Giant Boulder Furniture Into Your House

FURNITURE, HOME

In olden days, it wouldn’t be surprising if people used large boulders as home furniture. Put in some work flattening one side and it can function as anything from a table to a chair to a bed. These days, we have plenty more efficient ways to make functional home items. Still, wouldn’t it be awesome to have large rocks acting as your home furniture? Well, now you can minus all the laborious work with these Giant Boulder Patio Tables. Styled [...]

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Steelcase Gesture Chair Supports Texting And Other Modern Postures

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With the advent of touchscreens and cellphones, the world requires a new office chair — one designed to be as ergonomic when using mobile gadgets as they are when you’re leaning into your desk typing a 10-page report. The Steelcase Gesture Chair will do just that. A purpose-designed piece of office furniture, it’s built to support nine postures that have been identified in a global study that looked at the ideal postures for people who interact with modern technology. [...]

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Optimal Posture Office Chair Keeps You From Slouching At Work

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You know slouching is bad for your back, but you still do it all the time. Doesn’t matter what new gimmick office chair you use — your willpower simply fails you. The only real way for you to keep good posture while you go through the workday is to use a chair that makes slouching impossible and the Optimal Posture Office Chair is just the furniture for the job. Developed with input from doctors of the Wooridul Spine Hospital, [...]

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Homework Table With Unusual Gutter Design Looks Useful

FURNITURE, HOME

My desk is a mess, littered with books, printouts, stationeries, office supplies, toys, USB accessories, spare cables and all sorts of things that help you get through the workday. While swiping them all off into a box is probably the simplest way to relieve the pile, the Homework Table probably offers something a disorganized dork like myself can better live with. Designed by Tomas Kral, the table features an aluminum gutter along the edges, allowing you to swipe off everything [...]

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Snug Is A Beanbag Chair/Nerd Fort

FURNITURE, HOME

Do you ever find yourself pushing your favorite beanbag chair into a corner and curling up on it with a blanket over your head to shut out the world? If you do, you might want to trade in your makeshift solution for the Snug, a beanbag seater with a built in pop-up sleeve that can hide you inside its walls. Made by Kumeko, the sleeves allow you to put up a veritable fort, letting you read your LEGO Builder’s Guide [...]

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Minimal Float Wall Desk Is Like A Cool Shelf For Working On

FURNITURE, HOME

When you asked your wife where you can set up your home office (where you will pretend to do work, but really just work on your fantasy sports leagues), she pointed to that small strip of space by the wall. Really. She probably thought it was impossible. Last laugh is yours with the Minimal Float Wall Desk. Made by Orange22 Design Lab, it’s more like a slightly oversized wall shelf than a work desk. Instead of standing on legs like [...]

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Klaffi Foldable Wall Shelves Can Close Up When Not In Use

FURNITURE, HOME

Sometimes, your wall shelves are very useful. Other times, they just remain barren and empty. You like to change things up that way. Problem is, you wish you can just get rid of shelves when you feel like it without having to plug the holes and repaint them. Well,you can do just that with the Klaffi, a foldable wall shelf system. Instead of removing the shelves when you don’t want to use them, though, you just fold them in using [...]

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Qubis Haus Is A Double-Duty Coffee Table And Dollhouse

FURNITURE, HOME

Your kids already turn the living room coffee table into their play area. Might as well get a coffee table designed to double as a real doll house/multi-level dungeon fortress. That will be the Qubis Haus. Created by Amy Whitworth Design, it’s a wooden coffee table that’s styled as a multi-level dollhouse for kids to play in. While it looks just like a fancy, artsy living room furniture at first glance, it’s actually been designed to facilitate play with a [...]

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Froc High Chair Grows With Your Child

FURNITURE, HOME

Buying a high chair for your toddler is always a tricky purchase. Chances are, they’ll outgrow it pretty quickly, requiring you to purchase a new one within a short time. If you’re going to buy your child a high chair, might as well get them one they can use throughout their childhood, right? That’s exactly what the Froc gets you. Designed by Slovenian outfit Gigodesign, it’s a high chair that can be adjusted and modified to be usable for all [...]

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James De Wulf Concrete Pool Table For The Outdoors

HOME, SPORTS

When you’re rich, even the most ludicrous wishes can be met. Want an aquarium that looks like a flatscreen TV? Not a problem. How about first-run movies without leaving the house? Yep, that too. If you’ve ever wanted to play a game of 9-ball pool while out in the backyard, that can also be accommodated with the James De Wulf Pool Table. The latest creation from James De Wulf, it’s a regulation table with a body made out of concrete [...]

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Floppytable Brings Retro Storage To Your Living Room

FURNITURE, HOME

You had serious hots for that NES Controller Coffee Table. Unfortunately, the fancy gaming-inspired furniture piece didn’t quite fit into your budget, which is why you still have the same cocktail table you traded for an old game console from a dude on Craigslist. Well, here’s another retro tech-themed coffee table you probably can’t afford: the Floppytable. Created by Berlin design firm Neulant van Exel, the living room piece comes with a top styled to look like a 3.5-inch floppy [...]

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