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Cory Doctorow at 12:53 pm Fri, Sep 3, 2010

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Tonio de Roover's East meets West sofa is meant to evoke flying carpets. I can't figure out how comfortable it'd be, but it looks great.

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  • Anonymous

    In San Francisco’s japantown there used to be a store with an amazing flying carpet bed – it used a wonderful u-shaped steel base (with the base of the U at the head of the bed) to appear to float, unsupported, about 10 inches off the floor.

    • woid

      You’re gonna have to draw a picture of that for me.

  • grikdog

    Uh… defocus, Islamophobes. Prayer rug? Flying carpet? Hmmmm… Nope, no link there.

  • woid

    Posted by the designer in 2006.

    Did it ever take off?

  • Laurier

    There’s one of those, here at the central library in Rotterdam. It’s usually vacant as I suspect most people aren’t sure if it’s really a chair…

  • neurolux

    Want in shag!

  • Sunday Artist

    Aaaaaaw !
    Awesome.
    @Anon and MrsBug: Our three cats would have a treat.
    Would be nice if this sofa actually flies…

  • MrsBug

    My cats would love that. expensive rug to shed on and shred + couch = happy kittehs. It’s like peanut butter and chocolate in cat form.

  • Anonymous

    My cats would love it.

  • Anonymous

    What is this a rug blog? j/k :)

  • arikol

    I’m somewhat doubtful of this being comfortable (except for MrsBug’s cats) but brilliant idea anyway and looks good

  • arikol

    That looks like formed plywood with a carpet on… Not going to be be the sofa you sink into, anyway

  • vanvalkenburgh

    Just look at this carpet that thinks it’s a bear! Just look at it.

    oh wait, wrong post…