Furniture designers love to talk about the ways their seating “encourages interaction” and “engenders conversation” and “fosters intimacy.” Which is great, if you like people. For the rest of us, there’s Moody, a clever little couch that morphs to fit our inner Howard Hughes.
The sofa, the idea of recent product-design grad Hanna Emelie Ernsting, has nearly 10 extra feet of fabric hanging off its frame, perfect for being pulled up over your head and around your body to create a soft shield from the world -- furniture shorthand for “leave me the hell alone.” (You can practically see the morose 14-year-olds lining up for this thing.)
Or you could roll the fabric out on the floor like a bed if you’re feeling lazy or throw it all over the place if you’re in the grip of a red-hot temper tantrum. The beauty of the couch is that it can be manipulated to suit every last whim. Think of it as the living-room equivalent of an emoticon.
Ernsting showed the couch as part of a bigger collection -- which includes a Moody chair and a Moody “nest” -- at the design fair IMM Cologne recently. More info on her website here.
COMMENTARY: The Mood Coach. What a splendid idea. I like the Moody Nest coach and Moody Bag the most. There is something definitely feminine, unorthodox, sensual and naughty about Hanna's designs. I can definitely visualize Marilyn Monroe, Lady Gaga and Madonna laying provocatively in her Mood Coach. I am not into the red color fabric, preferring more earthy color tones. The Mood Coach combinations are endless. I would like to see Hanna include patterns too. I think Hanna definitely has found her niche. Danke!
Courtesy of an article dated January 24, 2011 appearing in Fast Company Design
yeah but just imagine this with cat hair all over it in someones apratment. you would never be able to clean it. hahahahaha
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Posted by: Kevin Rockwell | 03/10/2011 at 07:16 PM