Ecthomo: Eclosion
Posted by Qais Fulton
The struggle, as a young, poetically destitute city-dweller, to decorate the microscopic studio apartments we inhabit in a manner befitting the forward-thinking futurists we know ourselves to be is, at times, a hopeless quest. Dreaming of sleek, modular cubes or soft round-cornered bits and bobs amidst a tangle of thrifted, “borrowed”, mis-matched furnishings is an all too common practice for we that wish beyond our meager means. While I offer no respite from seemingly perennial poverty, I do bring new scenery for your interior dreamscape.
Would not something such as this piece, named the Eclosion, fit perfectly in a cramped, cyber-bohemian apartment? Would not your friends award you plaudits in recognition of your superior design sense and knack for procuring the obscure? Indeed they would, were this actually for sale. Sadly, this piece by Olivier Gregoire, like so many other furniture-lust inspiring designs is conceptual. If nothing else your wallet is spared the grievous injury designer furniture is guaranteed to cause.
Eclosion [Olivier Gregoire : Design Milk : cribcandy]
Categories: Dreams, Furniture, Ecthomo
Posted at 2:47 pm on April 23, 2008
1 Comment -
That is totally buildable. I’m thinking this.
Heavy-duty futon cover.
Solid core foam mattress
memory foam bed topper
inflatable mattress with a built in pump
replicate the dual zipper situation (or only have it open on 1 side). (Maybe one of the tall ones to get the same effect?)
make sure the cover fits pretty tight on the mattress, and slide the air mattress in between the cover and the foam mattress. (If the air mattress has handles, might not be a bad idea to attach it with straps to either the inside of the cover, or strap it all the way around the foam mattress.
Slide the memory foam on top of the air mattress to provide a layer which prevents lumps on the outside, etc.
When the pump gets turned on at this point, all the air is forced into the side of the mattress that isn’t squished flat by the pressure between the foam core and the taut area of the cover, creating the puffy, one-sided pillow as shown above.
Think it’d work?
Comment by Giania — April 23, 2008 @ 4:44 pm