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Soft Light: Pillow Lamps Help Kids to Sneak a Read at Night

Posted: 01 Jun 2012 10:00 AM PDT

[ Filed under Lamps & Lights & in the Furnishings category ]

You know they are just waiting for you to go to sleep so they can slip that book out from under their pillow, and while you might not want to outright encourage breaking curfew a little light reading never hurt, right?

Designer Se-Hwan Oh created these half-lamp cushions, indented for a variety of comfortable reading positions, with late-night reading in mind.

The upper half is entirely opaque so the illumination is focused downward and does not get in your eyes, or can be turned upward and away from the body to see around as needed. The cord seems cumbersome, though – hopefully the next version will come with a wireless power supply.

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Into the Fold: Origami-Inspired Tailored Chair Upholstery

Posted: 31 May 2012 04:00 PM PDT

[ Filed under Furniture & in the Chairs category ]

There is something innately relaxing about origami. The peaceful shapes and repetitive motions seem to melt the stresses of the day away. Could the same concept be translated into furniture? Designer Benjamin Hubert thinks so, and he displays this unique take on furniture design with the chair he calls Garment. Using one continuous piece of fabric, the foam chair’s cover is folded in crisp shapes until it neatly envelops the entire expanse of chair.

The folds are held snugly in place with hook and loop tape, ensuring not only that the cover is put into the correct place to start off but that it stays there. The removable cover can easily be taken off and tossed in the wash when needed, or swapped out for a new color when the room’s decorating scheme changes. It’s cheaper than a traditional reupholstering and, dare we say, quite a bit more stylish than the average accent chair.