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Flip, Stack and Connect: Creative Custom Furniture Set

Posted: 23 Mar 2013 10:00 AM PDT

Birch plywood tables and chairs can be flipped, stacked and connected in a variety of ways to produce benches, larger tables or sculptural shelving systems. The Oneness Collection by designers Kyuhyung Cho and Hironori Tsukue adapts to your changing furniture needs within seconds without requiring any tools.

Consisting of a light-colored chair with a back and a darker-colored stool, the system is connected by inserting black plastic fasteners into holes located on each corner. The pieces can be stacked right-side-up or upside-down, making it possible to create bookshelves with built-in seating.

Other stackable furniture systems include the Outdoor Obelisk, which forms a sculptural object when not in use, and ‘tree dressers’ from Chigo that can grow along with your children or your need for additional clothing storage.

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Coat’s Portable Hugs Make You Feel Loved Wherever You Go

Posted: 22 Mar 2013 10:00 AM PDT

A hug is an almost universally loved gesture that can instantly convey comfort – but what do you do when you’re miles away from everyone you care to hug? This jacket, designed by Si Chan as part of a final project at the London College of Fashion, doles out constant surrogate hugs to keep you feeling warm and fuzzy.

The Hug Me Jacket features five sets of arms and hands encircling the wearer. Over the coat’s zipper, the hands join up in the front and appear to be holding one another in a gesture of friendship or love.

Can a coat like this really help to stave off loneliness when you’re away from those you care about? Maybe, maybe not…but it is a fashion statement that will not go unnoticed, no matter how many caring people are around you.