The Retro Alien Couch (modeled after the classic video game Space Invaders) by Igor Chak is now more than a concept (as you may recall from here) , it's an actual sofa available for purchase. At least for a limited time.
Pics of the protoype that was featured on design blogs previously:
An instant conversation starter, this now produced unique retro gaming inspired couch will be the highlight of any room.
Designed and manufactured in Los Angeles, California; to insure the highest build quality. It features and all fine leather pixelated retro design, a low profile, and memory foam cushions. This is a limited production and will only be available for a short time.
Width: 77.2 in (196 cm)
Depth: 33.1 in (84 cm)
Height: 29.8 in (75.8 cm)
Seat depth: 22 in (56 cm)
Seat height: 18.5 in (47 cm)
Order your couch today, these couches are hand built custom couches, expect between 2-4 weeks for your couch to be completed. They currently use PayPal for all their payment processing. Customers can setup an account free with PayPal, from there PayPal offers a wide variety of payment options including credit card, e-check, bank transfers, and gift cards. PayPal helps them receive and process your payments in the securest possible way. Upon clicking the link to pay through our payment processor, PayPal, you will be redirected to their site using an SSL (encrypted connection). Fill out your information and include the address you would like it shipped to. As they are based out of Los Angeles, California there will be a sales tax of 9.75% included with the purchase. Shipping cost are a flat fee of $300.00 USD to be shipped anywhere in the USA. Customers are also welcome to pick up their couch directly from the warehouse located 5406 San Fernando Road, Glendale CA 91203 (Customers outside the US please contact them via email)
$5000 USD, Order it here
Much To Many A Gamer's Delight, Igor Chak's Space Invaders Alien Couch Is Now A Reality - In Leather.
Front Design Group Uses Their Own Doodles For A New Sofa Design for Moroso.
The new Doodle Sofa from Moroso was born out of a habit that many of us have- designers in particular. Created by the Swedish design group Front, all three members (Sofia Lagerkvist, Charlotte von der Lancken and Anna Lindgren) used doodles they had made during design meetings to create the sofa's pattern.
The name Doodle embodies the spirit of the new sofa for the modern italian furniture brand. Lines drawn distractedly on a sheet of paper, like doodles, become the decoration of the covers which are then embroidered and laid over the frame like a folded blanket.
The shape of the sofa is that of a folded semicircle whose ends become armrests naturally incorporated in the frame.
Front Design says:
"We doodle absent mindedly - doodling is a kind of half-conscious creative work. It is both a distraction, and also thought to help you concentrate on whatever you are doing at the same time.
The decoration is a kind of by-product of Front's creative process, inscribed onto the folded half circle of the sofa's form.
Moroso
The Float Sofa by Karim Rashid for Sancal.
The FLOAT sofa designed by Karim Rashid for Spain's Sancal was introduced at this year's Salone del Mobile and combines an upholstered screen-like back with seating. The modern couch can serve as a space divider, a coat rack or simply lounge seating.
Each Float component (arms, seat, back and headrest) can be upholstered in different fabrics or a single color option. Float is available in 3 sizes: two sofas with a low back and one sofa with a high back. The latter offers different combinations: apart from the straight arms, you can choose an inclined arm to lie back on like a divan.
Two hangers can be attached to the high back and utilized as coat hooks. Karim also designed the Cairo cushions and headrests, named for Egypt as the inspiration which is also Karim's birthplace.
Sancal Disegno
A Footstool, Armchair and Blanket In One. The Collerette From Casamania.
The "Collerette" designed by Céline Merhand and Anais Morel of Les M Studio (the same women who brought us the Cocon duvet lounge chair) for Casamania is a footrest and a comfortable seat around which is a rolled blanket. Once its "collar" is unrolled, the users can wrap themselves up in the integrated blanket, giving them a cozy comfotable seating experience.
Size: 45x45x48,5 cm, 45x85x48,5 cm
Blanket size: 180x145 cm, 180x175 cm
Collerette
