When it comes to household furniture, most of our homes are filled with fluffy, upholstered furniture.
Whether it's a reclining armchair in the den, or a padded sofa in the family room, our homes tend to be filled with soft, fluffy furniture.
But the drawback of these comfy pieces? How difficult they are to clean!
Inspired by this nagging thought, LA-based furniture design firm Sitskie came up with an amazing solution: a completely bare, wooden bench that has the properties of a memory foam pillow, and that happens to be as comfortable as this beautifully refurbished vintage armchair.
You might ask, "How can something so stiff-looking possibly be comfortable?"
Below, the designer behind the bench explains its rather simple anatomy, and why such a uniquely crafted piece of furniture is better suited for your living room.
Scroll down to see photos of this intriguing piece of furniture, and let us know your thoughts about it in the comments below!
Throughout his time in the furniture business, Adam Friedman, a designer at LA-based Sitskie Furniture Co., has seen the love-hate relationship that customers have with upholstered furniture. He wanted to design a piece that was simple to clean and dust, and that offered a soft, comfortable surface.
The solution? A solid, durable, and uncomplicated wooden bench, called the 'Block Benched Armed.' It is a cushioned 'block system' that has the ability to conform to your body shape like a memory foam pillow would.
Crafted from domestic hardwood, each bench compresses and imprints the form of your body into its memory. During the design process, comfort was the key criteria — they wanted to make something that people could feel happy sitting or lying on for hours.
To act as a memory form, the bench uses a cushion base, and joins together individual segments with elastic. This is what allows every part of the bench to bend and curve to fit your body.
'The Block series is the evolution of the upholstered piece — how do you have something durable and long-lasting, but [which] still yields?' Adam said of the product.
This is a rather incredible invention, if you consider that there are 450 separate pieces of wood installed in just one single bench.
What's even better? If you spill something like wine on the bench, you can simply take apart a few of its blocks, and wipe them down. What a genius way to look at a chair!
We thought that this wooden bench is absolutely such a functional and streamlined idea.
Not only will it give your body the support it needs, but it's also incredibly easy to clean.
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