Lost in Sofa

 As I was strolling around through the usual design blogs, I came across this awesome sofa. At first glance, it looked like a sofa made with maybe the structure of molecules in mind, or even some kind of solution to what three dimensional pixels would look like. But when I noticed objects sticking out of the crevice's of the sofa, I thought this was the perfect couch.

Titled “Lost in Sofa”, what first caught my eye was the type of gray Japanese architect, Daisuke Motogi, used for this multifunction furniture. With its many cubes, which are maybe about 3”x3”x3” all over the couch, that are somehow stuck together, it created more than one color of gray because of how the light hits the sofa. With that said, the shadows it casts confirmed texture, a texture that you can immediately identify just by looking at it. “Lost in Sofa” served as seating for one person as well as a storage for somewhat thin objects such as remotes or books. In the photo to the left, it even reveals some foliage sticking out of the side. I don't think it comes with a spot specifically for plants but maybe stiff dead plants that still have their color would work perfectly fine for a few days or so.

Although this sofa looks so cool and seems like such a cool idea, there are some flaws I would like to point out. If your key's or coins fall out into the sofa, you would be looking through each crack to find your fallen item; unlike the usual couches where you would lift up one or two cushions and find fallen treasures easily. Also, the sofa itself does not look too comfortable. I don't know the softness of the couch but from my experience with box type sofas, I see that this one would be a temporary seating sofa. It doesn't follow some curves of the body which doesnt help with the relaxation aspect of it. It doesn't support the upper back of most human beings and it doesn't look like the squares are interchangeable. Why would they be interchangeable? Why not? For variety; to give the decision of what color it should be to the consumer. Although the idea seems great, it might not actually be a good idea since there's maybe a hundred or so squares focused in this interesting sofa. Good luck with the sales, Mr. Motogi.

http://www.dskmtg.com/work/sukima.html
http://www.designboom.com/weblog/cat/8/view/12075/daisuke-motogi-lost-in-sofa.html
http://www.contemporist.com/2010/11/06/lost-in-sofa-by-daisuke-motogi/