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Hot or Not: Bux de Luxe Cactus-Style Seating

bux080409.jpgDutch design studio Tweelink came up with the Bux de Luxe - a pouf made from leather in a plastic pot. Available in three colors, it has the look of an oversized succulent plant - hot or not?

 
 

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conceptually fun, but not hot.

posted by charlenemcbride on August 4th 2009 at 6:42am
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It looks as tacky as it sounds.

posted by ChrisGal on August 4th 2009 at 6:46am
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Exactly! I love that they exist, but I don't want them. At all.

posted by aeb409 on August 4th 2009 at 6:47am
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I think that in a really fun greenhouse, it might work. Whimsical.

posted by Maroha on August 4th 2009 at 6:53am
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The green one is hot, the others--not. But I agree that it would only work in a plant-filled room, or maybe a covered patio.

posted by sally305 on August 4th 2009 at 6:55am
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It looks like an ice cream cone, and not in a good way.

posted by carter76 on August 4th 2009 at 7:15am
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Really great for a garden shop. Not a home. But a store, I think. Maybe a cowboy boot store!

Or the waiting room at a Southwestern pediatric dentist's office

posted by teacupcake on August 4th 2009 at 7:17am
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Not at all.... trying to see it in a child's room but I am not even sure about that.

posted by NasilelePhoto on August 4th 2009 at 7:18am
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They look supremely uncomfortable, not to mention tacky. (Plastic?? Please.)

posted by mirandabee on August 4th 2009 at 7:39am
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Misbegotten. It doesn't work aesthetically or in practical terms (seems like it would tip over if you were sitting on it and leaned over). They also cost about 200 euros. Rubbish.

posted by slowdown on August 4th 2009 at 8:49am
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They're not for me, but some interiors desperately need a punch of humor.

posted by Lisa (Montreal) on August 4th 2009 at 9:22am
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Ooooohhhhhh oh oh... no no no no.

This is exactly something I would see in the Sky Mall mag on the plane, turn to my boyfriend, show him and say: "You like this? Huh? Yeah? You want some of these? Really, I'll get you two of them!" And then he punches me in the arm.

posted by RedEngine88 on August 4th 2009 at 9:28am
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What about adding a few prickles to make them look like cacti?

posted by hrhprincessfiona on August 4th 2009 at 9:40am
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It looks like it could almost work, but not quite. I agree that it looks like it would tip over too easily. It actually gave me another idea for outdoor seating, though: use a sturdier pot (clay instead of plastic), turn it upside down, and add a flat circular cushion.

posted by Brandyjane on August 4th 2009 at 9:42am
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They look like cupcakes! Mmmmm...getting hungry for one right now!

posted by suzy8track on August 4th 2009 at 9:49am
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I'd have to pass...

posted by rajaune on August 4th 2009 at 10:02am
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Wow, I didn't even see the white one at first.

They look like lumpy ice cream cones to me. I like the idea, though.

posted by insanity_pepper on August 4th 2009 at 10:19am
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Would you really want to sit on a cactus? Really?

posted by phaedrus on August 4th 2009 at 1:38pm
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Mmmm, pistachio ice cream...

posted by safarikate on August 4th 2009 at 2:46pm
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Wow, they do not look like they were meant to sit on. The top part is so large that I wonder how unattractive they would look as someone sits on one and the whole cushion squishes down and oozes out all around their butt. And if it's stiff enough to not do that then it's probably super uncomfortable. and super ugly.

posted by gwylan on August 4th 2009 at 3:38pm
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Disaster!

posted by thebradseed on August 5th 2009 at 1:07am
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