Visual Reference Studio’s booth at ICFF was a crowd pleaser with plenty of smiles around, thanks to several of the design team showing off their thermosensitive seating materials in humorous fashion. They'd press their face against the chair and create a colourful imprint that made us pine for our Generra Hypercolor shirts like it was 1995 all over again...
We're debating whether we would want or not want the posterior imprints of our guests (or ourselves). Perhaps this would end any debate whether anyone's behind is looking too big. More information about Visual Reference Studio's designs at their website.
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Comments (7)
No thank you. That thermosensitive material sounds like fun for a while but who would want to live with the constant reminder of how much bigger your butt is getting every time you get up of the seat?
Besides, that material looks like it will give you cancer.
Might be fun for kiddos, but embarrassing for adults who don't want to share their tush imprints.
Uh, do you think it would show if you farted?
No more blaming the dog?
It could have medical uses though, just sit and have your temperature taken.
We could test the effect ourselves when we were at an exhibition at Vitra Design-Museum http://www.design-museum.de/index.php?&language=en&noselection
Comicgeek is absolutely right. It's not that funny to look at the traces your body makes.
What if the material was done in throw pillows, with regular fabric on one side and the heat-sensitive genuine leatherette with reptile texture on the other? Then folks could have selective fun. And if they lay on the pillow on the floor or sofa, it would not look as odd as the man with his head on the seat of the chair.
I know I'm weird, but it IS weird to have a chair that someone might want to press their face against. Likewise, sleeping on a futon/sofa, where your head is going to be resting where butts have resided all day.
Head things and butt things should be kept separate. I don't wear underwear on my head and I don't wear a hat on my....
uh...
wait a minute, so where did that saying come from?
I used to wear underwear on my head and stick socks into it, instant dog ears. hehe
Not recently, right?
And I don't think you're supposed to admit that in public.
Especially to an international audience.
I'm not THAT weird. However, I do want to wear a crown around the house. Anything from here would be fine:
http://www.countalexander.com/