hm... really? almost $1000? i like the reuse of the material, but doesn't it defeat the purpose if they are just covering a NEW bench?

This is totally hilarious! I have a ton of ratty old furniture that I can sell for big bucks.

I like Anthropolgie but they must think their customers are complete fools.

I think if I had that in my living room, guests would ask what terrible things happened to that lovely bench.

I think it's pretty cool-looking, but I question the price and the eco-friendliness of carting tarps all the way from Brazil. Aren't there American truckers who have fabric to discard?

I read somewhere (seriously don't remember where) that American youth (now adults I figure, since I read it more than 10 years ago) YEARN for a palpable past; hence vintage "designs" and imagery rely on a "faux" melancholic sense of style, and are so popular. From jeans they didn't rip or stain to furniture they've never used and looks raggedy, this generation is looking very hard to find a past that never existed and they'd like to relate to. There's no real history, just "faux-style".

And this is the epitome of that thought.

I love the vintage/thrift store look, but I wouldn't want that in my house. It's too ratty.

It looks like an old bench with the velvet ripped off exposing the inner fabric.

I could appreciate it if it were a genuine "found" item but when someone pays a grand for a mass produced piece that looks like this I don't get it.

I feel that way about a lot of Anthropologie stuff. I love the look of some of their pieces but I don't want anything in my place that I didn't find myself. Odd pieces should have stories behind them or what's the point?

yikes!

seriously?

I might love this if I found it on the street, but I know what Anthropologie charges for furniture and you'd have to be out of your mind to buy this.

How can one company do some things so right and others so wrong?

uh yeah... perfect for those who want hobo furniture in my living room.

I meant in "their" living room... most definitely not in MINE!

Wait, what is Anthropologie doing right? Their clothes fall apart after 3 wearings and their furniture is crazy overpriced. That leaves their shoes - and they don't look all that comfortable.

Are you sure you arent posting this as a joke?

i'm all for re-use, but honestly, this grosses me out.

What a joke!

Perhaps "intentional fiasco" would cover this.

No pun intended, but it appears to have turned out that way!