Jan 11 2008Screw The World: Styrofoam Furniture
Kwangho Lee is an artist who decided to make a couch out of Styrofoam. As you can see it looks, uh, like a couch ripped out of a huge block of Styrofoam. He made it by molding large sheets of the stuff together, allegedly from a recycled source. I’m moved, and I really think it makes a powerful statement. A statement about how freaking stupid a couch made out of Styrofoam is. It would be easy to lift though, and Styrofoam does get warmer the longer you sit on it. But it's not worth it. Besides, I already have a couch made out of Styrofoam. Well, it's more just a pile of the old school Big Mac containers McDonalds used to use. But you could sit in them if you really wanted. Did I mention they smell like complete shit? Because they do. I think there may be some decade-old burgers rotting in there somewhere.
Two more pictures of Styrofoam seating after the jump.
Styrofoam Furniture, One Designer Asks, "Why Not?" [uberreview]
Reader Comments
1. Fred Durst - January 11, 2008 2:25 PM
The best part of a couch made of Styrofoam is that, if one were to sit on it, they would be sitting on a big couch made of Styrofoam! Hilarious!
2. jason - January 11, 2008 2:33 PM
That would be sweet to use as a whitewater raft. Especially if you carved little drink holders into the arms of the couch, where you could keep beer cold.
3. damn luddites - January 11, 2008 2:55 PM
FAKE!
I had a couch made out of bubble wrap. but people couldn't resist popping them, so now it's just a big flat sheet of plastic.
4. guate6 - January 12, 2008 1:08 AM
Ok, here's a neat thing to try. Take PVC glue, and pour it on this couch.
Oh and for those of you who don't know, PVC glue + styrofoam = styrofoam melts. Hah, that'd be awesome!
B for creativity and resourcefulness, but overall "eh."
5. Joel Rifkin - January 12, 2008 10:19 AM
Wouldn't that be a huge fire hazard? One person lights a cig in your house and the next thing you know, you're dead.
6. slurp this - January 13, 2009 10:03 PM
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