Apr 1 2010I'd Eat Off It: A Floor That Turns Into Furniture
Look around. Is there some crumpled paper and an extra pair of laces? Okay, you live in a shoebox. And now there's hope for decorating your cramped little gerbil cage thanks to Land Peel floor foam.
Created by Shin Yamashita, a student at the Kyoto Institute of Technology, Land Peel is a foam floor covering which also has panels that flip up and fold, to become any sort of furniture you might need: From a table, to a backrest, to a drink tray, to a footrest, to a pillow.
Now that's pretty damn genius if you ask me. But if you ask me, so are you. Ooh, hold on -- your mom's calling.
HAHA, YOU HAD TO GO TO KINDERGARTEN TWICE?!
Hit the jump for two more shots of the possibilities.
Almost Genius: A Carpet That Transforms Into Furniture [fastcompany]
Thanks to Josh, who already has a floor that turns into furniture, but only when he's tripping. Weird, mine turns into quicksand.
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Reader Comments
1. Mr. cow - April 1, 2010 7:06 PM
Moo
2. wes g - April 1, 2010 7:07 PM
i had to go to kindergarten twice :(
-wes-
3. Rosalie - April 1, 2010 7:07 PM
You would have to clean the heck out of it..befor and after you eat..everytime... its a floor..
4. suomynonA - April 1, 2010 7:08 PM
I want one of those, or two of them so my folding floor can have his own folding floor. :)
5. komodo30000 - April 1, 2010 7:11 PM
them Japanese kids these days, soon theyll be flying at the speed of light. >.>
6. they're real and they're spectacular - April 1, 2010 7:25 PM
That would be great for college kids that don't have much space in their dorms/apartments or money for furniture. Unless this thing costs more than all the furniture it was designed to replace, in which case, I'll just go with a cluttered floor plan.
7. they're real and they're spectacular - April 1, 2010 7:26 PM
Also, what do the yellow stripes turn into?
8. Alfrancism - April 1, 2010 7:27 PM
DO WANT
9. Duran - April 1, 2010 7:29 PM
I've been wanting to build something like this for the past couple of months, welp looks like I'll be able to order one soon.
10. fail - April 1, 2010 7:44 PM
fuck you all
11. Jester - April 1, 2010 8:24 PM
No fucking firsttards? Is it a miracle?
12. Daisy - April 1, 2010 8:24 PM
FAKE!!!!
This is a complete photoshop job. You can tell its a fake because the shadow's are all wrong.
This is exactly like that scene in the movie Never Backl Down where Max was running from bikers, and one of them hooked onto the car with a chain. Later after escaping, Baja found a hand at the end of the chain.
13. Jester - April 1, 2010 8:24 PM
April fools, right?
14. bleh - April 1, 2010 8:25 PM
Doesn't really look or sound like it'll support a lot of weight. I reckon it'd snap off after I put a few things on it.
15. Crazydoc - April 1, 2010 8:36 PM
Great for him. He is making folding floors while the white man (like me) are stealing his women. Its a win win if you ask me
16. Clint - April 1, 2010 10:04 PM
That SOMEHOW looks uncomfartable.
17. Clint - April 1, 2010 10:06 PM
Uncomfortable*, not fartable. :D
18. Mole - April 2, 2010 8:11 AM
DIG DIG DIG
19. Boomer - April 2, 2010 9:46 AM
Hmm... internet must be broken again; still no new posts showing up. You didn't wreck another U-haul did you?
20. RazorJack - April 2, 2010 10:01 AM
Where would you take a dump? Does a toilet fold out?
21. naas - April 2, 2010 10:33 AM
looks like that floor also folds up into some sort of airplane
22. Milkman - April 2, 2010 10:50 AM
interesting except i want to sit in a damn recliner or my comfy couch
23. laminate flooring - July 28, 2010 12:06 AM
This type of flooring is rather interesting!
24. laminate flooring - July 28, 2010 12:08 AM
Where to buy this type of flooring?
25. kats - July 28, 2010 12:09 AM
It is doesn't look like laminate flooring. http://www.flooring-manufacturer.com
26. akıllı ev - January 26, 2011 10:38 AM
thank you for sharing