I'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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