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The Tarkett: A Sofa That Unfurls

By French design collective 5-5

By Rain Noe - June 7, 2022

in Furniture Design

More outside-of-the-box furniture design: The Tarkett, by Paris-based design collective 5-5. At first glance it looks like a sofa made using a roll of carpet:

But yes, it actually unfurls.

"It was because we practice many activities directly on the floor that we felt the need to create a floor covering that gives the floor an additional dimension," the designers write. "Exercising, playing with your children, settling in with your computer or making a phone call while leaning up against your couch are some of the spontaneous actions that could use some support."

This is the kind of object where, if I was asked to invest in its manufacture, I'd politely decline—but if it was an ID student project and I was the professor, I'd give it an A.

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Zach W

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I'd rather just have a comfortable couch and useful rug instead of something that does neither very well.

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Anthony Towers

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what on earth!

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steve hassler

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How big is it? It looks tiny next to the people in the last picture. Fun idea but looks uncomfortable as a sofa.

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John Kestner

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Now make it inflatable.

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Is it comfortable as a couch?

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  looks pretty uncomfortable in either use case. Looks like sitting on a rolled up gym mat.
  
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