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Here’s a question that’s caused some debate in the office. Would you put your precious behind on something that looks like it might send spines up your bottom – a cactus to be precise? Would you ask friends and family to sit on it? Apparently, cactus-inspired furniture is not rare, and succulent-inspired accessories are, in fact, all the rage. See for yourself if you don’t believe us…
This red cactus-inspired armchair and ottoman is Xiang Yun’s contribution to the China Chair Project, an exhibition on “Functional Contemporary Chinese Sculpture” that started in Florida and will move to London next.
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The freakily real green cactus-sofa above was used for an AXN-ad with the tagline “Relax if you can.” That explains why it looks so real: it must be photoshopped. What do you think? We spotted it on Neatorama first, and Designboom has dug out a whole range of cactus-inspired designs including furniture, apartment buildings, toys and toilet brushes. Hmm, that brings us to where we started: the strange attraction between cacti and buttocks…
