furniture

Keeping with yesterday's furniture theme, I'd like to share another chair with you. This one comes from FiveTen Studio and will set you back $7500.

It's completely covered in black feathers. I can't imagine you could sit on it without harming the delicate plumes, but it is nice to look at.

I first spotted this on Badder Homes and Gardens, a designer blog with an edge.

The folks over at Aksel Creations are doing some interesting things with fabric design.

We'll start with the simple and elegant organ tablecloth (pictured left). Understated creepiness is always a plus in my books. I like that it's subtle, and visitors may not recognize what the design is at first glance.

It's part of graphic designer Aksel Varichon's 2008 'Home Flow' household linen collection. You can buy similar oven mitts, aprons, place mats, and pillows.

Or you can skip the pillow and purchase an arm chair, choosing from 4 different designs (pictured below).

There wasn't any prices listed on the website, which indicates I can't afford it. But perhaps a rich bone-daddy out there might want to pick it up as, oh I don't know, an early birthday present for a certain ghoul?

When you start a business, it's important to know your target audience and the positioning of the product you're selling (a basic decision of who it's for, what it does, and how to appeal to your target group). With this in mind, I think the folks over at Casket Furniture need to work on their selling angle. Or at the very least, reorganize their website. I get the feeling they didn't want to miss out on either crowd - people mourning a loss and people who look at coffins as entertainment.

For example, the second menu item on their website after 'Casket Furniture' is 'Casket Gaming' where you can find items like this Coffin Poker Table.

Are you now in a fun and fancy free mood? Totally on board with how coffins aren't just for funerals? Goooood! Because the third menu item is 'Casket Plans' where we switch gears from fun and games. Suddenly the messages take on a sombre tone to discuss how hard it is to lose a loved one, and the products aren't for fun, but for eternal peace.

Dear Santa,

I realize you don't have much room on your sleigh, but would you consider bringing me a couch from coffincouches.com for Christmas? I've been a good ghoul all year.

You don't even have to bring me this particular one. Use your own discretion and choose from the many different colours in their online catalogue. You see, Santa, not only would you be making me happy, you would also be helping the environment as most of the 18 gauge steel coffins used to make these couches are collected from funeral homes local to the company.

I realize that going all the way down to Southern California and then straight up to Southern Ontario might be a bit out of your way in regards to your usual route, but think about it, please?

Or work it into your plans for next Christmas.

Love, Ghoul Friday