Tunnels by Noga Berman is a series of pieces that explore our relationship with our furniture by creating nooks and crannies where we can hide parts of our body or our whole selves.
From the designer:
Just as a cat seeks out hiding places or small spaces to slip into, I wanted to create furniture that can encompass all or parts of the human body.
I searched for hiding places within the house, observing children playing “hide and seek” and looking at illustrations in children’s books. I examined dark and private places that can contain the human body (for example: under the bed, behind a curtain, under a hat).
I created a human-scale object that can be used for lying down, sitting and storage. The technique of wrapping elastic bands creates tunnels, a perspective space, and peek holes. Thus, the user can choose his personal way of using the furniture.
The technology used for making the objects is that of bending metal tubes and wood etching. Elastic bands are wrapped around these and closed with Velcro.
Photos by Tomer Zmora.

5 Comments
Timm on 09.14.2010 at 23:23 PM
Holy crap that’s awful!
x on 09.17.2010 at 08:40 AM
This idea of nooks in furniture appeals to me in theory. I think it was just executed poorly here.
I was imagining something more along the lines of a giant Kitty City tower for humans . . . or maybe that’s a bit off the mark as well.
Jan on 09.27.2010 at 05:33 AM
Anything that is described as “blah blah exploring our relationships with blahblahblah” smells of crap
Lena on 05.20.2011 at 01:00 AM
i like it. feels kinda cozy that i could hide in the furniture like when i was a kid and could fit into places. i miss that!
this chair would stay fun and comfy for a long time.
Thanks for sharing!
Ari on 07.26.2012 at 02:20 AM
I love that chair. I have an old wooden chair with a stretched fabric seat and back and it is so comfortable and this looks even more so. The tables, not so much, but the chair yes.
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