Lost in Sofa - the "if you can't beat 'em, join 'em" design

Lost your remote between the sofa cushions lately? How about your coffee?

Chances are, you have never lost your coffee in a sofa before, although, depending on the contents of your cup, you may consider early Monday morning's mishap during breakfast television a "loss". Daisuke Motogi, of Daisuke Motogi Architecture, plays with this common experience producing: "Lost in Sofa" - a chair that is built to house all kinds of things between it's waffle style cushions.

Prop your blackberry up between the arm cushions to ensure you'll be able to find it when you leave, and stuff your book in the side of the chair to pick up again later. I'm picturing this chair loaded full of goodies at my fingertips for a snuggly night in ... perhaps a vase of tulips, a glass of wine, a bar of chocolate, a DVD, a pair of slippers, my crochet hook and yarn, my laptop... er... ok, the computer might be a little heavy for this application - although, if I only had an iPad... (hint hint, Ross)

Motogi's website has this to say about the concept:

Things often get lost under the sofa. It's ordinary for a coin which slipped out of your pocket, or a never-to-be-found remote to be accidentally found in between/underneath the sofa cushions. Maybe you'll find a forgotten 10,000yen bill that you once hid there...

visit Daisuke Motogi Achitecture's website here.