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Overworked? This Japanese Office Furniture Maker Offers "Nap Boxes"Are you tired? Do you need a nap? Let me tell you, when Neatorama owner Alex Santoso asks that question here at the office, the correct answer is a firm “No, sir!” because he was most definitely asking sincerely. I needed to make that mistake only once.Our office box is a bit different from this one recently produced by the Itoki Corporation in Japan. Yahoo! News reports that this box is designed for napping at the office. One must sleep standing up, so it’s not that comfortable. But it mimics the design of the current popular napping location: toilet stalls in the restrooms. At least the nap box offers some padding that toilet stalls do not.-via Dave Barry | Image: Itoki Corporation#Japan #napping #furniture

The Solstice Bench Has Straight Lines Only Twice a YearTwitter user Julie Kiggins reveals this unique piece of furniture at the University of Wollongong in Australia. This bench has curved lines in the slats. But, Kiggins tells us, on the days of the summer and winter solstice, the angle of the sun is just right to turn their shadows into straight lines. Because Australia is in the southern hemisphere, its winter solstice is June 21 and its summer solstice is December 22.#benches #furniture #solstice #Australia

Star Trek Design: Actual Home Furnishings Used in Star TrekWhen he was laid off and quarantined due to the pandemic, long-time Trekkie named Eno decided to create Star Trek + Design, a website that tracks glassware, tableware, chairs, tables, lamps and other household items that are used in Star Trek:Star Trek + Design began as a personal quarantine project in March of 2020, a little over a year since buying my first Bodum Bistro (Picard Cup) set. I’d just been laid off from my job due to the pandemic, and found myself spending far more time watching Star Trek than I had when I was employed. Being drawn to the aesthetics of Trek, especially of The Next Generation, made me curious about the specific objects that set designers used to create the visual embodiment of what living and working on a starship would look like in a technologically-advanced, post-scarcity future. I’d already known about the contributions of Carsten Jorgensen (Bistro Cup), Maurice Burke (TOS Tulip Chair), and Joe Colombo (Boby Cart), and decided to research the other designers whose work may have been used.#StarTrek #furniture