sitting
::: creating comfort within space contraints is part of living in japan...and no other people in the world, in my opinion, have done a better job than the japanese of striking a balance between comfort and constraint...
...take, for instance, the simple act of sitting...
...forget plopping down on a sofa...a regular-sized one in our living room would hog all the space like shaq in the paint...so we -- like most japanese living in complexes -- sit on the floor...but after a while, legs get numb, backs start to ache, you know the deal...
...having not quite mastered the japanese way of altering your sitting positions, we caved in recently and purchased these comfortable creatures that come as close to a couch as our present contraints afford...
...take, for instance, the simple act of sitting...
...forget plopping down on a sofa...a regular-sized one in our living room would hog all the space like shaq in the paint...so we -- like most japanese living in complexes -- sit on the floor...but after a while, legs get numb, backs start to ache, you know the deal...
...having not quite mastered the japanese way of altering your sitting positions, we caved in recently and purchased these comfortable creatures that come as close to a couch as our present contraints afford...
...super comfy + clutter-free: they vanish when guests come!
...coincidence?...we bought these at costco, where goods are geared to non-japanese sensibilities...hmm...maybe adding a little western touch to the venerable japanese zabaton (sitting mat) isn't so bad after all...
posted by B & C at
12:21 PM
3 Comments:
those are the coolest seats ever. theyre like adult versions of the kiddie seat- i forget what they're called bongos? bobbles?
those are so neat! wow...now i guess there's no excuse to get a sofa, huh? they look so comfy!
angelo, nice call on the mac reference...
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