But if I’m forced to use it, I won’t complain. Designed by Florian Schärfer, the Melted Clock bed has integrated speakers, touch-sensitive buttons to snooze and control playback, and a haptic, touch-sensitive alarm clock. Not a bad concept.

Still, the hammock and cocktails sound a lot better. [Yanko Design via Unplggd]

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Little squirt’s a couch cushion now, that’s what happened. Somewhere in there, beneath polyester layers, foam and particleboard, lay a flattened Jimmy.

I hope it was quick. I hope it really was an accident. We may never know. The truth may have very well ended up lost in the cracks between those cushions right alongside doomed little Jimmy. Was it a jealous friend? Negligent furniture assembly on the part of the distant father? Shoddy craftsmanship and a class action job waiting to happen? Whole thing had my head spinning like a Snudda Lazy Susan from IKEA, just $US7.99 before shipping.

Whatever it is, I’ll let the station figure it out. I have to get to IKEA. Something about death by meatball.

Editor’s Note: Yes, by internet standards this is an incredibly old sofabed. Relax. [Padstyle via Geekologie]

Now if I can get one for myself then I will get one for each of us. Warp nine, Sonny Boy. [Brother MaxDexigner via Core77]

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I suppose this is the right bed for you if you prefer to pleasure partners like you’re a character in a supernatural slasher film or in an ’80s metal music video — but I digress. The bed, nightstand and wall lamp combo are handcrafted from rotten teak planks which provide ideal cavities to embed LEDs (a clear epoxy material generates the light colour effect). Guys with little taste and lots of money can score a set for $US7500. [Treecycled Furniture via Born Rich]

Emila says the chair would be crafted from hard plastic and have four telescopic legs made of titanium. Too bad I probably wouldn’t be able to afford one. [Renamed via BornRich]

While the idea itself is entirely unique, the process of constructing the couch sounds almost automated. After hooking someone into an EEG, software converts the brainwave readings into a 3D map. This map is fed into a CNC machine that carves the product itself out of foam.

Done and done.

As of now, the work leans toward proof-of-concept art. But it’s not hard to imagine walking into IKEA, thinking happy thoughts about homemade cookies and walking out with a kitchen table that, while not so practical, is inherently chock full of emotional warmth and caloric euphoria. [yatzer and unfold via medgadget]

Basically the bed fully supports all of your body weight by attaching to subway ventilation grating. And to prove that it works, some poor guy got assigned to the task of taking 40-minute naps in the middle of New York. Since he didn’t fall over or get mugged, this could be considered a successful trial.

The Vertical Bed comes complete with noise-cancelling headphones, opaque sunglasses, a free standing umbrella and the whole thing fits into a suitcase. No idea when we’ll be able to buy one, but I’ll be wishing I already had it while waiting in line. [Substitute Materials via Design Launches]