DOWNTOWN — Coming to an office near you: jungle gyms and couches you can color on, according to the designers at NeoCon.
The gargantuan trade show highlights commercial design, giving attendees a glimpse at what their homes and offices will look in the future. It's spread throughout Merchandise Mart: Floors upon floors filled with all kinds of furniture and people "oohing" and "aaahing" over chairs.
Yes: chairs.
It turns out people at NeoCon are really into chairs. Yeah, there are tables, pillows, beds, cubicles and other things to look at, but time and time again I saw people drawn to chairs. They bounced up and down on the cushions, pinched the fabric and tried to figure out where they were supposed to put their arms.
How different can one chair be from another? Well, here are some of the craziest, coolest chairs you'll see at NeoCon:
"It's fun!" one attendee said. Another chipped in: "It's like a tree house!"
She nodded: It was acceptable.
"You look really ... comfortable," one tried to reassure her.
"What do I do?" she asked her friends, eyes wide.
OK, it is pretty cool.
14. Is ... is this a chair? I'm doubting everything I know about chairs now.
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