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The Hug Chair

Let’s be real, you can’t hug yourself, it’s just not feasible. (Although I’m sure we’ve all tried at some point). We’ll for those melancholy moments, fear not. Enlist your closest compadre and curl up in the comfy embrace of the PDA-friendly Hug Chair. Budapest born designer and winner of the 2011 ICFF design award, Gabriella Asztalos, created the exclusive lounger that ‘combines the original spiral shape and the values of a hug.’ The circular corkscrew embodies the intersection of design and intimacy. The unique structure links the two seats together, creating the perfect nook for a little face time, or canoodling, if that’s more your speed. ‘The upper “half-pipe” bends above the heads creating a highway of thoughts and a chain of emotions. In this way you are interconnected in the same circle and the focus is always on the other person, exactly what a hug is about.’  Now if they could only make a spooning-friendly sofa…

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