The Obelisk: Furniture Pod for Small Spaces
You, my loyal Hooked on Houses readers, send me some pretty interesting stuff, I have to say. Take this, for example. Gary of Seasoned Believers forwarded it to me today with a note that it was from Japan, but that’s all the information he had. If anyone else knows anything about it, please fill me in!
(UPDATE: We found it! Not only that, but a reader informed me that it’s actually from Germany, and it’s called “The Obelisk,” which is why I changed the title of the post to be more accurate. More information below, including the price.)
Wait until you see what this pod cleverly transforms into! (Can you guess?)
Click “more” below to see it for yourself:
They start taking the pod apart:
You’re starting to see it now, aren’t you? Not sure how the candle and glass fit into the pod exactly. I also wonder where the seat cushions were stored:
Here it is in a room:
Talk about a conversation piece!
“What’s that pod-thing in the corner of your living room?” “Oh, that’s where I store my furniture when we’re not sitting on it.”
THIS JUST IN: Hooked on Houses reader JLB found the website this is being sold on: Exclusively Home. Thanks, JLB! I swear I have the best readers in all the blogosphere. You guys are always helping me out.
According to the website, this is called the Rocket Outdoor 5-piece Set and is sold by Nuevo Living. You can choose the color you want and everything. The price? $2,090. Here’s the picture of it on the website:
Reader Montse also wrote in to tell us it’s actually German, by a company called DEDON (www.Dedon.de). They call it the Obelisk, and it’s presented as “Art for the Garden.” There are some pretty cool photos of it on their website if you’re interested.
Well, this turned out to be quite a collaborative post! Thanks to readers Gary, JLB, and Montse for helping me piece together all the facts of this thing. I appreciate all your help!
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April 14th, 2008 at 7:17 am
I had to keep going back and forth to look at those pictures! At first I was sure I hated it… but on 7th glance, I think I like it! It’s not bad looking furniture for being hatched from a pod!
April 14th, 2008 at 7:31 am
I think it’s a rather clever rocket/table and chairs.
April 14th, 2008 at 8:43 am
Living in a very small apartment, that looks super cool to me!
April 14th, 2008 at 11:31 am
Had to know the cost …
Couldn’t find it …
April 14th, 2008 at 11:33 am
I have seen this befor. I will try to remember where. It is great for bringing the outdoor furniture indoors during the winter. Like if you lived in a condo w/ a balcony but no garage. Just put it in the corner and call it a sculpture.
April 14th, 2008 at 11:49 am
I know, Abbreviated. I’m sorry. I haven’t been able to find this anywhere to get more information than this. Maybe JLB will come through for us! -Julia
April 14th, 2008 at 2:52 pm
WOW - very cool little contraption there!
April 14th, 2008 at 3:54 pm
How cool is that ?
Kathy
April 14th, 2008 at 7:05 pm
I am not sure I would want that…BUT THAT IS TOTALLY AWESOME!!!!!!!!
April 14th, 2008 at 8:42 pm
Ok. I htink I figured out where the candle was stored. If you look at the table part before the top is put on there is a small hole. (candle storing compartment maybe?)
I think the cushions are stacke on top of one another in one of the seats before you put it all together. Still working on the cushion storage thought…not sure.
April 15th, 2008 at 4:15 am
It’s from a german company called DEDON (www.dedon.de) and it’s called Obelisk.
April 15th, 2008 at 6:17 am
Montse is right (thanks, Montse!). Check out the website if you want to see how it’s presented there (as “Art for the Garden”).
So it’s German! Now I’ve got to change the title of this post. -Julia
April 15th, 2008 at 8:39 pm
I think it is made by more than one company. I found it in a catalog today that said it was from Italy……LOL. It sure travels a lot
April 15th, 2008 at 9:38 pm
Oh, my. Does this mean I have to change the title of the blog post again? “The Obelisk: Furniture Pods from Around the World.”
May 22nd, 2008 at 9:57 pm
It originated from Japan and others duplicated it. That’s all
July 19th, 2008 at 7:54 pm
totally cool and useable