Here’s What You Get When You Combine A Beanbag With An Inflatable Chair

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As a millennial with lower back issues, my biggest complaint with a beanbag is that it doesn’t provide enough stability. And my complaint with inflatable furniture is that it’s never looked classy. Carlo Livaja managed to hit two birds with one stone with his Sonnet Chair.

With the aura of a beanbag and the inner workings of an inflatable chair, the Sonnet is just a clever bit of furniture design, relying on an inflatable fabric ball that’s restrained/shaped by a bent stainless steel pipe. The result is something eye-catching and intriguing enough to make you want to sit down, while the Sonnet supports you perfectly in all the right places.

Designer: Carlo Livaja

You get the lower support from the fact that the Sonnet’s base is a defined tongue-shaped seating element, while the backrest inflates into you, giving you enough “lean-back resistance” (I coined that term) just like an inflatable would. All this, while looking like a beanbag went and did a Masters in Design from Milan. It has the spiritual appeal of a beanbag without any of the collapsibility.

One’s immediate question is whether the metal pipe actually obstructs your seating, and my gut reaction is that it probably won’t. As long as you don’t jump into the chair, the Sonnet respects you back. Don’t lean back like you would in a recliner and your neck won’t hit the pipe at the back. It’s a chair built on clever compromise… clever being the more operative term there.

The beauty of the Sonnet (especially if you see its video on Instagram) lies entirely in its transformation. The fabric cover sits like a heap, gaining shape as air is blown into it. Immediately as it hits the frame restraining it, the chair begins taking its true shape, and stops once it can’t accept any more air. In essence, it’s a lot like IKEA’s inflatable chair showcased at Milan this year – rely on a rigid element to restrict the inflatability of your design and you’ve got something that’s constrained yet comfortable.

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This 34-Foot Tiny Home by Teacup Has a Dishwasher, a Bathtub, and a King-Sized Bed

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Tiny homes have a reputation for asking a lot of you. Give up the tub. Forget the dishwasher. Learn to love a twin mattress. The Ellice, a custom build by Alberta-based Teacup Tiny Homes, quietly ignores all of that.

Built on a triple-axle trailer and stretching 34 feet in length, the Ellice is based on Teacup’s Bernice floor plan — a range that starts at roughly US $123,000. What makes this particular build compelling isn’t its footprint or its price point. It’s the refusal to compromise where most tiny homes surrender without a fight.

Designer: Teacup Tiny Homes

The exterior sets a confident tone. Dark vertical board-and-batten siding paired with black windows gives it a look that feels deliberate — somewhere between a Pacific Northwest cabin and a Scandinavian prefab. Step inside, and the contrast is immediate. The interior is almost entirely white, which keeps the space feeling open rather than boxed in.

The kitchen anchors one end of the home in a galley layout and earns its place as the most impressive room in the build. It includes a fridge, a three-burner propane stove with a range hood, an oven, a dual-basin sink with a built-in water filtration tap, a pull-out pantry, and — the detail that stops most people — a dishwasher. That’s not something you find in tiny homes at this size, and its presence signals what kind of build this is. A washing machine and propane dryer are installed nearby, because the owners had no interest in trading daily convenience for the novelty of small living.

The dining area sits adjacent to the kitchen with a bench seat that integrates storage beneath it, an adjustable table, and an electric fireplace mounted against the wall. Underfloor heating runs throughout the ground floor. The living room, currently photographed with a sofa, is being repurposed by its owners as a home office — the flexibility is built into the plan from the start.

The bathroom is generously proportioned for the format, featuring a full bathtub and shower, a flushing toilet, and a vanity with additional storage. The master bedroom sits in the loft above the living room, accessed via a storage-integrated staircase, and fits a king-sized bed. A secondary loft above the bathroom is reached by a removable ladder and functions as either a guest room or additional storage depending on the day. The Ellice doesn’t reinvent what a tiny home can be. It simply builds one with enough intention and craft that you stop thinking about what’s missing.

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