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Soft as a Rock
Rocks, stones and pebbles have been used as decorative objects since... well... the stone age actually. But, rocks are usually a bit hard to be around. They often look cool, but you wouldn't exactly hug one - until now!
Stephanie Marin is the creator of these amazing looking stones, which is actually very soft and comfortable cushions. Made of 100% virgin wool no less - although I have absolutely no idea what makes wool "virgin"... was it never used before? Or is it from sheep that have never had sex? Who knows... but they look amazing (the cushions, not the sheep).
Update: See also Ronal Jordaan's Rock Cushions (much better looking than the ones above)
Comments
Aliocha - Jan. 28, 2008
And realistic.
Lovely cushions.
Anonymous - Jan. 28, 2008
Genius
Anonymous - Jan. 28, 2008
Truly Zen, the effect of decorating with natural objects is indeed calming.
Norm - Jan. 28, 2008
Inane!
Anonymous - Jan. 28, 2008
Banal!
Someone - Jan. 28, 2008
Simple, stunning, playful, ultra cool...what else does one need ;)
Jeff - Jan. 29, 2008
It's fun until some steals your expensive rock cushions and replaces them with rocks and then you do a flying faceplant into your soft cushions and then you have to get new furniture cause your rocks have blood on them and your face hurts and you have to watch the superbowl sitting on bloody rocks.
janam - Jan. 29, 2008
lovely.... koooooooollllllll.......
JMO - Jan. 29, 2008
This hurt my brain... "One problem with stones is, while they look cool being around them is usually a bit hard - but not anymore."
"It's fun until some steals your expensive rock cushions and replaces them with rocks and then you do a flying faceplant into your soft cushions and then you have to get new furniture cause your rocks have blood on them and your face hurts and you have to watch the superbowl sitting on bloody rocks."
Damn, they beat me to it...Go Gators!
Thomas Baekdal - Jan. 29, 2008
Jeff, he he - that would be a mean practical joke
JMO, It hurt my brain too... so I changed it
Stipe - Jan. 29, 2008
inane and also insane
Anonymous - Jan. 29, 2008
Go Gators?
Anonymous - Jan. 29, 2008
OMG! TISFS!!!
Phil - Jan. 29, 2008
Rock on!
vibra - Jan. 29, 2008
Eggs have no place dancing with stones
Anonymous - Jan. 29, 2008
virgin wool comes from ugly sheep, so the old joke goes
Anonymous - Jan. 29, 2008
Ha!!! Ugly sheep...
Shelly - Jan. 29, 2008
AHH
They look like they're going to hurt so much when you jump on them.
Anonymous - Jan. 30, 2008
Amazingly realistic! Perfect for relaxing!
Ghulam Abbas Khatri - Jan. 30, 2008
great !
Natasha Popova - Feb. 1, 2008
amazing!
i want it!
nata.ada@gmail.com
Eldon - Feb. 1, 2008
Where can you get these? And how much are they?
Jan - Feb. 3, 2008
I'm a rock theif. I always bring small rock home from my travels, much to my husbands chagrin. These are perfect.
Anonymous - Feb. 5, 2008
Very, very cool. I'd love to load a bunch of those into the living room.
Margie - Feb. 6, 2008
Very nice except for someone like me. I AM ALLERGIC TO WOOL! even thinking of lying on one right now Im scratching myself
anggi - Feb. 6, 2008
cool...
great idea....!!!
love it.
want it..
miyo - Feb. 7, 2008
lovely
really, want it
tottemo hoshii ! (-japanese)
Thomas Oliver - Feb. 8, 2008
So cool. But I didn't see a price or how to buy.
dee (aust) - Feb. 9, 2008
a m a z i n g ! :) i want some!
Pavel Rekunov - Feb. 10, 2008
Genius!!!!!!!!!
Thalia Marcoux - Feb. 11, 2008
wow, just like the Cape Breton, Nova Scoitia shore line. . . .. . . love them, what beautiful work!
Ben - Feb. 12, 2008
What's so exciting having giant rocks at home. So uncomfortable. Plus some of these seems huge, it may severely damage the floor.
Kat - Feb. 12, 2008
The rock furniture is way cool! Wouldn't mind having in my home at all. It would go with my southwest theme so well, just through in a few cactus!
Megan - Feb. 13, 2008
Cool pics and a fun product. "Virgin" wool is wool that has been spun for the first time. This implies the fibers are generally longer and the overall product is more soft.
Yasmine - Feb. 14, 2008
I really like those.
They look good, and comfy. And no one can say that you're a messy person when you throw them around.
I mean you can even pretend that they're really heavy and real, then throw them at someone. Funny heh.
Sarah - Feb. 15, 2008
I really want some of these!
Anonymous - Feb. 15, 2008
Legal!!
sian eliot - Feb. 18, 2008
hey there
i know the originator of this idea, a South African designer called Ronel Jordaan.... she's been doing it for years, and has become welknown for her felt artworks internationally.
check out our willowlamp site! we are the original flat-pack chain chandelier creators! I like your personal site. It's inspiring.
sian
Edi Stojicevic - Feb. 18, 2008
Hi,
Can we buy these somewhere ?
cheers,
X
elham - Feb. 20, 2008
wow! realy fantastic . I like it . go on......
brand - Feb. 20, 2008
I find it very disturbing how Ronel Jordaan's (the original designer) products are copied,in detail,by others. Ideas cannot be copyrighted but a designers integrity should prevent such theft
Paula - Feb. 25, 2008
These are the greatest! I would love to have some!
what perfect "furniture" for house concerts...
little rocks for sitting on up front, bigger ones for those in the back.
now I know that house concerts are not the only thing that rocks!!!
Pneumatiky Zimné - Mar. 11, 2008
I see in it some energy of really stones, but soft of pillows, very interesting
hey evereryone - Mar. 24, 2008
omg thiese wud b sooooooooooooooooo cool to have -imagine being squished by a rok and then lifting it up and everyonnre tinks ur superman!;)
Anonymous - Mar. 24, 2008
*thinks
hey everyone - Mar. 24, 2008
ha paula thats funny(55)
Zain M. - Jun. 14, 2008
Zen !!! Buddha !!! Peace !!! Nature!!! Aura! Ambience!!! Modern !!! Natural!!!
These words are definitely gonna make me shell out a fortune for these cushion rocks....NOT. I can buy a decent piece of traditional furniture for a fraction of what these things cost. While I personally love the idea, overpriced and avant-garde do not go hand in hand.
francois - Jul. 15, 2008
come on! how could you copy such an obviously original idea and try sell it as your own. sad!
design chick - Aug. 3, 2008
I love this, my little brother would go crazy over this as he is always picking up rocks and things. His birthday is coming up....
Hallie - Oct. 20, 2008
Virgin wool is wool that has never been used before.
Because wool is such a fabulous fiber, it can be reused or recycled into another product. In that case, it is no longer "virgin."
These "stone" pillows are delightful!
Marika - Nov. 3, 2008
Hi All,
just a reminder to all those who left venomously flavored comments about the allegedly "stolen" idea of rock furniture, there are such things as parallel creative streams of consciousness. I, as a working artist, have several times had what to me was an original idea. I then come to find another artist has created something in the same vein, sometimes just about identical, , before or after me. I believe neither stole the idea. The ideas were simply synchronicitous, or their time has come. I will even grant that Stephanie Marin may have seen an exhibit of Ronal Joordan's Sculpture, and not given credit to her muse.
However, you cannot truly compare these two creations. Their similarity ends at CUSHION.
One is a well tailored cushion, sewn then felted. Artistic furniture if you will. The other is an original work of art, a felted sculpture, which is used as furniture.
Apples and oranges.
Lets just enjoy the playfulness of these creations.
John Huczek - Nov. 4, 2008
Congratulations OBAMA!!
Storm- creator of rustic pine furniture - Nov. 14, 2008
Wow! They're really beautiful cushions- I think you have to have a certain type of home to pull them off, but they're fantastic!
Published: Jan. 27, 2008 in Interior Design
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veluxx - Jan. 28, 2008
i really wish I had some of these around my house. They're both calm and exciting.