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Humanscale Daybed, an office computing lounge for lazy creatives

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It’s impossible to concentrate without being comfortable. That’s the idea behind the unambitiously named Daybed, a lounge-workstation design concept by Humanscale that blends in with the rest of your chic furniture around the house — if your house is straight out of A Clockwork Orange, that is.

The stainless steel, plastic and aluminum frame is ergonomically shaped to take the stress off your aching back, while its articulating laptop stand has a mousing surface with storage underneath and a slide-out work surface on the opposite side.

This looks like an exceptional place to get some work done — if you don’t have any arms. Really, guys, where do your arms go? Let’s have a pair of big soft armrests with a mouse pad at the end. Not a bad attempt, but for our money, here’s a better choice that actually exists:

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We’d go with the existing and gorgeous Steelcase Leap Worklounge and Ottoman ($3000), which could still use a well-placed mousepad but at least acknowledges that human beings have arms. That ottoman converts into a handy table, too.

Humanscale, via Born Rich

 
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SMaj:
When utilizing such a trendy and eye-catching piece of furniture, I believe you're suppose to have your arms crosse...More »


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By Katie at 6:51 PM ON 04/29/08

We have a Leap Worklounge and love it. It's super comfortable, we use the flip up ottoman all the time... and our friends love to sit in it (and talk about it) when they come over. Great conversation piece! Best of all it looks great in our living room... not sure where I'd put that Mork and Mindy Egg chair! - Katie

By SMaj at 5:16 AM ON 04/30/08

When utilizing such a trendy and eye-catching piece of furniture, I believe you're suppose to have your arms crossed to convey a smug sense of self satisfaction, thus the lack of armrests.


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