The forts and bunkers of his childhood inspired Czech designer Michael Tomalik to design a wire frame chair that is “a place of convenience, comfort and personal repose“. His monkey-bar-ish construction is a kind of grownup fort, made comfortable with giant pillows and outfitted with books,  plants, and a light (to which we’d add a shade and dimmer).

Lounge Chair Fort 2

We’re wondering about building our own version out of the copper and black pipe that always sparks our imagination at the hardware store, and which we’ve seen used as wonderful furniture material.

David John
David John

…

pipe shelves possible large

…

Manhattan Clean Line
Manhattan Clean Line

The all fit together like a giant toy construction kit: straight pipes fitting into connectors in various configurations…

make-my-own-house.com
make-my-own-house.com

This fort/nest would be quite beautiful in copper.

Lounge Chair Fort 3

Would you use such a nest?

via Designboom

Although Improvised Life is no longer publishing new content, its vast archive of evergreen articles is available for you to explore for free. If you find joy or inspiration in what you find, please consider supporting Improvised Life to keep it in the world.

It only take a minute to make a secure donation. A little goes a long way.

Support Improvised Life ♥