So far, this is a good idea, ya?
The floating sofa by Mother is a dual-use piece of furniture that turns into a raft if it floods. Photo: AFP
Last November, the Polynesian archipelago of Tuvalu looked to the metaverse as an original and thought-provoking way to alert the international community to the climate emergency. According to various scenarios, experts estimate that New York, and in particular the island of Manhattan, could experience a rise in water levels of 20cm to 75cm by 2050.
The Dutch meteorological institute KNMI has estimated that by 2100 the sea level off the coast of the Netherlands could be 1.2m higher than it is today. So the design team has imagined a sofa suited for a submerged area,"furniture for a wet tomorrow", as it says on its site. Borrowing the distinctive orange colour of a life jacket, the furniture transforms into a raft when the cushions are removed.
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