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From Seating to Arranging to Play: 10 Entertaining Ideas



After a summer of fun and frivolity, for many people it’s almost time to get back to the serious business of work. And as September looms large, the days are already feeling shorter north of the equator. It’s a double whammy that fills many with dread. With the trite but true “life is too short” cliché, injecting some fun into the daily grind should be considered a necessity and a right. From seating to arranging (things) to play, here are just a few entertaining ideas.Miltonpriest’s “The Twonky”At the artisanal design and manufacturing studio Miltonpriest, designer Frank Maximilian’s works are an atypical combination of commonplace objects with a sense of delicious humour. Inspired by Frank’s Uncle Len’s bet on a horse called “The Twonky” and the time when Uncle Len painted Frank’s tricycle bright pink (read the rather madcap story here), The Twonky is an entirely individual seat. The Brooks®? leather saddle with copper springs is particularly winsome.The Twonky by Miltonpriest was inspired by Frank’s Uncle Len.The Twonky. It’s a pink static trike with a cool Brooks®? leather saddle and white rubber tyres.Images © 2016 Miltonpriest.Zanotta Sella StoolDesigned in 1957 by Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni for Zanotta, the Sella Stool is a smart perch with a cast iron hemispherical balancing base. The handsome Brooks®? leather saddle is the pinnacle of this midcentu...
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