Concurrents Environmental Psychology Newsflash: It’s the Squishy Stuff Era
It’s officially the Age of Squishy Stuff. Tim McKeough, in an article published in The New York Times on May 4 (“Like Sweatpants, Squishy Furniture is In,” https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/04/style/furniture-squishy-home-design.html), states that curvy furniture is now popular. Use the link to take a look at some of the most popular pieces out there. McKeough reports on, “the embrace of bulbous, low-slung, super-squishy furniture that offers all-out comfort. Sofas and chairs that evoke plush 1970s lounges, like Cassina’s Soriana collection and B & B Italia’s Camaleonda modular sofa, are suddenly hot commodities. At the same time, contemporary designers are experimenting with oversize proportions and sink-in plushiness to a level that would have seemed profane to devoted modernists just a few years ago.” As an environmental psychologist, my response to the rise of curvaceous furniture is, “Of course we’re seeing this now!” Curving forms in objects are linked in our minds to comfort, pleasure, …
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