Surreal furniture comes in a variety of shapes and sizes, from nesting seating to others that look as though they are climbing up the wall. Whether you're bored with a current living room layout or just looking for something to add a certain "je ne sais quoi" to a bedroom, these pieces will provide the necessary inspiration.
The Melting Chair by Philipp Aduatz will certainly make one's home look like it's constantly set at a high temperature. The designer has made a seat that has a melting effect at the bottom, making one think that the chair will just disintegrate at any moment. However, rest assured that the seat is not going anywhere.
Nesting seating and bubble chairs are just a few of the quirky and surreal finds for furniture on the market these days.
35 Pieces of Surreal Furniture
From Colorful Bubble Chairs to Surreal Nesting Seating:
Jamie Danielle Munro — Apr 10, 2014 — Art & Design
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Curvaceous Furniture Artworks
Lila Jang Literally Manipulates Furniture into Whimsical Creations
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Surreal Experimental Furniture
Designer Edward Slater Creates Mind-Boggling Furnishings
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Giant Mushroom Seating
The reOrder Installation Shows the Scale of the Brooklyn Museum's Entrance
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Long-Legged Loungers
The EVNI Giant Furniture Collection Features Impressively Tall Chair Designs
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Colorful Bubble Chairs
The Layers Cloud Chair by Richard Hutten is Surreal
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Vibrantly Branching Furniture
Nic Parnell Reassigns New Value to Old Pieces of Wood
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Futuristic Oceanic Furnishings
The Parametric Lace Collection Has an Almost Unearthly Organic Look
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Deceptively Disintegrating Tables
Weightlessness by Eugene Tomsky is a Sculpturally Surreal Design
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Surrealist Closet Design
A Gaudi-Worthy Bookshelf by DBD Studio
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Surreal Pastel Seating
The Accident Stool by Hye Jeong Cheon Boasts an Otherworldy Shape
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Synthesized Spectral Seating
Lollipop Bench Features a Scrumptious Combination of Antique Styles
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Surreal Home Decor
Impractical Furniture That Looks Fantastic
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Femininely Surreal Furniture
Yaarit Mechany's Lucid Dream Exhibit Questions an Object's Reality
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Levitating Lamp Shades
The Floating Light Series by Crealev is Not an Optical Illusion
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Curvaceous Concept Furniture
These Jeahyo Lee Pieces are Free-Flowing and Surreal
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Sinewy Office Furniture
The D-Desk by Peter Donders is Futuristic and Alienesque
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Wood Dripping Furniture
Matthew Robinson's Fusion Tables Look like They are Playfully Melting
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Half-Processed Benches
The 'FallenTree' Bench Merges Natural and Artificial
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Quirky Avant-Garde Furniture
Designer Nick V. DeMarco Creates Artistically Modern Designs
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Artistically Surreal Furniture
The Front Design Group Indulges Belief in Magic Through Designs
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Discomfiting Home Decor
These Surrealistic Furniture Designs are Full of Strange Twists
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Sculptural Membrane Furnishings
The Beautiful Mess Series by Alejandro Ceron Defies Convention
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Surreal Nesting Seating
When Stacked, the Twain Chairs Appear to Be a Single Piece of Furniture
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Surrealist Amphibious Furniture
The Maximo Riera Toad Sofa Mimics a Leaping Frog
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Gorgeous Ghostly Furniture
Graft Architects' Phantom Table May Make People Uneasy
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Deceivingly Distorted Cabinets
Good Vibrations by Ferruccio Laviani is an Intricately Carved Piece
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Coil-Supported Seating
The Calli-Stroke Bench Eliminates Two Chair Legs in Favor of New Forms
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Free-Form Furniture Art
The Autonomists by Magenta Studio is Inspired by Independence
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Human Furniture Artworks
The Arm Chair by Jamie Isenstein Takes Its Name Literally
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Twisted Metal Seats
Pablo Reinoso's Aluminum Bench is Contemporarily Curious
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Furniture Inspired by Paintings
The Magritte 'Son of Man' Chair
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Tree Benches
Bronze Tree Trunk Chairs
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Surreal Disintegrating Seats
The Melting Chair by Philipp Aduatz is Mesmerizing
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Chic Active Footrests
The 'ooloo' Rocking Footrest Lets You Keep Active While Sitting
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Animalistic Showers
The Stag Shower Head Lets You Get Wet and Wild
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Surreal Fantasy Photography
Ian Komac Photographs an Unexplained World
Boxy Bedroom Designs
Atelierhouse Demonstrates the Creative Practice of Thinking Inside of the Box
Comfy Cracked Benches
The Surface of Take a Seat by Anna-Lisa Fondato Gives Way When Sat On
Enormous All-Encompassing Couches
Luna by Claesson Koivisto Rune Makes a Comfy Room Inside a Room
Octopus-Shaped Sofas
This Edra Circular Couch is Comfy and Anti-Social
Candy-Inspired Furniture
The Importance of the Obvious by Matthias Borowski is Delectable
Gear-Shaped Lamps
The Schproket Light by Christopher Moulder is Magically Industrial
Surreally Altered Sci-Fi Portraits
Mark Bryan Transforms Iconic Paintings into Sci-Fi Paintings
Minimalist Crafted Wooden Furniture
The Sam Greig Furniture Showcases a Simplistic Wooden Finish
Pixelated Furniture Collections
Raul Tellez Herrera's Unique Chair Concept is Artfully Abstract
Modular Abstract Shelving
Priscilla_Design Gradosei for Formabilio Lets You Design the Piece
Textile Tech Designs
The Ora Ito Mobility Collection is Full of Soft Textures and Materials
Cubist Storage Systems
The Fold Bookcase's Cubbies Face Two Directions Simultaneously
Simplistic Frame Furniture
This Scandinavian Furniture by Sam Grieg Stresses Simplicity & Cohesion
Covered Airport Pods
Abu Dhabi Airport's Sleeping Pods Will Have You Relaxing Like a Baby
Atypical Plywood Furniture
The Wrap Tables by Lucie Koldova is Low and Lightweight
Surreal Farmland Photography
The Exposure Photography from Lisa Wood Captures Stunning Landscapes
Redesigned Salvaged Furniture
Anti-Slip by Alexander Schnell Sramek was Born Out of Rebellion
Cavernous Penthouses
The Wapping Apartment by Atmos Studio is Full of Contemporary Curves
Continuous Line Dual-Seating
The Twofold Bench by After Architecture Has a Retro Video Game Vibe
Colorfully Striped Sculptures
Kyotaro Hakamata Creates Playfully Contemporary Works of Art
Dual Cantilevered Lighting
The K-Blade Lamp by Riva 1920 is Minimalist and Sculptural
Futuristic Fishnet Furnishings
TronTable Was Designed and Built with Math and Cutting-Edge Tech
Art Piece Furnishings
This CANVAS Seating by YOY is Unexpectedly Comfortable
Minimally Curved Seating
Sit in Style with the Simplistically Clever Bend Bench S Design
Revived Vintage Seating
19th Century Wheelback Chairs are Treated to Contemporary Flair
Versatile Vice Furnishings
The Clamp Brothers Collection is Composed of Carpenters' Equipment
Misshapen Oddball Furniture
Designer Misha Kahn Explores Experimental Childlike Creations
Loopy Concrete Loungers
The Ribbon Chair by Vivianne Kollevris Has More Elegance Than You'd Expect
Bug-Like Car Sculptures
Ichwan Noor's 'Beetle Sphere' Looks like the Bumblebee Transformer
Bedazzled Designer Chairs
This Home Furniture Line is by Donatella Versace and the Haas Brothers
Lightweight Meshy Loungers
The Membrane Chair Embodies a Reductive Structure with Stretchy Textile
Masterfully Bent Plywood Seating
The Dream Chair by Tadao Ando Took Patience and a Patent to Build
Practical Protective Furniture
The Self Defense Night Stand Keeps People Safe in the Bedroom
Contemporary Utilitarian Seating
The ALU Chair Has a Stiff Frame with Some Functional Versatility
Artichoke Pulp Chairs
Spyros Kizis' Organic Chair is Made from Artichoke and Natural Resins
Aerodynamically Angled Furniture
The Bordus Table is Inspired by Stealth Fighter Jets
Praying Mantis Workstations
The Futuristic Nexus Technical Commandstation Facilitates Efficiency
Handmade Lasercut Lampshades
The Min-jon Lampshade Collection are Impressively Intricate
Synthesized Spectral Seating
Lollipop Bench Features a Scrumptious Combination of Antique Styles
Deep-Seated Leather Furniture
The Karuselli Lounge Chair is a Luxe Executive Armchair Option
Clothing Constructed Seating
This T-Shirt Furniture Collection Encourages Sustainable Practices
Scaffolding-Like Seating
Chaise by Benjamin Mahler is Made Out of Dowels and Elastics
Ornate Geometric Sculptures
Faberge Fractals by Tom Beddard are Strikingly Intricate
Stiletto-Inspired Seating
The Desire Chair Assumes the Provocative Appearance of Women's Footwear
Protruding Porcelain Tapestries
Studio PIRSC Creates Decorative 3D Wallpaper Appliques
Surreal Miniature Toy Photos
Reggie Ballesteros Captures LEGO Minifigures in Everyday Life
Book-Filled Benches
The Little Free Library Offers Free Libraries on the Streets
Cute Collaged Seating
The Mish Mash Chairs Flaunt Material Differences and Distinctive Components
Ruffled Bucket Seating
The June Armchair by Lisa Hilland is Luxuriously Comfy
Floor-Flush Seating
YUGO Fusion Chair Marries Eastern and Western Design for a Harmonious Repose
Illusory Siamese Seating
The Meander Chair is One Object That Appears to be Two Overlapped
Oddball Seating Systems
The Wrong Chairs Series Comprises Whimsically Weird Windsor Chairs
Puzzled Plywood Furnishings
The Peak Lounge Chair by Peter Qvist Lorentsen is Conceptual
Cozy Crocheted Furniture
The Ami Collection Weaves Industrial and Homespun Styles Together
Graphic Pixel Furnishings
This Olivier Dolle Furniture Collection Plays with Shape and Dimension
Stool Chair Hybirds
The Radice Stool's Design is Business in the Front and a Party in the Back
Textural Ribbon Displays
The Picnic by Raw Edges is Displayed at Stockholm Design Week
Wintry Glass Houses
Architect Carlo Santambrogio Creates a Completely Transparent Structure
Geometric Book-Like Lighting
The TATA Lamp by Cbdisegno Celebrates a Simple Rectangular Shape
Sleekly Covered Rockers
The Abraham Rocking Chair by Authentics Looks Tightly Cocooned
Resuscitated Rejected Furniture
Reanim by Studio 5.5 Gives Discarded Items a Second Chance
Unfolding Felt Seating
The Completely Collapsible Chevalet Armchair Comprises Three Components
Gamified Storage Systems
Tetris by Front Lets You Create New Furniture At Your Own Will
Folded Metal Furnishings
The One Line Collection Comprises Crisply Creased Sheets as Seats
Compact Communal Ottomans
Gaming Table Separates to Reveal Four Seats and a Recreational Surface
Upcycled Horn-Like Sculptures
Henry Baumann Uses Discarded Cable Spools to Create Works of Art
Bubbling Ebony Benches
The Mad Cow Armchair Brings a Dark Effervescence to Your Modern Interior
Artistically Surreal Furniture
The Front Design Group Indulges Belief in Magic Through Designs
Aluminum Forked Seating
The Maybe Chair by Andrea Borgogni is Simple and Industrial
Copiously Framed Cabinets
The Totem Armoire Comprises Clustered Cubbies With Many Wooden Borders
Abstract Upholstery Strips
Transformations for Fendi Plays with the Free Placement of Cushions
Flashy Shutterbug Illuminators
The DSLR Paparazzi Lamp is a Celeb-Hounding Camera Light
Bold Puzzling Benches
The Signs Seating System Links Up to Form Extended Abstract Sofas
Lip-Shaped Seating
The Flirt Sofa by Ryszard Manczak is Curvaceously Seductive
Conversation-Encouraging Benches
This Design by Cas Moor Causes Interaction in an Ingenious Way
Simple Shoe-Inspired Seating
The Heel Chair by Nendo Has a Subtly Stylish Silhouette
Iconic Song-Inspired Seating
Sit Furnishings Creates Stools and Chairs with a Retro Flair
Surreal Animalistic Sculptures
The Work of Tomas Schneider is Inspired by His Dreams
Customizable Polygon Shelving
The BUILD Storage System by Jack Godfrey Wood and Tom Ballhatchet
Hyperreal Paper Furniture
The Vincent Tomczyk Chair Design Series is Deceptively Hollow
Reverse-Upholstered Seating
The Tailored Stool is Dressed Up and Made Without a Mold
Bent Wood Furnishings
The Creek Armchair by Sandro Lopez Defies Traditional Design Ideals
Turning Thatched Sculptures
Artist Alex Chinneck Creates Installation that Moves with the Wind
Meandering Timber Tables
The Arion Side Table Forms a Continuous Line of Surface and Storage
Skewed Seating Systems
The Portrait in Chair Embodies a Slanted Assembly of Contact Components
Abstractly Upholstered Trunks
The Log Chop Bench was Made Organically into an Eccentric Form
Surreal Oversized Floor Lamps
The Diana Lamp from Delightfull is Magically Large
Futuristic Outdoor Furniture
The Leko Sofa by Grupo HeWi is Sleek and Sturdy
Afterimage-Inspired Lamps
The Photon Vortex Light by Arnout Meijer Involves Persistence of Vision
Quirky Continuous Benches
The 10 Unit Seating System is Constructed with Simple L-Shaped Segments
Impossible Cloth-Propped Perches
The Hanging Chair Invites You to Create an Illusion
Suspended Cloud Paintings
Dutch Artist Joris Kuipers is Whimsically Colorful
Playful Minimalism Furnishings
These This That Other Chairs by Stefan Diez Offer Versatility
Comfy Angular Couches
The Grafton Series Has Soft Slants That Cradle the Sitter
Storytelling Furniture
Nueve Design Studio Creates a Collection that Encourages Memory-Building
Spaciously Reclining Airplane Seats
The AirGo Airplane Seat Design Would Make Flying Comfortable
Desk-Projecting Lamps
The Ring Desk Integrates an Illuminator That Extends From One of the Legs
Sketched Grafitti Furnishings
The Joost Van Bleiswijk Collage Furniture Series is Artful
Sustainably Woven Seating
The Recycled Pouf from CB2 is an Eco-Conscious Design Choice
Colorful Herringbone Furniture
The Contemporary Fishbone Table Collection Uses Natural Materials
Cushioned Tubular Couches
The Roll-Over Sofa by Jongform is Contemporarily Cylindrical
Glass Supported Furnishings
The Rauma Furniture Collection by Max Ptk Appears Unbalanced
Deceivingly Delicate Shelves
The Vase Shelves by Bakery Design Appear Very Fragile
Teatime Egg Chairs
The Tea Cup Chair Embodies a Simple Modification to Greatly Alter its Image
Sleek Organic Lighting
The Seed Pendent Lamp by Joeri Claeys Emits a Warm Glow
Slanted Seating Structures
This Public Rest Station Seats Many People in an Original Way
Melting Seating Collections
The De-Evolution Chairs Represent the Decline of the American Dream
Outlined Seating Objects
The Framework Chair Delights with its Fetching Formal Simplicity
Stricken Sculptural Seating
This Chair by Colin Tury Looks Like the Victim of a Violent Attack
Fake Laser Lit Rooms
Vector Space by Jayson Haebich Creates Illusory Architectural Structures
Precariously Piles Tables
The Stacking Shelves Are a Great Deal More Stable Than They Might Appear
Nature-Inspired Book Sculptures
Artist Long-Bin Chen Carves a Literary Oasis for a Library Rotunda
Wooden Vortex-Like Seating
The Oceo Chair by Pedro Arturo is Inspired by the Need to Reflect
Parachute Ball-Inspired Seating
The Dandelion Stool by Moissue Also Acts as an Impromptu Storage
Uplifting Children's Health Centres
The Royal London Hospital Morag Myerscough Room is Playful
Faux Cushioned Benches
Poppins by Alessandra Baldereschi is Inspired by Optical Illusions
Painfully Thorny Seats
The Terrible Chair by Michele Oka Doner is Fit for an Evil Queen
Texture-Enriched Textile Exhibits
Momentané by Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec Displays Designer
Animal-Inspired Geometric Benches
The Animaux Domesticki Colorful Benches are Shaped Like Animals
Arching Arboreal Armchairs
The Tuoli13 Chair Takes its Shape from Weather-Bent Trees
Friendly Felt Furniture
The Nuno Chair by Emelia Lucht is Vibrant and Ergonomic
String-Assembled Seating
The Constructing Memory Collection Includes a Drawstring Wooden Chair
3D-Knitted Fabrics
The Bouroullec Brothers Create Distinct Fabric for Salone del Mobile 2014
Celestial Ambiant Lights
The Total Eclipse Lamp is Astronomically Superior in Creating Atmosphere
Modern Planar Perches
The KB122 Chair Appears Impossibly Thin to Bear Any Significant Weight
Crocheted Citrus Seating
The Strand Chair from CB2 Features an Intricately Woven Fabric Face
Layered Bamboo Seating
The Hangzhou Stool by Min Chen Looks Like a Wooden Rainbow
Leaf-Inspired Lawn Chairs
The Ginkgo Floor-Seat is a Comfy Perch for Being in Touch with the Turf
Playfully Versatile Seating
The Poke Stool by Kyuhyung Cho Interacts with Others Unexpectedly
Found Wood Instruments
Sculptor Jack Sawbridge Creates Abstract and Organic Artworks
Disoriented Double-Shaded Lamps
Shrouded in Another Layer, the Light Habitat Can Be Rolled Around
Fallen Foliage Seating
The Autumn Colors Chairs are Crisp and Iconic Furnishings to Warm a Room
Elegantly Entangled Chairs
The Masters Barstool's Backrest Blends Different Design Inspirations
Boomerang-Shaped Tables
Miss Understood by Tcherassi Vilato is Playfully Striped
Rounded Colorful Seating
The Kelly Collection by Claesson Koivisto Rune is Vibrantly Cozy
Milk Can Maps
The Baby Formula Sculpture by Ai Weiwei Addresses 2008 Chinese Scandal