Japanese furniture label CELLUTANE introduces a new chair that is themed around Pokémon, specifically the character Ditto. In Japan, the character is recognized as Metamon and the furniture design represents a plush shape similar to the character.
The material and filling is comfortable and seats one in an entirely purple colorway to replicate the tone of Ditto. The snug chair weighs 19 pounds and can be washed, sizing out at 95 by 80 by 64 cm. Currently, the Japanese furniture brand also offers Snorlax chairs and Poké ball themed chairs as well. The Poké ball chairs come in different color options including blue and red or light gray and red. The Ditto chair is now available on CELLUTANE's Rakuten store.
Image Credit: CELLUTANE, Pokémon
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