# Water Noodle Seating Jeffrey Inaba Creates Rocking Rooftop Pool Toy Chairs By Rachel | Published 2009-06-25 | Art & Design Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/jeffrey-inaba-pool-noodle-chair References: [core77](http://www.core77.com/blog/object_culture/jeffrey_inabas_pool_noodle_roof_13868.asp) & [x-initiative.org](http://x-initiative.org/blog/2009/06/22/no-soul-for-sale/) As part of No Soul for Sale, an art exhibition currently happening in New York City, Jeffrey Inaba created ‘Pool Noodle Roof.’ ‘Pool Noodle Roof’ is made of [150 chairs made of pool noodles](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/atypical-chair). Jeffrey Inaba's idea behind the design was to make people both comfortable and uncomfortable at the same time, with the design feeling comfortable but shifting awkwardly. Jeffrey Inaba also wanted to draw attention to [unstable art markets](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/pax-new-yorkea) in the world, so he made the word ‘bububluooopppp’ out of pool noodles on the chairs. Apparently that’s the sound of something sinking or rising, and the art market may do either. Check out the 150 [pool noodle chairs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bubble-stool) (which took 5 hours each to create) above. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 2.1/10 - Popularity: 40% | Activity: 16% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Art & Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/artdesign) > [Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/design) ## Key Themes ### Why This Trend Is Growing - **Pool Noodle Seating:** Using pool noodles as a material for furniture design offers an opportunity for disruptive innovation in the seating industry. - **Comfort-discomfort Design:** The combination of comfortable design with a subtle element of discomfort presents an opportunity for disruptive innovation in the furniture industry. - **Art-inspired Furniture:** Creating furniture pieces inspired by art exhibitions opens up opportunities for disruptive innovation in the art and design industries. ### Industries Being Reshaped - **Seating and Furniture:** The use of pool noodles in furniture design creates potential for disruptive innovation in the seating and furniture industry. - **Art and Design:** Incorporating art-inspired elements into furniture design offers opportunities for disruptive innovation in the art and design industry. - **Art Market:** Using furniture pieces to draw attention to the art market creates potential for disruptive innovation in the art market industry. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Pasta-Inspired Inflatable Pool Noodles](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/pastainspired-inflatable-pool-noodle.md) - [Colorful Tile Pool Loungers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/cdm30-inflatable-pool-lounger.md) - [Pasta-Themed Pool Noodles](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/olive-garden-pool-noodles.md) - [Modernized Water-Friendly Outdoor Chairs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/soleil-adirondack-chair.md) - [Waste-Incorporated Chair Designs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/knoll-chairs.md) - [Colorful Poolside Art Inflatables](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/cdm30.md) - [Inflatable Molded Collective Seating](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/situation.md) - [Sea Creature-Inspired Chairs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/seat-urchin.md) - [Self-Defence Tubular Inflatable Chairs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/street-seat.md)