# Split Identity Furniture The Drop by Leonardo Perugi is a Chair, a Lounge and a Daybed By Jessica Marcel | Published 2010-01-29 | Art & Design Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/leonardo-perugi References: [mocoloco](http://mocoloco.com/fresh2/2010/01/28/drop-seatdaybed-by-leonardo-perugi.php) & [cerrutibaleri](http://www.cerrutibaleri.com/index.php?fase=elencoCollezioni) Italian designer Leonardo Perugi designed the Drop, a high contrast furniture piece that [folds to become a chair](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/fold-chair), [lounge or daybed](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/sisto), depending on your mood. The seat would look right at home in a Fellini movie, even if it was designed 50 years after La Dolce Vita. Leonardo Perugi made the center of the Drop a [flat cushion](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/perron-pillo-lounge-chair), and made each end round. You can see more of Leonardo Perugi’s work at the links below. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 3.0/10 - Popularity: 50% | Activity: 31% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial - Top markets: North America, Europe, Asia ## 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 - **Flexible Furniture:** The Drop chair-lounge-daybed hybrid demonstrates the growing trend of multi-functional and adaptable furniture designs. - **Contrasting Design:** The high-contrast design of the Drop furniture piece highlights an emerging trend of bold design choices in home furnishings. - **Retro-modern Aesthetic:** The Fellini-inspired design of the Drop furniture piece reflects an ongoing trend of blending retro and modern aesthetics. ### Industries Being Reshaped - **Furniture Design:** The Drop showcases potential for disruptive innovation in the furniture industry, particularly in the area of multi-functional furniture design. - **Interior Design:** The bold, contrasting design of the Drop piece reflects an opportunity for innovation in the interior design industry, specifically in bold statements with furniture decisions for living spaces. - **Retail and E-commerce:** As multi-functional, contrastingly designed furniture is becoming popular, the Drop could present a potential opportunity for disruption within the retail and ecommerce market specifically with niche furniture options. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Ultra-Simple Multifunctional Furniture Pieces](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/chairpf.md) - [Modular Upholstered Bright Furniture](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/flipster.md) - [Flatpack Ultra-Modular Chairs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/nebula-chair.md) - [Curvaceous Padded Lounge Chairs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/talk-chair.md) - [Illusory Disconnected Component Armchairs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/fly-armchair.md) - [Circular Modernist Chair Designs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/zerogravity-chair.md) - [Expanding Three-in-One Furniture](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/expandy.md) - [Geometric Flatpacked Wooden Armchairs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/sedia-tonda.md) - [Desert Dune-Inspired Furniture](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/nando-studio.md)