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RETRO FIND: Snake mattress, bionic chair among quirky 1980s furniture

Would you buy any of this funky furniture?

Picture this your new furniture has just arrived. But instead of being hauled in by large sweaty movers, you move it in yourself because your new furniture comes in *** cardboard box. This is the latest in functional contemporary furniture. This particular piece is called to *** to that’s French for touches you everywhere and it does once you’ve inflated the 26 ft snake like mattress to its full size, but it is not restricted to one look, it can be molded into any number of shapes which ever suits you. Or maybe the bionic chair is more your style. It’s motorized for massage and *** low center of gravity or there’s this Norwegian piece that needs no back at all and is *** lot more comfortable than it looks your weight moves forward to your knees which are comfortably supported beneath you. Now, these are all very health oriented but isn’t it all *** little too trendy? I wouldn’t say it’s trendy. It, it’s different. It’s unusual, it is used in particular environments, particular circumstances. For instance, what we’re sitting in here would be very good to have *** den or *** game room rec room to have in front of *** fireplace or use to watch TV, in whether it’s trendy or not, the most important question is, do you like it? So, we asked the average man and woman on the street what they thought? Well, some were more willing than others. Right. No. Feels nice. It’s comfortable. Ok. Would you buy one of these? I don’t think so. Why not? You wouldn’t match my decor? I was like, oh, man, it feels too nice, too nice. It’s too nice. Kind of fall asleep doing your homework. That’s creative. What else can you do with it? One word of warning if you should be in the market for functional furniture and do find something you like, try to stay awake long enough to pay for it. Paul Ryden. 32 live news.

RETRO FIND: Snake mattress, bionic chair among quirky 1980s furniture

Would you buy any of this funky furniture?

Furniture shopping is hard. It might have been even harder in the ‘80s.This story from 1981 visited a store to explore odd and quirky contemporary furniture.The first piece almost seems modern. The touche-à-tout — French for “touches you everywhere” — came in a box and needed to be inflated. The snake-like mattress was 26 feet long and could be molded into multiple shapes.A bionic chair with no legs and massage capabilities was a big hit. A funky Norwegian piece required a bit more bravery. Though it looked like a torture device, it was more comfortable than it looked.WATCH the full story above! Would you buy any of these quirky pieces?If you liked this story, here are a few more blasts from the past:

LOUISVILLE, Ky. —

Furniture shopping is hard. It might have been even harder in the ‘80s.

This story from 1981 visited a store to explore odd and quirky contemporary furniture.

The first piece almost seems modern. The touche-à-tout — French for “touches you everywhere” — came in a box and needed to be inflated. The snake-like mattress was 26 feet long and could be molded into multiple shapes.

A bionic chair with no legs and massage capabilities was a big hit. A funky Norwegian piece required a bit more bravery. Though it looked like a torture device, it was more comfortable than it looked.

WATCH the full story above! Would you buy any of these quirky pieces?

If you liked this story, here are a few more blasts from the past: