No, really. These seats are just coincidentally named Poufman, they’ve got nothing to do with the classic Namco game, Pac-Man. No relation at all. Hell, these seats aren’t even inspired by Pac-Man one bit. If anything, Pac-Man is inspired by these seats.

The designers of Italian company QAYOT were clearly eating a slice of pizza when they spawned the creation of this luxury furniture.  One of the designers took out a slice and was like, “Whoa, Poufman!” And that’s how Poufman was born. It wasn’t until later that the company heard tales of Pac-Man’s existence. So, it can’t be considered an infringement on the trademark established by Namco back in 1980. Or can it?

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If you go to Mets games frequently enough (season tickets, weekly plan, etc.), then you’ll be happy to know you’re entitled to purchase an authentic set of seats from Shea Stadium. It’s an exciting opportunity that will cost you $869 for a pair of seats but worth much more to the true baseball fan. Green, red, blue and orange seating will be available as of today. If you don’t catch the Mets frequently but still want to plunk down your hard-earned cash for some seats, don’t fret: August 25th at 9 AM is when you get your shot. Too expensive? Skip the seats and settle for shoes.

All proceeds will go to the Mets Foundation, a charity that funds and promotes “a variety of charitable causes, including educational, social and athletic programs for young people in the community.”

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Joseph Keenan was sick and tired of run-of-the-mill furniture in his household. So, he designed versatile and flexible wooden boxes that can be connected or stacked on one another to create any number of furnishing goods called Vertibral, en light of the vertebrae. You know, that long series of bones on your back that helps you with pretty much anything you’ve ever done in your entire life, including living.

Individual box pieces are fashioned with stainless steel hinges which aid in the wood’s ability to expand or “sprawl out”. Then the pieces are able to flex to expand their dimension and design. Intertwine ‘em, stack ‘em, throw ‘em together in whatever way you see fit. Just don’t let any fatties sit on the new chair you’ve made.

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