Already a winner of a Niche Award for 2008, the Living Lounge attempts to translate an early 20th-century European Roadster into a chaise. The creators of this limited-edition furniture piece, Joel and Janci Green of JGreen Design, wanted to make a fluid lounge to “suggest that it has a life of its own.” And I’d hazard to say that the Living Lounge appears as if it’s about to speed away.

Living Lounge. Designed by Joel and Janci Green. Manufactured by JGreen Design.

It does not, however, fulfill the traditional idea of a lounge. Instead, its lines and curves offer a topsy-turvy aerodynamics, sort of the Cirque du Soleil version of the classic furniture piece-a bit dramatic, somewhat theatrical, and definitively fantastical. Joel Green states that his products combine “elements, ideas and forms not commonly associated with the home or d©cor.” They are “one-off,” so to speak.

Living Lounge is a generous 96″ x 38″ x 30″ and a reasonable $7500, given that it’s a limited edition run. Made of fiberglass, poplar, and micro-suede, JGreen’s award-winning lounge should outlast the standard living room dangers: spilled wine from tipsy dinner party guests, shed fur from Fifi, and other unmentionables (the Living Lounge is commodious). I can see Living Lounge, first and foremost, as part of the next avant-garde acrobatic act: I envision harlequined and scaled performers in leotards balancing dextrously on all areas of the Living Lounge. Should no self-respecting circus take me up on that, then certainly Living Lounge has a spot at the showrooms of luxury antique car dealers. And hotel lobbies, where guests can recline while they await their porter. They may be an excellent choice for airports, where people who are stuck could get some much-needed rest. Anywhere you put the Living Lounge, it is sure to get attention.