AR filter brings design studio’s virtual sofa into the home

Made from upcycled Nike puffer jackets, the bright green sofa can be tested in any living room

Moscow and New York City-based Crosby Studios have created a virtual sofa made out of digitally upcycled Nike puffer jackets. Bright green and featuring the Nike swoosh and Just Do It phrase across the piece, the sofa is available through a dedicated augmented reality Instagram filter. Designed to help make art accessible and available during the coronavirus pandemic lockdown, the AR filter brings the sofa into your living space, providing a communal experience during global social isolation.

This sofa is studio founder Harry Nuriev’s second furniture design in connection to fashion. In 2019, in collaboration with Balenciaga, he created a see-through couch stuffed entirely with clothing that spanned a range of the fashion house’s collections.

From makeup to nature, augmented reality is helping locked down creatives have fun, experiment and learn from home. Springwise has spotted a makeup app that allows users to try on runway trends, and a nature-spotting app that provides monthly challenges and unlocks badges, all while contributing to a worldwide biodiversity database.

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