It looks sort of like a legless gurney, this flat rubber and metal construction, but lean against it and it magically becomes a chair. "Have a seat," you can tell your guests, and they'll just look at you like you're crazy.

Streol, by Danish artist Anette Herman is not for sale, but is part of the Nordic Cool: Hot Women Designers exhibition going on at the National Museum of Women in the Arts until September 12th, 2004. If you can't make it to Washington DC in time, then you can buy the Nordic Cool Exhibtion Book at the NMWA store.