These deceptively soft home decor objects look like they are made out of solid brick, marble, concrete and other hard surfaces that would be unpleasant to sit or lay on. However, they are only photo-realistic prints on fabric that just give the appearance of being uncomfortable. These illusory designs are appearing on the fabric of chairs, pillows and bedsheets, making them look firmer than they are in reality.
Some of these patterns have even been translated into fashions, that would turn people into walking marble slabs or monolithic brick walls if they were to wear head-to-toe suits of these printed fabrics, as seen in the 2012 Fall/Winter menswear collection by Jean Paul Gaultier and marble-print garments by Shallowww.
11 Deceptively Soft Objects

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Brick-Patterned Camouflage
The Jean Paul Gaultier Man Fall/Winter 2012 Collection is Eclectic

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Illusory Stone Comforters
Stay Cozy and Warm with the White Marble Duvet Set

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Geology-Inspired Footwear
Barbora Veselá's Geology of Shoes Takes Cues from Rock Formations
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Deceptively Comfortable Marble Chairs
This Archaic Marble Chair Isn’t as Uncomfortable as It
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Realistic Marble-Print Garments
'Shallowww's' Garments Feature a Realistic Marble Print
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Funny Forest Pillows
The Wood Tree Log Bolster Adds Kitsch to Your Living Room
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Deceptively Uncomfortable Pillows
This Brick Pillow is a Softie on the Inside
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LEGO-Like Slippers
Never Fear Bricks Again with This Pair of Building Block Slippers
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Soft Cement Cushions
The Concrete Pillow Fools with a Hard Texture That's Surprisingly Spongy
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Architecture-Inspired Tights
Patternity's 'Streetshapes' Tights Are a Graphic Take on Urban Cities
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Deceptive Marble-Print Poufs
Cerruti Baleri's Spherical Marble Seating is Soft to the Touch
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Invisible Furniture Capsules
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AI-Artist Who Gives a Unique Design to Real Objects
Illusory Brick Wall Illuminators
The OG Brick Lamp Hides in Plain Sight to Illuminate After Dark
Video Game-Inspired Furniture Catalogue
IKEA Australia Honors A Minecraft Movie with a New Look
Adaptable Ergonomic Office Seating
The 'Moon Chair' by Serena Papait is Comfortable Yet Stylish
Juxtaposed Materials Furniture Collections
The Around the Studio Wool Diaries Collection is Chic
Algae-Made Slippers
These Vegan Slippers by Giestas Have a Food-Grade Form
Imaginative Soft Toys
Blabla's Little Monster Soft Toys Promote Listening, Curiosity and Dreams
Malleable Connected Illuminators
The Conceptual Pofu Lamp Encourages Interaction
Portable Air-Filled Sofas
Muji's Sofa Made from Air is Lightweight and Easy to Move
Bauhaus Era-Inspired Furniture
Knoll Introduces a Slew of New Modern Chair Designs
Haute Silicone Headphone Headsets
The Conceptual Comfortably Headphones are Soft and Chic
Colorful 3D-Printed Portable Lamps
Crème Atelier Designs the Portable Soft Serve Lamp
Oil Painting-Inspired Rugs
Antonio Santín Presents a New Collection of Intricate Rugs
Ultra-Modern Furniture Collections
Kelly Wearstler and ARCA Launch the NUDO 2.0 Capsule
Ultra-Relaxed Sofa Designs
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3D-Printed Stress Balls
The 'Lettuce Ball' is Made with Digital Light Synthesis 3D Printing
Sculptural Mixed-Material Artful Furniture
Longchamp & Pierre Renart Launch a Capsule of Furniture
3D-Printed Suspended Lamps
Vittorio Paradiso Designs the Haibu Lamps for Paolo Castelli
Shapeshifting Office-Ready Armchairs
The Egoitaliano Smirk Armchair Transforms into a Lounger
3D-Printed Wooden Furniture Series
A Team of Designers Created Projects with EconitWood
Interchangeable Cushion Furniture
The 'Morfius' Modular Furniture by Arman Farahmand is Creative
Realistic Sketch-Reflective Furniture
Jinil Park Designs the Drawing Series of Furniture
Functional Streamlined Ceramic Tiles
Unknown, Untitled Introduced the UU Tiles Collection
Opulent Material-Focused Furniture
Hermès Showcases its New Home Essentials Collection
Immersive Living Room Concepts
Moooi Presents an Immersive Journey for Milan Design Week
Stone-Like Styrofoam Stools
The Kinold Styrofoam Stools by Jiwon Jung are Inherently Lightweight
Upcycled Book-Made Marbled Furniture
Willem Zwiers Designs the Tranformed Remnants Series
Stackable Home Fragrances
Bakic Group's Modular Room Fragrance Plays with Sculptural Scents
Lucite Furniture Collections
Draga & Aurel's 'Zen' Collection Replicates Light Refractions
Squishable Construction Toys
Squishmallows x BLDR Playsets Feature Soft Belly Pieces
Organic Contour Couch Designs
The Siwa Sofa Offers Sections for Curling Up
Colorfully Immersive Retail Experiences
Al-Jawad Pike Designs a Athletic Propulsion Labs Store
Sheep Fleece Fiberglass-Like Chairs
Solidwool Presents its Welsh Mountain Hembury Chair
Sustainable Luxe Pet-Friendly Furniture
Brigette Romanek Presents the LAY LO Pet Collection
Cat-Inspired Fuzzy Frames
The Dry Studio Petbrick 65 Keyboard has a Textural Finish
Rope-Like Dynamic Chair Designs
Miray Ozlem ER Designs the Caterpillar Lounge Chair
Paper-Formed Premium Furniture
Emeline Ong Designs the Pastel Tonal Pastille Collection
Cozy Contemporary Seating Solutions
The Knoll Perron Bun Lounge Chair and Ottoman are Nest-Like
Visibly Undulating Stool Designs
The Concave Stool by Deniz Aktay is Structured Yet Soft
Felt-Made Wall Decorations
Hush Blocks from 3form Elements are Customizable
Modern Design-Exploring Art Objects
MSCHF Slices the Tips off the Pratone Chair by Gufram
Biblical-Inspired Sculptural Furniture
Niamh Barry Presents a Range of Dynamic Lighting
Sculptural Welcoming Chair Designs
Fritz Hansen's Monolit Chairs are Artfully Crafted
Dynamically Artful Furniture
Zaha Hadid Architects's Erosion Collection is Made for Neutra Design
Comforting Pillow Lines
Hugimals Expands Its Line-Up to Include Comforting Pillows
Oblong Color-Blocked Furniture
The Meritalia Morphologica Collection Has Two Pieces
Glass Surfaced Furniture Series
Alain Gilles Designs the Illusion Collection for Glass Variations
Textured Fluted Light Collections
Claudia Afshar Designs the Dekton Ukiyo Collection for Cosentino
Comfort-Focused Footwear Ads
The ALDO Spring 2024 Campaign Highlights Its Pillow Walk Technology
Reimagined Furniture Series
Yves Salomon and Chapo Création Create a Special Exhibition
Tile-Clad Colorful Blocky Furniture
Studio Rens Created the Re-Glow Collection of Furniture
3D-Printed Mood Lamps
Aleš Boem Designs the Orbyt Lamp Which Seems to Defy Gravity
Leather-Accented Industrial Seating
The L1 Chair from OBJECT LEUCI is Metallic and Minimalist
Expansive Modern Furniture Series
Lee F. Mindel Expands the Veritas Collection for RALPH PUCCI
3D-Printed Ceramic Home Facades
The Ceramic House in Amsterdam Gets a Ceramic Feature
Eco-Friendly Pouf Chair Concepts
Design Studio701 Creates the Rio Pouffe Concept
Wrinkled Plastic Film-Wrapped Furniture
Paul Coenen
Recyclable Wax-Made Lighting Capsules
Daydreaming Objects Designs the Soft Solids Collection
Pool Noodle-Inspired Furniture
Lieyah Dagan Designs the Loop Furniture for Indoor and Outdoor
Juxtaposing Material Furniture Series
Junya Igashami Designs a New Furniture Collection
Earth-Connecting Luxe Floor Installations
Hermès Designs a Captivating Installation at La Pelota
Collectible Circular Design Exhibitions
Isola Presents Nothing Happens if Nothing Happens
3D-Printed Quartz Furniture
OZRUH Debuts a New Furniture Collection with Recyclable Quartz Sand
Dynamic Furniture Designs
The Tom Dixon 'Fat and Plump' Collection Offers Sculptural Flexibility
Mealworm-Inspired 3D-Printed Stools
William Eliot Designs the Digested Objects Stool
Artful Versatile Rug Collections
Nanimarquina Unveiled a Range of Rugs with Various Inspirations
Pod-Inspired Bulbous Furniture
One Week Presents Its New Pod Collection of Furniture
Motion Blur-Inspired Rocking Chairs
Muddycap Designs the Fast Rocking Chair with a Visual Illusion
Tubular Vibrant Lounge Chairs
Studio Marion Designs the NaughtOne Percy Lounge Chair
Plush Tubular Furniture Pieces
The Parla 'Loop' Furniture Collection Has Two Pieces
Versatile Travertine-Inspired Tables
Morten Georgsen’s Tivoli Collection is Sculptural
Marginalized Artisan-Made Decor
IKEA Presents its Second Instalment of the MÄVINN Collection
NYC-Inspired Steel Furniture
Micah Rosenblatt Designs the City Block Collection of Furniture
Refined Minimal Furniture Capsules
Mjölk and Thom Fougere Unveil Another Collection
Luxury Office Chair Concepts
V R viru Develops the ZYVOR Concept with Wood and Marble
Sleek Artful Accessible Furniture
ThirdKind Presents its Abigail Collection of Furniture
Stone Offcut Decor Collections
The Salvatori 'Precioso' Range by Stephen Burks is Naturalistic
Denim-Upholstered Modern Furniture
Jean-Marie Massaud Designs the New Archibald Denim Chair
Magnified Illusion Furniture Designs
Muddycap Designs the Playfully Dynamic Zoom Chair
Comfortable Foam Seating Series
Richard Hutten Contributes to the Rethink Softly Project
Understated Ultra-Soft Blankets
The Blanket from Lifestyle Brand tuck Blends Elegance and Comfort
Mushroom-Inspired Sleek Lamps
Danil Repko Designs the Bright Lunar Lamp Concept
Sculpted Rock-Like Lounge Chairs
The Pininfarina Oksys Chaise Lounge Has a Crystalline Base
Gag-Turned-Reality Devices
Dbrand Launches the Touch Grass Collection of Devices
Living Condition Awareness Dollhouses
IKEA's UNWELCOME HOME Doll House Brings Awareness
Dynamic Moving-Illusion Furniture
Michael Jantzen Designs the Moving Furniture Series
Playful Structural Furniture Series
The New Palma Collection of Designs Boasts a Mosaic Design
Grow-at-Home Sponge Furniture
ÉCAL's Sponge Furniture Expands 10 Times in Size After Soaking
Enhanced Comfort Versatile Chairs
Marcello Zillani Designs the Icon Chair for Mara
Cutting-Edge Wearable Furnishings
MCM Wearable Casa Intersects Luxury Fashion and Furniture Design
Compact Pillowy Furniture Designs
OBJEKTE UNSERER TAGE Designs the Sander Series for Fall
Bangladeshi-Inspired Playful Furniture
Fico Presented its First-Ever Furniture Capsule in Milan
Ambient Aesthetically Pleasing Lights
The Pofu Lamp Adds a Calming Mood to Any Space
Curved Minimal Chair Exhibitions
Studio Booboon Unveils the Playful Reappropriation Exhibit
Lightness-Themed Womenswear Boutiques
Between the Walls Designs the One by One Womenswear Store
Dynamic Interchangeable Wall Tiles
Duffy London Presents the New Abyss Wall Tile Collection
Cinematic-Inspired Terrazo Collections
Concrete Collaborative Unveils Night Palm x Stealing Beauty
Wooden Structural Outdoor Bedes
Marco Lavit Designs the Hut Lounge Bed for Ethimo
Plug Socket-Cladded Armchairs
India Mahdavi and Arbel Join on the Smiley Chair Design
Cement Block-Decorated Homes
Bloom Architecture Designs the Small Houses Collection
Bauhaus-Themed Contrasting Sofas
Jens Juul Eilersen Designs the Cocoon Sofa for Eilersen
Block Puzzle Modular Dollhouses
Gavin Portillo and Mario Ledo Create a Dollhouse Concept
Artist-Inspired Flower Puzzle Sets
BelgianDesigner's LEGO Ideas is Inspired by Murakami's Work
Chamotte Stoneware Furniture Series
Alan Louis Presents New Designs at Maison&Objet
Playful Design Exhibitions
Dina Adlouni and Tarlan Vaziri Farahani Presents Mushy Exhibit
Dynamic Marble Sink Designs
ovre.design and FMG Shapes Create the INFINITO Sink
Minimalist Fashion Brand Housewares
The Row Soft Goods Collection Debuted at Milan Design Week
Contemporary Rocking Pouffe Stools
Dsignio Designs the Platero Chair in Various Colorways
Playful Pattern Luxe Blankets
Maison Deux Designs the Soft Patterned Woolen Blanket Series
Cardboard-Inspired Ceramic Household Art
Jacques Monneraud Designs the Cardboard Collection
Comfort-Focused Furniture Capsules
Humanscale Preents sthe Living Collection at Salone del Mobile
Stone-Integrated Dynamic Furniture
José Miguel Schnaider Highlights Stone and Crystal in Design
Fashion-Centric Quilted Slippers
Sandy Liang Presents a New Range of Plush Subu Footwear
Paper-Like Sleek Furniture Capsules
Béton Brut Presents the Alu Collection by Archive for Space
Squishy Clay-Made Daybeds
Niveau Zéro Atelier Designs the Soft Soil Daybed From Waste Clay
Outdoor-Friendly Sleek Furniture
ELLISON STUDIOS Unveils Her First Outdoor Collection
Artist-Designed Wool Blankets
Eike König Crafts a Series of Art-Inspired Blankets for Multi-Use
Lounge-Inspired Artful Sofa Capsules
EQ3 Presents its New Bird Collection of Sofas
Hand Carved Cork Furniture
( ae ) offices Designs the DOL Furniture Collection with Tactile Detail
Brick-Centric Art Exhibitions
Floris Wubben Designs the Brick Collection at the Future Perfect
Sand Terrazzo Floor Apartments
Modektura Adds New Flooring to an Apartment in Kyiv
Childhood-Inspired Sculptural Tables
Morten Georgsen Designs the Tivoli Collection for BoConcept
Arab Majlis-Inspired Modular Sofas
Patricia Urquiola's Insula Sofa Series is Customizable
Concrete Block-Formed Residences
nendo Designed the block-wall house Located in Karuizawa
Reissued Contemporary Furniture
Margaret Howell and ISOKON Reissue Marcel Lajos Breuer's Work
Wrinkled Plush Collaborative Chairs
Faye Toogood Designs the Squash Chair for Poltrona Frau
Imaginative Pared-Back Art Supplies
Woset Designs a Range of Stationary and Furniture for Kids
Reversible Colorful Felt Rugs
Peace Industry Uses Felting Technique for the Softblock Rug
Whimsical Sculptural Furniture Series
Micah Rosenblatt Presents the City Block Series in Art Show
Pretzel-Like Comfortable Chairs
Dohui Kim Designs the Dynamic Dobui Chair with a Twisted Shape
SIngle Cushion-Explored Seating Series
Stone Designs Forms the Slim Collection for Bõln
Gem-Inspired Illusion Rugs
Alain Gilles Designs the Gem Rug Collection for Illulian
Organically Shaped Furniture Capsules
Kelly Wearstler Deisgns the Echo Collection of Furniture
Slitted Dynamic Stool Collections
Studio Cohaku Designed the Menow Collection of Furniture
3D Asset-Focused Retail Solutions
Best Home Furnishings Works with 3D Cloud on New Shopping Tools