Human furniture Human furniture Human furniture is furniture in which a person's body is used as a tray, foot stool, chair, table, cabinet or other item. Forniphilia is the practice of creating human furniture. Examples of human furniture have appeared in modern art and in pornography. A model used as human furniture may be nude or semi-nude to add to the erotic or aesthetic appeal. Allen Jones' sculptures "Hatstand", "Table" and "Chair", made in 1969, which show semi-naked women in the roles of furniture, is a classic example of the depiction of forniphilia as art. The term "forniphilia" was coined by bondage
Rustic furniture and Alaska cedar. In the American South, palm fronds were occasionally employed. There are two basic types of rustic-furniture construction: bentwood (sticks are harvested fresh or steamed to make them supple, then bent into a variety of structures and decorative shapes) and twig work (sticks – straight, curved or forked – are assembled into structures and decorative shapes within a structure). Sometimes both types are used in the same piece. Some rustic furniture makers use mortice and tenon construction; others simply nail or screw members together. Rustic furniture Rustic furniture is furniture employing sticks, twigs or logs for a natural