Innovation lives on in our dreams
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By Times staff | Wednesday, March 26, 2008 |
In a culture built on long vacations (excuse us, holidays) and the two-hour afternoon siesta, it’s not surprising that, back in 2004, there was a European-based project titled “Power-Napping.”
The project ended in October of that year, but its legacy lives on. So much so that one submitted idea — the Napmosphere — has Americans in particular looking through Web sites, trying to find more information about purchasing the cocoon-looking device.
The Napmosphere was named in three-part harmony — nap + atmosphere + sphere. Its inventors (five German students) say the sleeping pod is a “place of shelter, transformation and reincarnation.”
The intention, they say, “is to take the sleeping individual out of their working environment and into a completely different content surrounding, bringing them into the second half of their workday fully relaxed.”
Amen to that. George Costanza would be proud.
The Napmosphere is truly shaped like a cocoon with the outer shell made from nylon and available in various colors. It zips closed and shields you from the outside world. That’s cool unto itself. But what kicks this enclosed sleeping bag up to another level is what’s inside.
Imagine taking a nap in the ball pit at Jungle Bungle without the rambunctious kids.
Here’s how the students from Stuttgart University describe it:
“The translucent sleeping-spheres have their origin in ergotherapy, adapting to the shape of body, supporting and relieving the corresponding parts of the body and picking up the lighting mood of Napmosphere.
“The multilayered translucent and breathable capsule, in combination with a three-dimensional laying surface, allows for the boundaries of the room to disappear. The stable forms of the spheres create a cavity, which guarantees the airflow and breathability of the capsule. It allows the individual to bury himself and relax fully.”
There should be one under every desk in America. Give those kids an A.
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