Mercedes Design Furniture Coming in Late 2012



The furniture collection, which was developed in collaboration with designers from Formitalia, comprises one sofa, a chaise longue, a dining room table, various chairs, a sideboard, a shelf unit with integrated home theatre system, a chest of drawers and a bed. All the pieces are produced by Formitalia and will be sold worldwide via exclusive furniture stores, showrooms and interior design stores from October 2012. "We very much admire the superb design skills and high-quality materials of Mercedes-Benz and are delighted to be able to bring the typical Mercedes elegance and sense of well-being into the home", says Gianni Simone Overi, CEO of the Formitalia Luxury Group.

Slap an AMG badge on it and charge 25% more!

Nothing about that screams Mercedes to me...

You must not have seen the price tag....

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On some nights I still believe that a car with the fuel gauge on empty can run about fifty more miles if you have the right music very loud on the radio. - HST

1983 300SD - 305000
1984 Toyota Landcruiser - 190000
1994 GMC Jimmy - 203000

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^I don't even want to know!

I've always wanted a car seat as a desk chair. I've seen it done before, and it takes minimal effort (just welding skills).

I wonder if they would sell me a seat out of an SLS...

A Mercedes designed for the living room....I have a couple of spare front seats that I could mount to a frame and make a couch out of, would that count

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1982 300GD Carmine Red (DB3535) Cabriolet Parting Out
1990 300SEL Smoke Silver (Parting out)
1991 350SDL Blackberry Metallic (481)

"The thing is Bob, its not that I'm lazy...its that I just don't care."

I used to have a couple nice bucket seats that I put on skids and used as gaming chairs for the play station.

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On some nights I still believe that a car with the fuel gauge on empty can run about fifty more miles if you have the right music very loud on the radio. - HST

1983 300SD - 305000
1984 Toyota Landcruiser - 190000
1994 GMC Jimmy - 203000

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Do they drip oil?

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'07 Yukon 2500
'13 Subaru Outback 3.6R
'13 Orbea Carpe 9-speed

Currently Benzless
Formerly: 300TD, S600, E55, 560SEL

---= The forest breathes, listen.
-Native American elder

Top Gear does it...

This will never work...replacement cushions will be made out of unobtainium, there won't be much of an aftermarket to even buy covers for the seating, and, if they're like the seats in my sl, sitting in them for time periods over 30 minutes would be impossible.

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1987 560SL
85,000 miles

I know The cheap Porsche challenge with Clarksons with the 928 was my inspiration

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1982 300GD Carmine Red (DB3535) Cabriolet Parting Out
1990 300SEL Smoke Silver (Parting out)
1991 350SDL Blackberry Metallic (481)

"The thing is Bob, its not that I'm lazy...its that I just don't care."

They have a lease option, but.....

1) Only you or someone mentioned in your homeowner's/renter's insurance can sit in them.
2) They can only be used for 20 minutes/day.
3) They must be cleaned every month or 10 hrs of use by a factory trained MB upholstery specialist.
4) DIY cleaning and maintenance is allowed...... under supervision by previously mentioned MB upholstery specialist.
5) An additional $1/minute is charged for use over the allotted lease agreement minutes.
6) Your pets will not be allowed to be on them or you will be required to buy out the lease.
7) Proof of homeowner's/renter's insurance and a registration fee will be required with your local government.

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2013 Volkswagen Jetta Hybrid SEL Premium (Sparky)
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It's a car not a science experiment! Open the throttle!

Somebody on this board has already done a MB design for the living room, with an old MB diesel front seat attached to a solid base

I think some of the designs also included electric seat adjustment too!

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Padded with horsehair? I don't see a way to add pool noodles when they sag.

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You're a daisy if you do.
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84 Euro 240D 4spd. 220.5k sold
04 Honda Element AWD
1985 F150 XLT 4x4, 351W with 270k miles, hay hauler
1997 Suzuki Sidekick 4x4
1993 Toyota 4wd Pickup 226K and counting

Back in 1966 a hippie neighbor in MZrin Cpounty Caifornia, had actually welded some rails on the bottom of an old VW seat; a decent piece of furniture and a good chair and conversation piece was made; and it gave me an idea.. never forgotten...


And lately I have been thinking about doing the same to a nice w124 or w126 passenger seat from a wrecked one in a junkyard in a suitable color.

Remember: they were designed by orthopedic back surgeons;

But actually the best, most highly acclaimed and most comfortable seats in the world are out of Volvos, and they are also designed by back surgeons..

So I will maybe look for one out of a ten year old Volvo C70 or something, and do it with them, if I can find one for cheap and in a color that does not make me want to throw up. A passenger side front one will be the newest looking, I think.

Take it out of a HUGE yard like Aadlen Bros. in Sun Valley in LA the the next time I take the Outback there, and haul it home and clean it as necessary, and then do it.

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1991 560 SEC AMG, 199k <---- 300 hp 10:1 ECE euro HV ...

1995 E 420, 170k "The Red Plum" (sold)

2015 BMW 535i xdrive awd Stage 1 DINAN, 6k, <----364 hp

1967 Mercury Cougar, 49k

2013 Jaguar XF, 20k <----340 hp Supercharged, All Wheel Drive (sold)

It speaks with quiet intensity;

Or maybe with a noisy relaxed quality!!!

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1991 560 SEC AMG, 199k <---- 300 hp 10:1 ECE euro HV ...

1995 E 420, 170k "The Red Plum" (sold)

2015 BMW 535i xdrive awd Stage 1 DINAN, 6k, <----364 hp

1967 Mercury Cougar, 49k

2013 Jaguar XF, 20k <----340 hp Supercharged, All Wheel Drive (sold)