Lounge sofa „CO9“ of the Dutch brand Fatboy (Photos: Fatboy)

It’s not only at Easter time that this cheery little fellow may become an object of desire. He answers to the name of “CO9″ – which is a play on the word ‘coney’ (as in ‘rabbit’) in English, and comes from the pen of artist Florentijn Hofman, who created him for the Dutch brand Fatboy. Products of this kind are seen by people in the Netherlands as a recipe for combating boredom when furnishing the living space. For ‘The Bunny’ not only serves as a decorative element, but also represents a functionally comfortable lounge sofa, on which the owners can really stretch out. For anyone who has a lot of room and often welcomes large numbers of guests the choice has to be the XL version of ‘The Rabbit’, a glorious five metres in length. But even the XS version, at just two metres, offers enough room to lounge and chill out. As for those who insist that a sofa is a sofa is a sofa – Fatboy will soon disabuse them. And, as befits any self-respecting rabbit, the sofa is also perfectly capable of spending the night outside – thanks to its hard-wearing, soft ‘skin’ in stonewashed cotton; and, as a result, turns out to be a really popular character. When all is said and done, the whole issue of ‘outdoor living with luxury’ is one of today’s mega trends. >>>