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Livingstones by SummerSeventySix

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Over at design*sponge, a lot of Grace's readers are getting excited about this pebble-like furniture, and it's easy to see why. Manufactured by a French firm, they're called Livingstones and come in various shapes and sizes, but all look like they have been picked up off a beach. I'd love to be relaxing in one right now, and it's got to make you wonder: why do we stick with sofas, when things like beanbags and these Livingstones look so much more comfortable?

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