The Mercedes Benz Couch was a project to explore the possibilities of up-cycling car parts.  So I found a rear seat from a late 70's Mercedes Benz that had to be saved and turned into a functional product.  So I decided it would be best suited to become a couch. I researched different car couch designs, sketched out designs, and built a prototype.  

Through building the prototype I found some design flaws in the ergonomics and size of the couch which made it difficult to move it through doorways.  Then I found a rear seat from a Land Rover.  I built a couch frame that was very narrow and could easily fit through doorways.  The couch could also fold down.

Then I proceeded to redesign the original Mercedes Benz Couch frame to resolve these issues.  After the new design was finished, I acquired a rear seat from 86 535i BMW and I repeated the couch design.

Land Rover Couch

BMW 5 Series E28 Couch

2011 VW CC Couch

1982 Rolls Royce Silver Spirit Couch

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