Cocoon is a fair on design and decoration in Brussels. Interior decoration is (yet another) pet interest of mine.
There was a whole lot of very average stuff. Also present: nouveau-riche kitch, eighties glitter, grandmother style pseudo-retro, beige dullness. But here and there, some nice pieces.
There were four large halls. I must admit that seeing sofa after sofa and not being able to sit, for fear of being sold something, was a bit wearying. So i ended up ‘testing’ a massage seat.
Well, I think the thing wasn’t properly calibrated for my height, because it hurt like hell. Like being kneaded by wooden paddles. I asked the price (out of curiosity): the lady told me that this ugly torture implement can be acquired for a starting price of 2900€. Tempting.
Another curiosity this year: infrared cabins. These are basically cupboards studded with lamps. You can sit in the cupboard and bathe yourself in infrared (wavelength 7.08µm) which is supposed to make you more relaxed, solve all kind of skin problems, and generally guarantee you eternal life. Or something.
Other pics here.