“Sorry For Design”: 50 Utterly Dreadful Designs Posted On This Instagram Account
All the fellow interior and furniture design aficionados, pull your seats closer. Also, those who enjoy the quirkier side of the internet. Today, we have a real treat for you!
Welcome to “Sorry For Design,” an Instagram page that labels itself as “visual arts” entertainment and you can’t argue. The account, which seems to be still growing, features an impressive collection of the most eccentric, plain weird and totally bizarro pieces of interior decor.
Think of a tarantula chair or a Jeff Goldblum-inspired bathroom: some of the designs shared here take insanity to an entirely new level. Below we selected the funniest and most eyebrow-raising examples, so enjoy and upvote your favorite ones as you go!
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Come on, i would love this as a kid, c**p i want one now, and i'm in my 40s
Bored Panda reached out to Katia Tolstykh, a Berlin-based interior and furniture designer, co-founder of OddinShape studio, and the creator behind the Sorry For Design Instagram account. Today, Tolstykh has 9 years of experience in design. In 2020, she along with her husband founded Odd In Shape, a multi-disciplinary design studio that works mainly in digital art, dreamscape interiors, and furniture design.
Tolstykh told us that Sorry For Design was created as a source of inspiration and fun. “Instagram, Pinterest, and other resources focus on beautiful and professional products, while a massive number of things made by non-professionals are left out of the equation,” Tolstykh explained.
One step closer to the mother nature
I love it! Extra points for the night mural on the ceiling and the tiny birdhouse.
Yes plenty of nifty things here, the seat, shelves, steps etc. well designed.
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Oooh, yes! Along with soft white billowy curtains, and soft, gentle woodland sounds playing in the background.
EXACTLY! I want to sleep in a tree bed like an elf-lord!
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I believe you would be closer to nature in a classic wooden bed than this plastic monstrosity...
The bed could pass the 50' test but that camo wallpaper ain't foolin nobody.
Fun but would collect dust SO bad. Other than that, once again, I've seen so much worse.
This is absolutely stunning! What talent to think it up and to make it. Impressive
I think I toured this house....they had a stream inside too. Very weird!
For me, the ceiling would need to be plexiglas. Do Not want to wake up with wild birds!
So far I'm not seeing anything I wouldn't have loved either as a kid or as an adult. This bed? Fabulous!
Could be amazing without the wall paper, which makes it look cheap
Would I want it in MY bedroom? No. Would I want to sleep in it sometimes? YES!
When my bf and I move in together, we will have 6 cats. This would be perfect for them.
I love this! Throw a mattress on it and call it a day.
Get rid of that awful paper mural and then maybe. However dusting would be a b***h....
Same as the bath thing. If on vacation, this, & that bath thing look kinda exciting. Vic
Room looks like it was built around the bed. Again, gorgeous. I want to train Ivy to grow on my black metal four poster.
F**k yeah! This tree hugger is all in, in the room next to the rocky, starry sky tub!!
If it looked more realistic, I would love it. I'd sleep so much better in a tree bed.
If you are sensitive to dust, this would be a nightmare. The picture alone made me reach for my rescue inhaler.
Great, if you have a maid, because dusting that would be a pain in the butt.
ODYSSEUS?!??! (I think he had a bed made out of tree, could be wrong though. idk)
I basically hate artificial foliage, but I liked the painting job in the ceiling
I see so many stubbed toes happening and falls over the section at the end of the bed
Ooh, I love this. Though my fear of spiders would mean I'd have to get something fake.
My cats would love this. It just needs a cushy mattress and a couple of boxes.
Awwwww, where do I get one?! Love the built in steps to help you ascend to the sleeping level
Is this board : it's horrible if it doesn't fit with farmhouse/dentist office chic? These so far are whimsical and fun
According to the interior and furniture designers, they may be funny, vulgar, naive, or disgusting, but they are all worthy of attention. “My account is a collection of projects by notable designers, and by ordinary people. All these projects are done with soul,” Tolstykh said.
When it comes to eccentric and unusual design, Tolstykh believes that it not only catches the eye but also “cheers people up.” Moreover, “everyone has their own reasons to like this design. It's hard to speak for everyone,” she said.
Oooh, definitely. This would go down so well in many horsey places. I can just see people sitting on this bench to try on new riding roots. (Ooops, Iconic is correct, I meant 'boots', not 'roots'.)
Moreover, the examples shared on Sorry For Design, Tolstykh argues, are really more about art and flamboyance than functional furniture. “They’re about the search for new forms, about scandal, about the rejection of common notions, about the expansion of the boundaries of the permitted and the familiar,” she explained and added that “This is art.”
Under the Sea.
In many ways, interior design is no different than fashion. It has its own trends, styles that change with years, seasons and people’s lifestyles. Various external influences are also to blame for fleeting interior design styles, social change and technological advancement included.
Previously, our fellow Bored Panda writer Rokas spoke with an interior architect and lecturer at Vilnius College of Design named Judita Striukienė. According to her, nowadays eclectic solutions are on the rise; it's really popular to combine different interior design styles
That feeling when you're being interrogated under a bare lightbulb, but your interrogators got really cute with the decor.
"In fact, it's quite rare to discover a place that is true to just one school. When you say a home was designed according to a certain style, you usually mean that some elements have an advantage in that place over the others or there is some sort of leitmotif throughout the entire space," the interior architect told Bored Panda.
On the other hand, there exist main aspects of good interior design that defy time and trends. According to Striukienė, living spaces have to be functional. Everything else is more or less decor, creating a certain mood," she said.
Jules Verne: novelist, playwright, master of bathroom design
This is why many interior designers start the design procedure by getting to really know the person or family who are going to live in a particular space. Their lifestyles, preferences, likes and dislikes all make up the end interior the designer comes up with.
Although most people would agree on what they call a bad or a good interior, that doesn’t mean that tacky and eccentric interiors don’t find their audience. On the contrary, it's no secret that the internet has been fascinated with quirky interiors, bizarre furniture, crazy McMansions and everything in between.
These unusual spaces seem to both transgress universal aesthetics on what we consider appealing and common sense, and show that there can also be no rules whatsoever.
Eggsellent!
Spider Bed, Spider Bed / Groovy place to lay your head / Is it safe? Heaven knows / He's got radioactive toes / Hey you (who?) / Jump in the Spider Bed. (For the tune, see: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7OP8keCbSVU)
Over brutality.
In fact, that's kinda clever way of fire protection if you like the style.
This little pig's expression sums up this sofa.. That's a whole lot of sofa for one seat...
Looks like this would be uncomfortable. Bring cushions. Better yet, throw the cushions on the floor and sit there.
The wheels are a nice touch. They allow you and your partner to play some kind of agarian bumper-car game in the house.
Note: this post originally had 74 images. It’s been shortened to the top 50 images based on user votes.
Yet another BP post of "horrible" designs where most are, in fact, wonderful, whimsical, and beautiful.
The second part of the entries were pretty weird though. Especially the double amputee chair *shudder*
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Yeah, I didn't hate any of them, and loved most of them.
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Some of these are abominations (pig couch and human chairs, looking at you), but most of the rest are charming, clever, and quirky. Maybe we can stop shaming anything a little different? Not everyone is going for understated and tasteful. Some of us just want to have a little fun!
I'm getting the feeling some of the folks at BP don't know us and our tastes very well.
Most were okay and some even amazing in my opinion; others were fetish style and therefore also do not belong on this list - my best guess would be that BP wanted to show the pictures but had no idea for a fitting title...
Yeah, these were great. Does someone just hate non conformists? I love weird people. 1 life to live. Live it weird.
some of these are absolutely beautiful, plus very clever. i want the grass and stone path in MY kitchen :-)
A lot of these are actually fricken awesome. People are so creative.
Most of these were great. Did I miss something? Like, the obvious adult toy ones aren't my thing, but a lot of these are colorful, fun, well done, and interesting. Have things become so gray out there that anything fun is now "bad"? Dare to be a little weird.
Something must be wrong with me. I loved the majority of the designs.
most of these were actually pretty good. and this is an engineer talking.
Most of these are awesome and I would have in my house. Why are they categorized as bad designs?!?
Have you seen the "realistic cat backpack" on AliBaba ? It belongs here. I wish I could add images.
If you don't like them, don't put them in your house. Problem solved. Many of these were quite amazing!!
Most of these are actually hideous, unlike so many BP "design fail" posts!
Alternate title: Incredible designs with a few horrid ones sprinkled in for flavor
This is a cool listing of designs with an incorrect title, as most of these designs are actually pretty cool! Seriously, only a handful are what I would call dreadful. I guess beauty is subjective.
Yet another BP post of "horrible" designs where most are, in fact, wonderful, whimsical, and beautiful.
The second part of the entries were pretty weird though. Especially the double amputee chair *shudder*
Load More Replies... Yeah, I didn't hate any of them, and loved most of them.
Load More Replies... Some of these are abominations (pig couch and human chairs, looking at you), but most of the rest are charming, clever, and quirky. Maybe we can stop shaming anything a little different? Not everyone is going for understated and tasteful. Some of us just want to have a little fun!
I'm getting the feeling some of the folks at BP don't know us and our tastes very well.
Most were okay and some even amazing in my opinion; others were fetish style and therefore also do not belong on this list - my best guess would be that BP wanted to show the pictures but had no idea for a fitting title...
Yeah, these were great. Does someone just hate non conformists? I love weird people. 1 life to live. Live it weird.
some of these are absolutely beautiful, plus very clever. i want the grass and stone path in MY kitchen :-)
A lot of these are actually fricken awesome. People are so creative.
Most of these were great. Did I miss something? Like, the obvious adult toy ones aren't my thing, but a lot of these are colorful, fun, well done, and interesting. Have things become so gray out there that anything fun is now "bad"? Dare to be a little weird.
Something must be wrong with me. I loved the majority of the designs.
most of these were actually pretty good. and this is an engineer talking.
Most of these are awesome and I would have in my house. Why are they categorized as bad designs?!?
Have you seen the "realistic cat backpack" on AliBaba ? It belongs here. I wish I could add images.
If you don't like them, don't put them in your house. Problem solved. Many of these were quite amazing!!
Most of these are actually hideous, unlike so many BP "design fail" posts!
Alternate title: Incredible designs with a few horrid ones sprinkled in for flavor
This is a cool listing of designs with an incorrect title, as most of these designs are actually pretty cool! Seriously, only a handful are what I would call dreadful. I guess beauty is subjective.
