0027 Hammocks for Rigid Hearts

If there is such a thing as a Japanese national hangup, it might be rigidity. Well, Hammock 2000 aims to help the Japanese relax both physically and, they hope, psychically. Hammock 2000 makes, hi-tech hammocks that fold up and fit into tiny spaces that the Japanese call home. The founder of the company believes that futons have contributed to the stiffness of the Japanese national character and that hammocks, with their flexibility and ability to mold to the shape of the body, can have an ameliorating effect not only on rigid backs but rigid hearts and minds as well. Given the wall mount of most hammocks, one can’t help asking if the Japanese aren’t merely exchanging one hang up for another. #ceas #hacker #japan #tsutsui