The rags (meant only figuratively here) to riches story will have another real life incident added to its list of anecdotes. Latest buzz in the news world tells us that an extremely lucky and ignorant British family had the first edition of Charles Darwin’s the ‘Origin of Species’ eating dust on their bookshelf. Well, they just happened to see a picture of the book’s spine somewhere, which led them pondering, “Don’t we have this at home?”

And they were right. Reuters report that the book was originally purchased for just a few shillings way back in th 60s or 70s (the family does not remember). Since then, it lay undiscovered on a dusty shelf. But now, a rather bright and glamorous future awaits this book that will be auctioned off at Christie’s to celebrate the edition’s 150th anniversary. The estimated price is between $66,000 and $100,000.
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Till date we have come across various multifunctional sets of furniture counting ingeniously disguised sofa cum bed, custom-built hookah tables, TV mirrors, hanger chair cum inflatable table and many others. And we gave them their deserving share of honor.

Today, the interesting update to this category is done by a 3 in 1 piece called Lese+Lebe. Designed by Nils Holger Moormann, this seating enables you burn your stress while relaxing with a cup of coffee and browsing favorite books right here. The flipside of the two-seater is structured by the shelf itself. On either side of the backrest, a plank can be creased down as a board.

Secreted under the bench are expandable footrests and drawers that offers a lot of space for storage.