A collaboration between Japanese companies Itoki and Kyoju Gohan, the “nap box” is supposed to be an aspirational fix for Japan’s famously unhealthy office culture, Bloomberg writes.
A tasteful fusion of Itoki’s furniture expertise and lumber sourced by Koyoju Gohan, the nap box looks a bit like a coffin, or if you’re feeling generous, a pill. The vertical box is designed to make sure a worker’s “head, knees, and rear are all comfortably supported” while napping, and to keep them from falling over while sleeping standing up, which as you might expect, isn’t the most natural position to rest.
