Schema Magazine

There are days when I am at work and I find myself thinking how lovely it would be if I could just take a quick nap to help me power through the rest of my shift. But when I go to put my head down on my desk, I am rudely brought back to reality when the cold, hard surface of the desk greets me. I am startled awake! "Why me" I shout, as I shake my fist at the ceiling, pretending I am having computer troubles as my manager eyes me from his office. If only I had a pillow to rest my weary head upon.

But fear no more Jocelyn—there is an answer to your totally legitimate problem! There is? Yes, there is! (On a side note, I don't normally ask myself rhetorical questions. I do it for the art of drama.) The lovely folks at kawamura-ganjavian, an architecture and design studio, have finally made the dream possible to sleep comfortably at your work desk. Hallelujah!

I introduce to you Ostrich, the pocket pillow for naps. This is hardcore stuff—only extreme nappers can handle the absurdity of this. Ostrich is "neither a pillow nor a cushion, nor a bed, nor a garment, but a bit of each at the same time." Holy mother of all power naps! Garment? Yes! Nothing would thrill me more than having the option of wearing a huge drumstick over my head. No more paper-bags for me—I got high fashion drumstick (eat that Lady Gaga).

What really sells me on this product is how portable it is. I don't need a bag to carry it around. I can just swing it across my shoulder and I am ready to go! Damn, the people at kawamura-ganjavian really thought this one through. I do have one question though: How am I suppose to breathe while my is face smothered in ostrich?

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Jocelyn Gan is a graduate of English and Communications from SFU. She loves all animals, but her heart is cat shaped. She hopes to release her cat fashion line in the near future.