Daydreamer is a chaise longue by onlyonly studio that reveals itself as a contradictory design object. It takes its name from an act of mental escape — daydreaming — but its purpose is exactly the opposite: to bring you back to the present moment.

onlyonly, founded by architects Anna Līva Traumane and Harijs Vucens, is a studio working at the intersection of architecture and collectible design. Their approach — which they call transmorphic design — translates influences from fashion, photography, and contemporary art into objects and spatial experiences. Daydreamer is the most complete expression of this vision.

The chaise longue is built on a precision stainless steel structure that supports a surface made up of asymmetrical, independent segments covered in natural latex. The pads don’t merge into a single continuous surface: they divide the body into zones, push the arms outward, guide the legs, and hold the back in a position that feels chosen, not accidental. The contrast between rigid structure and organic material is not hidden — it becomes the core of the concept.

First shown at the Design Biennale Rotterdam under the theme What’s Real is Unfamiliar, the piece was later exhibited at Collectible Fair in Brussels, where it received the insider’s pick by Brecht Wright Gander.