What happens when you let a Japanese designer decorate an exercise machine?

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The Power Plate is a multi-tasking, relatively compact exercise machine created by Belgians based on Soviet cosmonaut technology, but what will it look like when you let a famous Japanese fashion designer have a go at decorating it? Kenzo Takada (yes, of the famous Kenzo brand) created this colorful, flowery prototype for people who don’t want giant metal objects tarnishing their home decor. You can actually buy this for $10,600, and it apparently comes with a matching exercise outfit. Seriously stylish.

[via StyleFrizz]

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4 Responses to What happens when you let a Japanese designer decorate an exercise machine?

  1. Neslock says:

    Reading that title, and then scrolling down to that punchline of a picture, gave me the best laugh I’ve had all week. I really do love the japanese :)

  2. Downpressor says:

    Q “WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU LET A JAPANESE DESIGNER DECORATE AN EXERCISE MACHINE?”

    A “you get some flowery girly horror that no heterosexual man would want in his living space even to appease his wife.

  3. Anonymous says:

    Am I the only one with the perverted brain, or is that thing seriously on sale?

  4. Not a Doktor says:

    I am commenting to remember to download the image on my own computer so that I may print it off on my fancy printer, mount, frame, and hang this on my wall.

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