Forniphilia

For all human furniture lovers

Can anyone be a piece of human furniture?

For all human furniture lovers

The term forniphilia was first created by Jeff Gord, an artist who loved to create new ways to restrain women. His extreme restraint style is known as ultra bondage. As part of this he would shape women into actual human furniture. They’d be tightly bound and often have gags.

Forniphilia has changed somewhat and now anyone can try it out, whatever their sex and ability. There are many ways to become human furniture, from simply kneeling down and letting someone rest their feet on you to more restrictive ways to become human chairs, hat stands and tables. This form of objectification is popular with kinksters as it can be practised with no specialist kit at all.

Is forniphilia all about bondage?

It can be, if you want to bind people into restrictive shapes and use them as a chair or a table or hat stand but you don’t have to use bondage at all if you don’t want to. Just kneeling for someone to use you as a footstool counts too.

Is being human furniture dangerous?

It has its risks. If a sub is tightly bound and/or has a gag in place then it’s the responsibility of the Dom/top to keep checking on them to make sure they’re okay. Make sure you have a safeword in place and if a gag is used some safeword equivalent such as 3 short grunts so the sub can communicate if there are any problems.

Can anyone be a piece of human furniture?

Sure, Jeff Gord originally coined the term for women in bondage as human furniture but that is no longer the only option. Anyone can give it a go! If you’re just starting out, begin with non-bondage positions for short periods of time. If you find you really love it, you can move on to more complex furniture that includes bondage too. Cover image: Members of the Christopher Street Day demonstration - ColognePride 2006. By CSD2006 from Wikimedia Commons

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For kinksters into bondage body bags

Many people who enjoy restrictive sensations crave the feeling of being immobilised, and there's no better way of doing that than a bondage body bag. They're available from a wide range of BDSM retailers, and they're one of the most complete and restrictive forms of full-body bondage available. The most important safety consideration with them is to ensure that the wearer is continuously supervised - it's not safe to leave someone so helpless alone for even a moment, as any number of things could occur. If you have that covered, though, wearing a bag like this can be a fantastically sensuous and comforting experience.

For kinksters into bondage stocks, humiliation and confinement

Much of BDSM is psychological, and there's an undeniable appeal to the stereotypes of ye olde worlde corporal punishment. Bondage stocks are inherently a tool of both humiliation and confinement - two of the most important components of many people's kinks. While you won't find them in many town squares these days, they're available in the playspaces of many kink clubs and can be bought from a wide range of specialised sex toy stores. They can also be made relatively straightforwardly DIY style with some carved wood and a sturdy hinge, though for obvious reasons it's important to make sure you've sanded your wood as thoroughly as possible!