All-Purpose Swahili Bed

Make Magazine's Tim Anderson takes us through the fabrication of a Swahili Bed:

In most houses you find only one type of furniture:the Swahili Bed,Its used as a couch,bed table an everything else.It's comfortable and perfect for the hot,humid climate.And it's quite similar to the Shaker bed once used in the United States...
Making the Bed:
It takes at least two people to weave a bed both to get it tight enough and to socialize...[continue reading]