Cushioning for furniture item

A furniture cushioning pad, said cushioning pad being made of molded elastomer material, and comprising a furniture engaging portion and at least a cushioning portion having a top face and a bottom face, with a plurality of resilient prongs projecting from the bottom face;

• said prongs configurable between a rest, non-deformed position, a pre-stressed position upon articulating the cushioning pad over a rigid surface portion of a furniture element, and a stressed position upon applying pressure over the top face thereof, in which the prongs arbitrarily deform in different orientations, and a thickness of a root of the prongs is equal to or lesser than a thickness of the cushioning portion of the cushioning pad.