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david lee: the continual chair


'the continual chair' designed by david lee


'the continual chair,' designed by david lee, of metous studio, transforms a common object into the site of physical dialogue
between past, present, and future users.

set in a grid, each of 123 tubes can be pushed down to any height, permitting users to construct their own unique space.
over time these transformations necessarily flatten the chair completely, at which point it can be flipped over
and the process begun anew.



example evolution of the chair



the chair prior to any user interaction



pushing down on individual tubes sets them at the desired height



chair in mid-transformation



over time, user interaction will flatten the chair completely



raising the legs in preparation for flipping the chair over to begin the process anew; in this way, the chair can continually be retransformed



detail of chair leg



artist rendering of capabilities for transformation



artist rendering of chair in use

jenny db
12.16.10  
4
is not a big idea...
riccardo   12.16.10
Yes it's not see here and here
Emmanouil K.   12.16.10
...terrible idea!!!!
cheque   12.16.10
Idea is great but dont the material of these tubes.The tubes appear a hard substance & i dont know if they are user friendly.
deepak sawant   12.19.10
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