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Rocking Knit 

A rocking chair-powered knitting machine that can make winter hats, put together for ECAL’s exhibition called “Low Tech Factory” by Damien Ludi and Colin Peillex. Video embedded below:

ECAL Low-Tech Factory/Rocking-Knit from ECAL on Vimeo.

“Rocking-Knit” is a new interpretation of the rocking chair. It offers its user productive moments of relaxation. The to-and-fro movement of this armchair knits hats for the winter and requires no exertion whatsoever.

You can find out more about the exhibition at ECAL here

Mattias Nordéus

Swedish artist’s sculptures from 2005/6 of low-polygon human figures.

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Melt Chair by Nendo 

Japanese designer creates chair with unique back and arm made from a single bar from opposite sides:

The outline of this chair describes a continuous curve from the back legs through the backrest, arm and front legs. A form in which all of the structural elements of a chair seem to melt into one. 

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3D Printed Chairs Made From Recycled E-Waste

Interesting project that combines ecology, design, and robotics. Electronic waste gets grounded into a paste which is used as the material to construct a chair by a robotic arm. From Inhabitat:

Dirk Vander Kooij is set to unveil a new line of “Endless” furniture made from recycled e-waste at “The Future in the Making”, an exhibition organised by Domus that will take place during Milan Design Week 2012 …

… The Endless robot uses ground-up plastic from old refrigerators and squeezes it in a continuous thread, layer by layer, to form pieces of furniture. This kind of low-resolution 3D printing can produce a chair in just 3 hours. The technology also enables the designer to modify a model after a piece of furniture is produced – a bonus that the traditional injection moulding process doesn’t offer. The machine can be programmed to build furniture of any shape and size.

Here is a video of the whole process in action - highly recommended

More information can be found at Inhabitat here

OBJECT # SQN1-F2 B by Zhang Zhoujie 

Minimal polygon chair:

Date : August 2011

Description : The B variant chair falls between the A and C variants in terms of composition, with a mix of sharp angles and resolved element flow. Its back starts from the same point, like an explosion creating its radical flared shape.

Stainless steel (Titanium version available)
Weight limited 100KG
Limited Edition in 12

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Composition Chair (2009) by Kouichi Okamoto

An entire seat made with one single length of aluminium wire:

this chair was handmade by kouichi okamoto himself, spent over 6 months for one chair. it was created by bending aluminium wire and crossing it one by one. no bolts or welding is used at all. the tools used for this design are only a jig and a pair of pliers.

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CRATES by Naihan Li via Core77

Furniture designed for mobile lifestyle:

Like most urban centers, Beijing is a city of migrants and transients—this year’s inaugural Beijing Design Week dovetailed with National Day when people return to their hometowns to celebrate the extended holiday with their families. Fittingly, designer Naihan Li showcased a collection of mobile pop-up furniture CRATES at No. 8 Dawailangying Hutong in the Dashilar Design Hop district. Inspired by Li’s experience unpacking crates of artwork for the Salone Internazionale del Mobile in Milan, the collection is a commentary on “the moody impracticality of globe-trotting.” Unpacking the collection from their shipping shells reveals an entire lifestyle “on the move.” Sofas, foosball table, storage, entertainment centers, workstations, wet bars and beds stand ready for uncrating or packing for the next location.

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Thin Black Lines by Nendo (via triangulationblog)

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Shiro Kuramata Laminated Glass Chair 1976