Mar 17
From a distance, these chairs look like simple wooden objects. Get up close, though, and you’ll struggle to tell quite what they’re made of: expensive oak or cheap OSB laminate board?
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Mar 12
Ikea is already the gold standard for furniture that moves well, but this year its designers are pushing the art of nomadism even further. Images of Ikea’s new PS collection have arrived, and its name—On the Move—says it all.
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Mar 07
Do you ever sit there and wish your desk were better suited for your many gadgets? Seriously, that standard flat piece of wood you’ve been sitting at for years was not designed for computers, much less tablets or phones. But the SlatePro is.
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Mar 04
DIY Motorized Couch: Ridin’ Lazy
Posted in: Today's ChiliBack in 2010 Nick Homer and his college buddy Stewart Clyde made headlines because of their silly invention: a remote-controlled motorized couch. Now Nick is working on a comprehensive guide for couch potatoes who have a very slight need for speed.
As with the original ride, Nick’s guide will consist of combining an electric wheelchair base with a loveseat. If you get both of those components used – and you should – the whole thing should cost you only about $150 (USD). Nick claims that his guide will have you napping in motion in just a few hours.
Lie down on your browser and head to Kickstarter. You only need to pledge $2 to gain access to Nick’s online guide, which will include videos, FAQs and recommendations for the supplies.
[via Gadgetify]
Mar 04
Swedish artist Love Hultén continues to marry classic furniture with computers. One of his latest projects is Tempel, a modern workstation inspired by 19th century writing desks. It combines a workbench, a large drawer and a computer in one elegant piece of wooden furniture.
The workbench’s lid has an illuminated planetarium design beneath its keyhole. Below the workbench are 26 drawers.
When opened, the lid turns into a desk and reveals Tempel’s other components. The left side houses a soldering station…
while the right side seems to contain the controls for the computer, as well as its USB ports.
The computer’s 24″ monitor pops out in front of the tool rack at the center.
Now that’s an all-in-one PC. Check out Love’s website to see more of Tempel.
[via designboom via Werd]
Mar 03
Star Trek Captain’s Chair on Ebay
Posted in: Today's Chili
Now, before you get too excited this chair is actually a replica of the original Star Trek’s Enterprise-D bridge captain chair. Apparently the original one was a little too worse for the wear and was recreated to go on tour to fan conventions with the rest of the set that makes up the Enterprise bridge.
The captain’s chair does have a list of celebrities that have sat in it since its creation including some Star Trek actors, Stan Lee and Weird Al. The chair is being sold because Huston Huddleston, the man who spearheaded the project to rebuild the Enterprise bridge, was not completely happy with some details of the chair’s creation and is having a new one built.
Still, you have a chance to get your own 98% correct Star Trek Enterprise captain’s chair replica on Ebay right now until the auction ends March 8. At the time of this writing, the current bid is at $4,050 with just five days left!
via Crave
Mar 03
If your meals lack a certain sense of stimulation, maybe you need one of these tables—each of which depict a beautiful outdoor landscape as if it were seen from far above.
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Feb 28
Lian-Li PC Case Doubles as a Desk
Posted in: Today's ChiliWe’ve featured a couple of PC casemods that incorporated a computer’s hardware into a desk. If Lian-Li pushes through with its prototype, you won’t need to be a modder to have a desk and PC case in one.
The DK01 is basically a tower case with legs. It has all of the features of an enthusiast PC chassis, including LEDs, a transparent glass panel and tool-less mounting. Lian-Li also said that the monitor mount shown in the image above will be included with the desk if it goes into production.
Head to Lian-Li’s blog for more images of the DK01 prototype.
[via Ubergizmo]
Feb 25
The continued exploration of 3D printing has resulted in a variety of uses and materials, some of them promising huge breakthroughs in the future, and others refining the way existing … Continue reading
Feb 21
It’s not the world’s largest 3D printer, but the BigRep One still dwarfs most of the consumer 3D printers available today. With a build volume of 1.3 cubic meters, it’s big enough to print furniture in one piece.
BigRep One can print using a variety of filaments, including the wood-infused Laywood and the sandstone-like Laybrick. Here’s a side table made with the printer:
And here’s a time-lapse video of the table being printed:
Sadly most of us would have to print a huge stack of money to afford the BigRep One, because each unit will set you back $39,000 (USD). Contact BigRep to order.
[via C|NET]
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