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The Hunt For The Perfect Reading Chair

11:00PM January 25, 2012 | Adrian Covert

I need to sit up when I read. A bed or a couch makes me promptly fall asleep. A straight-backed chair proves uncomfortable for extended reading sessions. Thus I’ve been on a never-ending quest for the perfect reading chair. When I first laid eyes on Claesson Koivisto Rune’s Isola chair, I immediately thought it might be The One. More »

Gadgets

If The World’s Awesomest Folding Chair Were A Robot, It Would Be The World’s Worst Transformer

10:40AM December 7, 2011 | Andrew Tarantola

And you thought having to turn into a ’70s Beetle was bad enough — yes, I’m looking at you Bumblebee. Just imagine going from folding chair to shipping label. I guess that’s one way to infiltrate the Decepticon’s base. More »

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iSeat Recliner Advances Sitting Technology

4:40AM December 7, 2011 | Andrew Liszewski

If there was ever a reason to be worried about being technologically one-upped by China, this iSeat is it. While our craftsman have only concerned themselves with comfort, their engineers have integrated speakers and an iPhone dock into this recliner. More »

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Daily Desired: Recreated Eames Fibreglass Chair

3:20PM November 10, 2011 | Mario Aguilar

Originally designed as inexpensive furniture after WWII, Eames Pressed fibreglass Chairs are still made today — only now they’re made of eco-friendly polypropylene. Boo. Then the original was recreated from scratch. Think of it as the impossible project for classic furniture. More »

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75-Year-Old Chair Turned Into Steampunk Nerf Gun

2:30AM September 29, 2011 | Kelly Hodgkins

Etsy seller faustus70 had a Nerf N-Strike Barricade gun, an old chair and some aluminium lying around. But he didn’t take this stuff to the dump like most people, he used it to build a “Big Daddy” style steampunk gun. More »

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Daily Desired: An Office Chair Worth Dying In

7:00AM September 8, 2011 | Mario Aguilar

The Sayl Chair is Herman Miller’s minimalist masterpiece. After long weekends, I’m overcome by the feeling that I’ll die in my office. That’s a disturbing thought, but I’d feel mighty comfortable dying in a Sayl — I’d look good, too. More »

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Would You Rather Stand Or Sit At Your Desk All Day?

3:09PM September 2, 2011 | Kelly Hodgkins

The latest office trend sweeping the nation is stand up desks, according to the Wall Street Journal. A growing number of employees at companies like Facebook and Google are tossing aside their chair and asking to work while standing. More »

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What Do You Call A Backpack That’s Also A Chair?

7:40AM August 2, 2011 | Casey Chan

Is it a Backchair? Packchair? Who knows! This Keen Springer Backseat Pack handles both backpack and chair responsibilities but unlike others in the past, it doesn’t look completely bat shit crazy. And it keeps your bum clean! More »

Science

IntelliWheels AGS Shifts The Wheelchair Into A Higher Gear

1:00AM July 25, 2011 | Jack Loftus

Scott Daigle, a graduate engineering student at the University of Illinois, looked at the wheelchair, then at the bicycle, and then back at the wheelchair and asked “Why not a gear system on a wheelchair?” Then he built one. More »

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These Stools Were Made Using Explosions

8:20AM July 20, 2011 | Casey Chan

These stools, called Blast Stools by Guy Mishaly, look like scrunched up wads of paper. Why is that? Because the stools take their odd and wrinkled shape from being blasted with explosives. That’s right, they’re made with explosives. More »