benempt: Murakami Chair designer’s own words:I was looking for opportunities to generate energy through activities we naturally do. The final result is a rocking chair that enables the user to experience production and consumption of electricity in a gentle and rewarding way. An abstract process becomes tangible and eventually cultivates natural awareness. Complexity is covered by simplicity. Advanced nano-dynamo technology which is built in to the skids of the chair and more efficient light sources such as the newly developed OLED generation makes it possible to build a rocking chair with a reading lamp running on electricity generated from the rocking motion. During daylight the energy gets stored in a battery pack. The construction of the flat and bendable organic light emitting diodes allows new form factors such as using the traditional shape of a lamp but instead of having a light bulb the lampshade himself turns out to be the light source. To have a drastic reduction of consumption the big challenge will be to make consuming less feel like getting more.

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Murakami Chair

designer’s own words:
I was looking for opportunities to generate energy through activities we naturally do. The final result is a rocking chair that enables the user to experience production and consumption of electricity in a gentle and rewarding way. An abstract process becomes tangible and eventually cultivates natural awareness. Complexity is covered by simplicity. Advanced nano-dynamo technology which is built in to the skids of the chair and more efficient light sources such as the newly developed OLED generation makes it possible to build a rocking chair with a reading lamp running on electricity generated from the rocking motion. During daylight the energy gets stored in a battery pack. The construction of the flat and bendable organic light emitting diodes allows new form factors such as using the traditional shape of a lamp but instead of having a light bulb the lampshade himself turns out to be the light source. To have a drastic reduction of consumption the big challenge will be to make consuming less feel like getting more.

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    Murakami Chair designer’s own words: I was looking for opportunities to generate energy through activities we naturally...
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    That’s the way things should be built. Now how about a pen that can charge your ipod while you write…
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    Amazing. Science is so exciting.
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    Uh, hello awesome. More on how it works here
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    You ever have one of those moments where you think Man, If I wasn’t always broke and knew ANYTHING about patents… Yeah....
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  14. rakhi reblogged this from proofmathisbeautiful and added:
    this is so awesome. :) i love rocking chairs!
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    Innovation is the key to reducing consumption, an excellent idea!
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    Design, Science I’m going to have to rethink my ‘standing chair’.
  19. sendmetosaturn reblogged this from proofmathisbeautiful and added:
    This is so cool. @-) Environment friendly and a genius!
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    Want one. My only request would be to have one with armrests.
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    Dude, This Is Awesome.
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