Why: "My design is essentially a chair with a tray that pulls from a side compartment, with a modern look and feel. The idea behind it is a take-off on high chairs made for kids - why not have an adult, nice-looking chair that can be used in lieu of a table, be put in any room, and can work as a somewhat portable desk for laptop use, dinner for one, etc. Kind of like school chairs with the tray on top, but again, more modern and lighter, with the option to put the tray down."
Who: Tina G, background in fine art and graphic design
Where: Topanga, CA
Great idea and thanks for the submission, Tina. Maybe the table portion could just be an add-on for any chair which would expand the number of people that could use your design. Feel free to send in any other designs you have been sitting on to share.
It seems that it is time for furniture that is wired, illuminated, heated, etc. to match up with all the electronics and computers that surround us these days. The chair is a version of integrated and exposed utilities in a simple reference form. This is in the long list of future pods like the Eero Aarnio Ball Chair and The Sonic Chair.
Inspiration Image - We were checking out a nasa radio telescope/dish in australia a couple of years ago and i was thinking it would make a nice chair scaled down.
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