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Written by RenoKu
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Friday, 29 August 2008 09:21 |
This is... the impossible chair.
Well-known French designer Philippe Starck has recently unveiled his latest creation to the world. A chair so groundbreaking that it got its name on the first sketch: Mr. Impossible. A chair that even Mr Starck said it could not be made.
As we stare in disbelief, speechless even, from the sheer audacity of the creation, there is one thing that must be running through everyone's minds.
What is so impossible about the chair?
In a Q&A with Wired Magazine, Starck explained what the challenge in creating this plastic chair was. It is about the weld.
Polycarbonate chairs are typically formed using a single mold, but Starck's translucent design required two: one for the legs, one for the seat. Fusing the parts using existing methods would mean an unsightly seam, so the engineers at Italian furniture maker Kartell had to forge a new technique. The key was a very big laser. Trained at specially formulated polycarbonate, it left a seam smooth enough to create the illusion Starck had imagined: a chair that appears to levitate.
The close up of the technically challenging part of the Mr. Impossible chair
Ah! If Starck actually managed to create a chair that could levitate, it would definitely bring justice to the name, Mr. Impossible. It is unfortunate that the laws of Gravity got into the way.
The price of Mr. Impossible is USD$490.00 as displayed on All Modern Furniture.
The Mr. Impossible chair in yellow
The Mr. Impossible chair comes in various colours
Source: Wired Magazine and All Modern Furniture
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