Wood.e is essentially electrified wood. Furniture made of Wood.e, with an electrical current of 12V, permits one to easily plug in different applications (plug and play). Wood.e is a built-up composite comprised by plywood and two integrated conducting layers. These layers allow for unprecedented possibilities for sound, light, and motion to be combined seamlessly with wood furniture.
Designed by Transalpin, the project "living in a box" is a furniture system made out of Wood.e, and demonstrates the potential of this material. Stand-alone furniture like chairs, tables, lamps and shelves create symbiotic relationships that are not possible with ordinary wood or metal, and previously isolated objects can now combine the functions of furniture, lighting and space definition.
[Excerpted from the Transalpin website.]
Blaine Brownell's Product of the Week archive (Transmaterial) is maintained at www.transstudio.com
