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Japanese researchers have developed a wearable chair called Archelis that can help surgeons when they are performing long surgeries. [...]
The wearer of Archelis will not get full comfort of sitting on a chair but the gadget actually wraps around the wearer's buttocks and legs, providing support that effectively allows them to sit down wherever and whenever needed.
— techtimes.com
Check out Archelis in action (in Japanese) below (h/t BLDGBLOG):More from the world of wearables:Wearable shelters for the hipster nomadVinn Patararin challenges the possibilities of textile architectureMagical Sesame Ring opens gates of public transit View full entry
The Battery Conservancy is one step closer to finding the winning outdoor chair design of their Draw Up A Chair competition for The Battery park in New York City.
The competition began with 679 submissions in July 2012. Then the jury selected the Top 50 designs, which were exhibited for the public to see and use over the past six months.
— bustler.net
The top five designs are: Fleurt by Andrew Jones Design: Andrew Jones (Toronto, Canada) — see top image Maple Chair by Maria Camarena Design: Maria Camarena Bernard (Zapopan, Mexico) Pivot Chair by Independent Design Group: Simon Kristak & Aidan Jamison (Brooklyn, USA) South Chair... View full entry
BOARD designed a chair called MARI and a stool named LYN to be used for free. — http://b-o-a-r-d.nl/?p=1809
In financially difficult times we have to be innovative when it comes to spending money on objects for daily use, such as seats and office furniture. Thus we designed two very simple and very affordable pieces of furniture that can be self-built within just a few hours: a chair called MARI and a... View full entry
Los Angeles-based architect and product designer Carlo Aiello has shared with us his Parabola Chair design which recently won him the prestigious International Contemporary Furniture Fair Studio Award. The chair will be exhibited during the upcoming ICFF, May 18-21 in New York, and is currently on display at Bergdorf Goodman windows. — bustler.net
The Battery Conservancy invites students and professionals from the Americas (North, Central, South and the Caribbean), to design an iconic moveable outdoor seating element. The winning design will be fabricated for use in The Battery, the 25-acre park at the tip of Manhattan, which annually welcomes six million visitors. — The Battery Conservancy
