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Flotspotting: Igor Lobanov's Mind-Bending Wormhole Chair

By Rain Noe - February 28, 2012

in Furniture Design

This may be the most creative and unique design for a flat-pack chair I've ever seen. It consists of two identical, racetrack-shaped frames each supporting an elastic material and with zippers running around their perimeters and the two holes in the center.

You fold each piece into a "C" shape and zip one interior circle to its counterpart on the other side. Then you zip the two pieces together and bang, you've got the Wormhole Folding Seat.

The brilliant design is by Moscow-based Igor Lobanov. Recognize his name? He's the guy behind the Sprout pen concept from last year.

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Ken J

12 years ago

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This can be designed to be assembled without preloaded flexible materials holding the load. If there were rigid 180deg bent tubes (or rod) at each end of the flat components, they would meet each their respective mate at assembly (it would be preferred if they somehow had a positive interlock). These rigid tubes (or rods) would more easily designed to hold the loads required and still allow flat disassembly.
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shoeswi

12 years ago

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Really cool concept but there is something here that seems to pertain to the whole should rendering ever be presented as a final piece debate.

They are great renders but this seems far from a final proof of concept. Not that he has said that it is a final proof of concept but showing people glossy renders on a blog makes me think it might be and when i start thinking throuigh the concept I think there may be some holes in this specific realisation of the idea. I really want to see this done for real but I think the shape and form might be very different when the all the experiments with fabric and flexible frameworks are over and it really makes me want to see it done.
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powers

12 years ago

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wild. Slash StarTrek toilet?
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Scott

12 years ago

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Clever, and nice renders, but I'm curious to see whether this would actually support weight.
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emanster provolone

12 years ago

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This is the raddest piece of furniture design I have seen in a long time!! Everything always looks the same, but this is truly innovative. Soo cool!!
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Malleck Design

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Wow, that is truly amazing! A true conversation piece.
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Myrna Hoffman

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Not quite visualizing the assembly sequence. I'd love to see a short "How To" video. Nothing on the designer's site that I can find. Scale in each photo would be most helpful, too.
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