Because all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy, Unnecessary Inventor Matty built an office chair see-saw (we called them teeter-totters when I was growing up). It also rotates on its base and can move on wheels for extra dimensions of fun/motion sickness. My coworkers better hope it
Just when you thought the perfect recliner doesn’t exist, Ingrem enters the chat with their Power Smart Sofa Recliner, a $1,300 electric recliner with cat themed accents like paws and ears. FINALLY. The chair is voice-controlled and has four preset levels of reclining (107° work mode, 111° gaming mode, 125°
Inspired by Theo Jansen’s Strandbeests, this is a video demonstration of Dutch game designer Giliam de Carpentier’s Carpentopod, a wooden coffee table that walks and can be remote controlled. Carpentopod, fetch me a beer! “Remote controlled, not voice controlled.” Riiiiight. *tossing empty can on floor* Well it could use a
These are several videos of “phantom” automated deck furniture created by Dr. Decks that appear right out of the deck flooring. Looks expensive. Also looks like another thing to go wrong. I like my furniture simple, and with as few moving parts as possible. “He claims he almost lost several
This is a video of MillerKnoll (the furniture company resulting from the acquisition of Knoll by Herman Miller) CEO Andi Owen responding to employees who aired concerns that they’ll lose their bonuses this year. Is this a Christmas Vacation Jelly Of The Month Club situation? Apparently there’s some anger since
Because killing two birds with one stone is actually much more traumatizing in real life (remember that Andy Griffith episode?) than it is in proverbial form, this is a video of a home full of transforming furniture that all serve double-duty. There’s a sofa that transforms into bunk beds, lounger
This is a video of reader and Youtuber Gary Kats burning fractals into wood using a homemade Lichtenberg machine built from an old microwave transformer, who apparently didn’t make the cut for the Autobot’s varsity team. Gary then fills the burnt fractals with colored epoxy resin to create a beautiful
This is a video of a pickup truck dropping its unsecured furniture payload on the highway at a high rate of speed, requiring the car behind it to initiate evasive maneuvers to avoid hitting it. For the record, this is exactly what I imagine happening any time I see a