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Sinister-lookng 'Autonomous Living Unit' chair wants to be your new home
The Autonomous Living Unit is a design by Eduardo McIntosh that turns your average seat into a monster of media and relaxation. Well, it may not be too relaxing — what with its wicked look - but it does have foot rests. That's something, right?
It's also got half a dozen of what look like speakers, dangling light bulbs, something that resembles a coffee maker in the back and a whole mess of tubes and wires. If it's hard to understand, maybe that's the point. McIntosh designed it as "a somewhat satirical project" for the "Future Cities: Past, Present" exhibition at the d3 Gallery in New York City.
Still, a chair that (to my mind) keeps me inundated with coffee and music? Sounds like the ultimate blogger chair. Check out the gallery below for a few more images.
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By J W Wright at 4:56 PM ON 05/26/09
How does one flush it? And then, where does it go...?
By Kevin Hall at 5:06 PM ON 05/26/09
@J W Wright
Hmm... Maybe that "coffee maker" on the back isn't what I thought it was. D:
By Mr. Gumsandals at 6:19 PM ON 05/26/09
We have something like that in Florida. It's called "Old Sparky" and its the last chair murderers sit in.
By Underdog007 at 9:04 PM ON 05/26/09
I want one just so I can learn martial arts or how to fly a helicopter in seconds!!!
By Icarus at 9:10 PM ON 05/26/09
"I know.... Kung-Fu."
By Craziest Gadgets at 7:58 AM ON 05/27/09
looks like the chair they'd sit Mr Bond in while they "asked him a few questions" (slowly enough to give him time to escape, natch).
By mvealey at 10:36 AM ON 05/27/09
I don't see the support in the back for the cable that links you in to the Matrix. Maybe in the next version...
By Tabbicatt at 4:40 AM ON 05/28/09
Didn't I see one of this things cousins in an episode of Stargate SG1?
By danles04 at 8:02 AM ON 05/28/09
Isn't this what is used by Harley St. Gynaecologists??
By 68firebird at 11:41 AM ON 05/28/09
I remeber that chair, right before my skitzoid embolism!
By 68firebird at 11:43 AM ON 05/28/09
I remeber that chair, right before my skitzoid embolism!
By tailwhip at 7:24 PM ON 05/28/09
umm, your repeating yourself
Looks like a birthing chair
By Wulf at 12:38 AM ON 05/30/09
Okay, I thinked they messed up. There is no mention of a massage function or an attachement for a keyboard tray and display stand.
By thrillseeker223 at 2:21 PM ON 06/02/09
Resistance is futile!
By duhbuhyuh at 8:41 PM ON 06/18/09
I'd like to see a head on view with the girl sitting in the chair...
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