A random Google search found me some rocking chair designs that are pretty interesting. Can’t say i am very fond of the aesthetics of Chair #2 though.
Chair #1:
Born of Japanese and Danish influences, Joseph Riehl’s Alright rocking chair looks like a comfortable addition to any room, fitting right in with that Ikea sofa you just can’t get rid of. While the low rise design may suit gamers more than most, the chair could rock anyone to sleep with the rubber mount that stretches and compresses in any direction. It’s a good thing the bent arcs give the joints extra strength.
Designer: Joseph Riehl
Alright rocking chair (via seatingzine.)
Chair #2:
The new design concept of novague rocking chair add this chair to the list of new coming seating trends idea with all the best advantages that this rocking chair offer . Brought to you by Prague design studio Novague, They proposed a cool concept for this Novague Rocking Chair that will be able to produce enough power for a reading light by converting the rocking motion into electricity. The LED lamp is empowered by a dynamo that can convert the mechanic energy acquired by the movement of the chair into electric energy.
A simple steam engine like kinematic mechanism is set under the seat which works with a sliding lever that pulls a flywheel disc while the chair rocks. Produced energy is either supplied to the LED lamp or deposited in the batteries for later use. The aim of the principle is to develop the awareness among mass people of producing their required energy easily by themselves and “How to achieve the energetic self-sufficiency in the future“.
Novague rocking chair (front view)
Novague rocking chair (back view) (via seatingzine)
Chair #3:
Empower
Ryan Klinger (United States of America)
Description:
Through ethnographic research Empower takes advantage of the overlooked and ever reciprocating motion of a glider style chair for the storage and use of usable power for consumer electronics. (via greenergadgets)
