CNC Adjustable Rocking Chair Let's You Choose How to Rock
by Collin Dunn, Corvallis, OR, USA on 03.28.08
Designer Hongtao Zhou just wants to know one thing: "How do you like to rock?" Thanks to the efficiency of his chosen manufacturing method -- a computer numerically-controlled (CNC) router, which creates (theoretically -- unless you feed it fuzzy facts) perfect cuts every time -- and his smart design, this slick rocking prototype quickly and easily adjusts seat height and "angle of rock" to your rocking preference.
A Ph.D Candidate in Furniture Design and Manufacturing in the Department of Forestry and Natural Resources at Purdue University, Zhou has done his homework on this prototype; it consists of just six pieces that slide together without adhesives, so you can easily match your rocking style to your mood. Hit the jump to see a handful of rocking adjustments, and cross your fingers that this smart chair will hit mass production soon. ::Hongtao Zhou @ Coroflot via ::Yanko Design
See also: ::Peter Danko's Gotham Rocking Chair, ::One Rock 'N Roll Concept: the Rocking Wheel Chair and ::Gary Weeks Studio: Rocking Rockers
OK, it looks really cool, but having been a 10-year-old boy, hand having two boys of my own, I'm immediately wondering how hard it is to do a back somersault in it. Because that's about the first thing my guys would try.
Has anyone tested the prototype for that?
I love it.