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freshome.com - 10/2/2008

Sound Wave Inspired Chair

— freshome.com — Matthew Plummer Fernandez’s unusually textured chair was inspired by sound waves. Those contours were taken from an... actual frequency plot (see below) or 3D graph of volume (height), frequency (depth), and time (width) of a particular sound he ... (more) Sound Wave Inspired Chair

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dvice.com - 10/2/2008

Believe it or not, a chair made from sound waves

— dvice.com — Although this chair looks like it's made from LEGO , designer Matthew Plummer Fernandez actually used a... much more geeky material in building it: sound waves. The Sound/Chair has contours that precisely match sound waves mapped on a 3D graph of ... (more) Believe it or not, a chair made from sound waves

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Believe it or not, a chair made from sound waves
DVICE Atom Feed — ... that resulted in his ideal chair design. Once he settled on that, he made the physical chair out of water-jet-cut polyethylene foam. Officially launched this month, the Sound/Chair sells for the deafening price of $7,280. Nice design, Matthew, but that price is insane. If it included some high-end speakers that would make some sense; otherwise let us know when the Quiet/Chair comes out. Plummer-Fernandez, via Cool Hunting

sound/chairs get their shape from audio waves
technabob — ... the right audio recipe for his Sound/Chair, Plummer-Fernandez experimented with 719 unique sounds before he found the one that was just right for a comfy chair, with proper arm-rests. (It also looks like it might give you an unintentional back and butt massage from the look of all those nubby surfaces). The Sound/Chair is available now from upscale UK retailer Selfridges in limited quantities for the low, low price of £3950 (appx. $7015 USD). [via CoolHunting and MocoLoco] ...