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Sound Wave Inspired Chair
Sound Wave Inspired Chair
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 chose. He tried more than 700 sounds before he ...
Matthew Plummer Fernandez: Sound/Chair
coolhunting.com — Rather than take design cues from nature, architecture or any number of other more traditional aesthetic inspirations,... the angular contours of London-based designer Matthew Plummer Fernandez' Sound/Chair is the result of mapping sound waves. ... (more) Matthew Plummer Fernandez: Sound/Chair
#14371 - "Sound Wave" (2007) by Jean Shin ~ awesome wave...
#14371 - "Sound Wave" (2007) by Jean Shin ~ awesome wave...
notcot.org — "Sound Wave" (2007) by Jean Shin ~ awesome wave or records ~ see more of the ‘Second... Lives’ at the Museum of Arts and Design in this NYT slideshow! (more) #14371 - "Sound Wave" (2007) by Jean Shin ~ awesome wave...
Believe it or not, a chair made from sound waves
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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Sound wave chair by Matthew Plummer Fernandez
Boing Boing Gadgets — Seep into the frequency plot and volume of this sound wave chair designed by Matthew Plummer Verandez, chiropractically modeled after a note of his own particular fascination. The artist says he is working on a similarly designed toilet, modeled after a 3D graph of the elusive brown note. Matthew Plummer Fernandez [Artist's Site via Freshome]

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