Furniture

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Read here about '''furniture''', those consumer products, furnishings and other tensegrity-based movable objects that support various human activities such as seating and sleeping in beds, holding objects at a convenient height for work using horizontal surfaces above the ground, or storing things.

=Overview=
Tensegrity furniture designs are constrained by the conventional design of such artifacts, and their need to accommodate common, expected affordances such as seats, doors, and shelves to contain, organize or just co-exist with other household goods and activities.

=Tables=

==Cassina 713/714 Tensegrity Table==

[[file:Waddel_6_strut_713_Cassina_table.PNG|thumb|250px|none|Waddel 6 strut 713 Cassina table.]]

[[file:Waddel_tensegrity_table_specs.jpg|thumb|250px|none|tensegrity table specs.]]

Designed by Theodore Waddel (b. 1930). After graduating in Chemistry (1950) and earning a Masters’ in Business Administration in 1951 from Cornell, Theodore Waddell did his Masters in Architecture at the University of Pennsylvania (1964) and took a first in Architecture at Florence (1968). He practiced as an architect and industrial designer in Italy for fifteen years, making a name for himself also as photographer. He returned to the USA and set up practice in Santa Fe, New Mexico, where he now lives and works. Five of his lamps are to be seen in the Musée des Arts Decoratifs in Paris, and two are in the permanent collection at the MoMA in New York; this museum dedicated a special exhibition to him in 1969. The 713/714 Tensegrity tables designed for Cassina have been in the catalogue since 1972.

[[file:Theodore_waddell.jpg|thumb|250px|none|theodore waddell.]]

Links:
Cassina catalog page http://www.cassina.com/en/collection/tables/713714
Cassina page on Waddell, http://www.cassina.com/en/designer/theodore-waddell

==Countour Table by Cuthbert==

[[Cuthbert, Robby|Robby Cuthbert]] produces the contour table, which won the Editor's Choice at the 2015 Bay Area Maker Faire.

[[file:cuthbert countour table2.jpg|thumb|250px|none|cuthbert contour table2.]]

For more details, see [[Cuthbert, Robby]].

==Tensegrity Tables by Akke Functional Art==
Axel Yberg of [[Akke Functional Art]] produces a variety of tensegrity tables.

[[file:4 strut table reverse dowry by akke (1).jpg|thumb|500px|none|4 strut tensegrity table titled "Reverse Dowry," by Axel Yberg of Akke Functional Art.]]
http://www.akkefunctionalart.com/potentialforcollapse/reversedowry_1.html

==Tensegrity Coffee Table Series by Keonig==
Richard Koenig markets the Suspend Coffee table. Its specifications are 16" to top of glass, glass top is 40" diameter x 3/4" thick, batons are 1" diameter solid aluminum alloy with a clear anodized finish, cable is 1/8" diameter. He also markets the Suspend Accent table - 17" high to top of glass, glass top 21" diameter x 1/2" thick, batons are 1/2" diameter solid aluminum alloy with a clear anodized finish, cable is 1/16" diameter.

[[file:3x2_suspend_coffee_table_by_Koenig.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Suspend Coffee Table by Richard Koenig.]]
http://www.koenigdesign.com/pages/coffee.html

[[file:6_strut_suspend_accent_coffee_table_by_Koenig_with_wine_glass.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Suspend Accent coffee table by Richard Koenig.]]
http://www.koenigdesign.com/pages/accentv1.html

http://www.koenigdesign.com/pages/accent.html|http://www.koenigdesign.com/

==William H. Guilford 3 Strut Table==
The copper development association posted full instructions: see http://www.copper.org/consumers/copperhome/DIY/cu_tensegrity_table.html|Copper Tensegrity Table.

==Tensegrity Tables by Flemons==

[[file:tensegrity/masonic compass table by flemons.PNG|thumb|500px|none|2 v-strut tensegrity table, "Masonic Compass", by Tom Flemons.]]

[[file:tensegrity/3strut crutch table by flemons.png|thumb|500px|none|3 strut "Crutch Table" by Tom Flemons.]]
Click here for more work by [[Flemons, Tom|Flemons]].

==Camping Stove Table by WVHammockmaker==
A tensegrity prism using four twelve foot poles and very strong cables contrcuted by WVHammockmaker to support his camping stove. [1]

[[file:4_strut_tensegrity_stove_table.jpg|thumb|500px|none|4 strut tensegrity prism using four twelve foot poles and very strong cables by WVHammockmaker.]]

===Glass Table by Aiello===
Sandro Aiello created a 100 x 100 x 30 cm table.

[[file:09_99_00_(1).gif|thumb|500px|none|Glass tensegrity table by Aiello.]]
http://www.sandroaiello.it/architect/project_tensegrity-tafel-ges1.php

=Chairs=

This section presents tensegrity structures that can function as chairs.

==Levitating LEGO Tensegrity Chair==

The LEGO Tensegrity structure can be adapted to create a chair. A popular example is shown in this video made by The Q, a YouTube channel that posts science videos.

<youtube>4nkdl1iqKQA</youtube>

Link to The Q's facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/thisisTheQ

==Armchair Model by Pars==
[[Pars, Marcelo|Marcelo Pars]] published a 42 strut antiprism and proposed its use for an armchair.

[[file:48 strut antiprism chair by pars 3.jpg|thumb|500px|none|42 strut armchair model by Pars, top view.]]

[[file:48 strut antiprism chair by pars 2.jpg|thumb|500px|none|42 strut armchair model by Pars, side view.]]

==Suspension Chair by Flemons==

[[file:wavilinear suspension chair by Flemons.png|thumb|500px|none|3 strut wavilnear chair, "Suspension Chair," by Tom Flemons.]]

Click here for more work by [[Flemons, Tom|Flemons]].

==Bamboo chair==
João Victor Correia de Melo created an experimental Tensegrity Armchair from bamboo as part of a masters dissertation to studiy interactions between electronic models and mechanical models applied to the development of construction technology of lightweight utilitarian objects made of bamboo, clay, natural fibers and resins.

[[file:Armchair Bamboo by de Melo large.jpg|thumb|250px|none|Armchair Bamboo by de Melo large.]]

[[file:Armchair Bamboo by de Melo side large.jpg|thumb|250px|none|Bamboo by de Melo side large.]]

[[file:Armchair Bamboo by de Melo plan.png|thumb|250px|none|Armchair Bamboo by de Melo plan.]]

Design portfolio http://www.coroflot.com/jvictor23/Tensegrity-Armchair

==Chair by Achkov==

[[file:achkov chair.jpg|thumb|250px|none|achkov chair.]]

See more Achkov designs below, or [[Achkov, Konstantin|here]].

==6 Strut Suspended Chair==
Architecture students at ETS constructed a 6 strut chair constructed of metal struts and a knotted rope fabric seat.

[[file:6 strut suspended chair left side by ETS.png|thumb|250px|none|6 strut suspended chair left side by ETS.]]

Detailed article, see

==Chair by Tectonius==
This chair is an experiment in making a flexible folding chair, using a tensile structure. This product is intellectual property of Tectonicus Constructs llc, patent pending and anyone found illegally duplicating this will be found and prosecuted. The chair uses common materials, molded plywood, steel tube, and stainless steel cables. The combination of the steel cables, three legs, and plywood make for a chair that flexes as is it sat upon, thus adding a bit of comfort to the folding chair. The design is also fairly lightweight for ease of portability. Tectonius is seeking manufacturers, contact ben -at- tectonicus.com.

[[file:chair by tectonius mockup.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Tensegrity chair mockup by Tectonius. Property of Tectonicus Constructs llc, patent pending.]]

[[file:chair by tectonius front.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Tensegrity chair, front view, by Tectonius. Property of Tectonicus Constructs llc, patent pending.]]

http://www.tectonicus.com/furniture-objects/tensegrity-chair

==Snelson Stool by Weller==
The stool is based on a 3 strut tensegrity antiprism.

[[file:3 strut stool by weller.jpg|thumb|500px|none|3 strut tensegrity joined to a circular wooden top, "Snelson" stool by Sam Weller.]]

For more details, see the page [[Snelson Stool by Weller|Snelson stool]].
Sam Weller website, http://www.samweller.co.uk/

==FLOATING CHAIR by Manfred Kielnhofer==
[[File:Tensegrity floating chair by manfred kielnhofer gold art design furniture event.jpg|thumb|500px|none|FLOATING CHAIR by Manfred Kielnhofer, ARTPARK 2020]]

==3 Strut Stool by Passi==
Sushant Passi, Bangalore, India, posted on line a tensegrity stool he designed and developed for the Mathematics of Planet Earth Exhibition in Bangalore to interactively express the concept of Tension and its capabilities in forms, November 2013.

[[file:3 strut meditation by passi.png|thumb|500px|none|Sushant Passi seated on his 3 strut tensegrity stool. Behance, 2013.]]

Detailed article: [[3 Strut Stool by Passi]]
https://www.behance.net/sushantpassi

==12 Strut Chair by Rasmussen==
For details, see [[12 Strut Chair by Rasmussen]]

[[file:12 strut stool final by Rasmussen.png|thumb|250px|none|12 strut stool final by Rasmussen.]]

=General=

==Tensegrity-based furniture by Tom Barber==

Tom Barber creates tensegrity-based furniture using Gyfford wire and tension suspension systems, see [[http://www.standoffsyatems.com]]. His new website is [[http://www.tombarberdesign.com]], not much information there yet. He has posted many videos on YouTube, such as
* http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0NXw5o0MR3s
* http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=36825920399891298#|http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=36825920399891298#
* http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bcHFSj0xUI4

<youtube>0NXw5o0MR3s</youtube>

==Tensegrity Picture Frame by Wadhwani==
Vishal Wadhwani (b. 1980) was trained at the Ahmedabad, India School of Interior Design, CEPT. He trained in steel and fabric structures at Kakani Associates before opening his own studio, "idea factor." Now head designer, he specilizes in tensile structures, and still has time for research into geodesic domes, tensegrity installations, origami/paper folding, and deployable systems. He also explores combinations of tensegrity & membrane structures to deploy kinetic/wind sculptures, and small kiosks & canopies.

His website, http://www.ideafactor.net/node/3|http://www.ideafactor.net/

[[file:tensegrity_frame,_ahmedabad_by_wadhwani_2006b.JPG|thumb|500px|none|Tensegrity frame, ahmedabad. Acrylic, aluminum rods and cotton thread, by Wadhwani.]]
http://www.ideafactor.net/project/tensegrity-frame

==Tensegrity and Tensile Structured Furnishings by Konstantin==
[[Achkov, Konstantin|Konstantin Achkov]] uses tensegrity modules in some of his furniture designs. For more examples, see [[Achkov, Konstantin|Konstantin Achkov]].

[[file:X-tense_v-star_table_chair_stool_by_Konstantin_Bulgarian_design_Bienal.JPG|thumb|500px|none|Tensegrity based furniture by Konstantin on display at the Bulgarian Bienal: table, chair and stool.]]
http://www.konstant-in.net/

[[file:X-tense-table_inox_tensegrity_table_by_Konstantin_under_detail.JPG|thumb|500px|none|V-tense tensegrity table by Konstantin, close-up.]]
http://www.konstant-in.net/

==Tensegrity Coat Rack by Alia Eissa==
Alia Eissa used a 3 strut anti-prism as the basis for a coat hanger. The coat hanger was displayed as "Suspended Inbetween" at the annual GUC exhibit.

[[file:3 strut coat hanger by Alia Eissa.PNG|thumb|250px|none|caption="3 strut coat hanger, Suspended Inbetween exhibit, by Alia Eissa.]]
https://www.behance.net/AliaEissa

=Links and References=

[1] http://www.hammockforums.net/forum/showthread.php?p=229379|www.hammockforums.net forum post

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