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Million dollar bed floats on magnets
Sure we all like to sleep in comfort, but how many of you would be willing to pay $1.5 million for a one-of-a-kind bed? Anyone? Anyone at all? Well Dutch architect Janjaap Ruijssenaars is hoping that someone will shell out big bucks for that floating slab you see pictured above, as he’s apparently spent six years of his life in the noble pursuit of a sleeping surface that can be suspended entirely by magnets. Do you actually get a better night’s sleep on a bed that’s only attached to a solid surface with a few narrow tethers? Probably not, but it seems that anyone spending a million bucks on something like this is more concerned with impressing potential overnight guests than waking up refreshed in the morning, anyway. If you just have to get your hands on one of these, but you’d prefer to remain below the seven-figure price point, Ruijssenaars was also showing off a smaller version at the Miljonaire fair in Kortrijk that goes for a more affordable $146,000; at 1/5th the size of the regular model, it’s much too small for you to sleep in, but it would sure make a great perch for your already-spoiled dog or cat.—engadget.com
© 16. Juni 2008 – Manuel Kloker
The Private Cloud Bed WWW.Private-Cloud.de
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Float by Okooko, designed by David Trubridge
cDAVID TRUBRIDGE EXPLORES THE IDEA OF SLEEP:
Sleep is…romantic… nomadic… the journey of life… “I forgot about beds and tried to think about sleep. I asked lots of people what sleep meant to them. Invariably the answers contained words like floating, cozy, romantic, rocking, trusting. My design thoughts started with these feelings.” Sleep…to dream enclosed…cocooned in this haven…wherever that may be… “Sleep is a voyage through dreams when we wholly give ourselves up in trust, lying curled up in our bed vessel feeling safe and cozy. It can be ten minutes in the office, an hour on the lawn or all night in any place we pull our cradle to.” Sleep…enfolds…embraces…encircles us… “A bed is a life raft that bears us safely through the terrifying storms of nightmares and the blissful calm of gently waking on a summer afternoon.” - David Trubridge – Designer. In exploring what sleep means to people, David came to the conclusion that beds needed to be more romantic, and more flexible in their design and application. The design elements drawn on in his concept come from the idea that the bed could be moved and used wherever required. The concept forms a cocooning space that gives a feeling of security and serves the purpose of sheltering sleep from the elements, creating a private sleep space within another space. Float is hand crafted from sustainable harvest New Zealand native Totara; a water resistant timber that requires little maintenance in its natural state. Acrylic fabric finished in Teflon encloses the base and canopy of Float. This fabric is superior colour fast fabric from Meridian, Italy ( www.mokumtextiles.com) designed for outdoor use. The open-cell foam core mattress structure is suitable for exterior use and promotes fast moisture transportation and evaporation. The operating mechanism is in Stainless Steel.To find out more about David Trubridge and his designs you can visit www.davidtrubridge.com. |
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