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A Chair Inspired by Bike Racks
Industrial designer Nik Bentel's Loopy Chair
The term "street furniture" obviously refers to objects on streets. But NYC-based industrial designer Nik Bentel was inspired by a ubiquitous piece of street furniture, the bike rack, to design something similar for inside the home. His Loopy Chair draws on the same manufacturing techniques used to produce bike racks, here pressed into the service of creating seating.
The powder-coated steel chair can be ordered with a suspended seat made of cloth-wrapped foam.
It's not in production by a major manufacturer, but Nik Bentel Studio has taken the increasingly popular approach of batch-producing a limited run. They go for $3,000 a pop.
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https://www.core77.com//projects/108986/The-Loopy-Chair-Designed-Using-a-Bike-Rack
Looks fun, but I bet it's wildly uncomfortable. Small sling for butt looks okay, but the bar immediately in front will cut off blood to your legs, or give you a wicked pressure point on tour hip bones. 'Arms' seem high as well. Interesting, but I bet there are some ergonomics to iron out...
I love this, it just looks fun!