Gravity Stool by Jólan van der Wiel

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Gravity Stool by Jólan van der Wiel.

The Gravity Stool thanks its unique shape to the cooperation between magnetic fields and the power of gravity. Departing from the idea that everything is influenced by gravitation, a force that has a strongly shaping effect, I intended to manipulate this natural phenomenon by exploiting its own power: magnetism. The positioning of the magnetic fields in the machine, opposing eachother, has largely determined the final shape of the Gravity Stool. It is the combination of the magnetmachine with the plastic material, developed especially for this purpose, that enabled me to start a small but efficient chain of production.

Filed under: art — by adafruit, posted October 4, 2011 at 12:00 am


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1 Comment

  1. Thought #1: That’s amazing!
    Thought #2: I’m never sitting on something like that!

    Comment by Chris Gammell — October 4, 2011 @ 12:46 am

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