April 13, 2016 at 4:17 pm

This Rocking Chair Knits You a Hat as You Rock Back and Forth

by twistedsifter

Rocking Chair Knits You a Hat as You Rock Back and Forth (2)

 

At the École cantonale d’art de Lausanne’s (ECAL) low-tech factory, two graduate design students have built a whimsical rocking chair that knits you a hat as you rock back and forth.

Swiss designers Damien Ludi and Colin Peillex use a series of gears that are triggered by the rocking chair’s motion to knit the hat.

 

 

Low-Tech Factory is a project by ECAL. The university of art and design is based in Renens (in the urban area of Lausanne, Switzerland) and is affiliated to the University of Applied Sciences Western Switzerland.

 

Rocking Chair Knits You a Hat as You Rock Back and Forth (1)

Rocking Chair Knits You a Hat as You Rock Back and Forth (2)

 

Sources

ECAL Low Tech Factory
The Rocking-Knit, “Low-Tech Factory” by ECAL
YouTube: ECAL Low-Tech Factory / Rocking-Knit
My Modern Met: Ingenious Rocking Chair Knits a Hat for You as You Sway Back and Forth

 

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