Make: Online : Meltdown rope chair

Meltdown rope chair

34234Meltedchair
Lots of great DIY/artsy chairs today! Here's Tom Price's "Meltdown Chair" he writes -

This chair is created by heating and pressing a seat-shaped former into a ball of polypropylene rope. The rope begins to liquify as it comes into contact with the heated former and, as it cools, it sets in the shape of a seat creating a contrast in form and texture to the remaining rope. No additional material has been added to make the seat - it is all made from melted rope.

Meltdown rope chair - [via] Link.

Comments

Oldest comments listed first.

Posted by: Re: Meltdown rope chair on January 22, 2008 at 7:51 AM

The link is MIA

Reply to this comment

Posted by: Imvain on January 22, 2008 at 9:01 AM

it looks like the website was taken down by the host for exceeding bandwidth.

Reply to this comment

Posted by: jammit on January 22, 2008 at 12:09 PM

Youtube video of the chair being made (from their website when I was able to catch it online):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Na96-DQyBJQ

Reply to this comment

Posted by: plastibutt on January 22, 2008 at 12:17 PM

Looks dope. Any idea of what kind of coating they could put on it to keep you from getting cancer?

Reply to this comment

Posted by: s1200 on January 22, 2008 at 1:53 PM

uh, cancer?

very cool. it looks so miniature from the picture. optical illusion i suppose.

Reply to this comment

Subscribe to MAKE Magazine!

Subscribe today, save 42% and get web access to MAKE free. MAKE Digital Edition is available only to subscribers.

$34.95 / 1 year
(4 Quarterly Issues)

Subscribe now

Void your warranty, violate a user agreement, fry a circuit, blow a fuse, poke an eye out. Make: The risk-takers, the doers, the makers of things... Welcome to Make: Online!

More guides: Gifts Under $20, Santa Claus Machines, Geek Toys for Grown Up Girls & Boys

Check out all of the episodes of Make: television

Connect with MAKE

	MAKE on Facebook Visit our Facebook page and become a fan of MAKE!
	MAKE on Twitter Follow our MAKE tweets!
	MAKE on Flickr Join our MAKE Flickr Pool!

make_tips on Twitter

Why advertise on MAKE?
Read what folks are saying about us!

Click here to advertise on MAKE!

Make: Online authors!

Gareth Branwyn
Senior Editor

Phillip Torrone
Senior Editor
| AIM | Twitter

Becky Stern
Associate Editor
| AIM | Twitter

Marc de Vinck
Contributing Writer
| AIM | Twitter

John Park
Contributing Writer
| Twitter

Sean Ragan
Contributing Writer
| Twitter

Matt Mets
Contributing Writer
| AIM | Twitter

Dale Dougherty
Editor & Publisher
| Twitter

Shawn Connally
Managing Editor
| Twitter

Goli Mohammadi
Associate Managing Editor

Kip Kay Kip Kay
Weekend Projects
| AIM | Twitter

Collin Cunningham
Contributing Writer
| AIM | Twitter

Adam Flaherty
Contributing Writer
| AIM | Twitter

More contributors: Mark Frauenfelder (Editor-in-Chief, MAKE magazine), Kipp Bradford (Technical Consultant/Writer), Chris Connors (Education), Diana Eng (Guest Author), Peter Horvath (Intern), Brian Jepson (O'Reilly Media), Robert Bruce Thompson (Science Room)

Suggest a Site!

Current Podcast

Weekend Project: Beetlebot Simple robot from your parts bin that avoids obstacles. Thanks go to Jerome Demers for the original article in MAKE, Volume 12. To download the Beetlebot video, click here or subscribe in iTunes. Check out the complete Beetlebot article... More...