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Meltdown rope chair

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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.

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

The link is MIA

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.

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

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?

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.

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