“I was looking for opportunities to generate energy through activities we naturally do. The final result is a rocking chair that enables the user to experience the production and consumption of electricity in a gentle and rewarding way. An abstract process becomes tangible and eventually cultivates natural awareness. Complexity is covered by simplicity. Advanced nano-dynamo technology which is built into the skids of the chair and more efficient light sources such as the newly developed OLED generation makes it possible to build a rocking chair with a reading lamp running on electricity generated from the rocking motion. During daylight the energy gets stored in a battery pack.”Murakami Chair by Rochus Jacob The serene back-and-forth movement of a rocking chair is nothing if not relaxing. It can also be useful and productive, according to Rochus Jacob. The designer’s Murakami Chair, a winner in designboom’s Green Life competition, uses the kinetic energy produced by rocking to power an attached OLED lamp.
During the day, the Murakami chair stores energy in an on-board battery back. And in the evening, stored energy provides juice for the lamp. In that vein, the chair is reminiscent of other kinetic-energy powered everyday devices that we’ve covered, including the Kyocera OLED phone and the rain-powered umbrella.The Murakami Rocking Chair powers its own reading lamp through a gentle rocking motion created by its userNot long ago you could retire to your favorite rocking chair after a hearty evening meal and read a good book or catch up on the day’s news. But now with global warming and energy consumption going through the roof, who can relax? Thank goodness for the Murakami Chair – a rocking chair that generates enough power through its rocking motion to power its own reading lamp.Designer Rochus Jacob has harnessed all that wasted kinetic energy created by gently rocking in the chair and has used advanced nano-dynamo technology built into the skids of the chair to power a reading lamp above the user’s head.
And the lamp shade itself is actually the light source – it’s created from OLEDs. Thankfully, the flat and bendable organic light emitting diodes don’t require much power to deliver enough light to make reading enjoyable.If you use the chair during the day a battery pack stores that energy for night-time, which means you can read without rocking, if you want to.“I was looking for opportunities to generate energy through activities we naturally do,” said Jacob. “The final result is a rocking chair that enables the user to experience production and consumption of electricity in a gentle and rewarding way.”The Murakami Chair was a co-winner of the designboom green life competition.ShareFacebookTwitterGoogle+StumbleMurakami chair by Rochus JacobI really want to start this day with Murakami chair by Rochus Jacob.Why? Because it is a unique chair design featuring an advanced nano-dynamo technology built in to the skids of the chair and the newly developed OLED generation with a reading lamp above.
The Murakami chair contributes to saving the planet Earth.It is an eco piece of furniture and you will find it very interesting to find out that you can actually generate energy by simply rocking your chair in the living room. I know it sounds incredible, but think about the little squirrels you saw in the old cartoons that used to run inside a wheel and this way they made energy that was used to light a bulb. Well, the principle is pretty much the same. But this time we are the busy squirrels and we can spend quality time enjoyinmg our reading a book and lighting the nice lamp above the head at the same time. No energy spent, so money spent. designer's own words: " I was looking for opportunities to generate energy through activities we naturally do. The final result is a rocking chair that enables the user to experience production and consumption of electricity in a gentle and rewarding way. Advanced nano-dynamo technology which is built in to the skids of the chair and more efficient light sources such as the newly developed OLED generation makes it possible to build a rocking chair with a reading lamp running on electricity generated from the rocking motion.
During daylight the energy gets stored in a battery pack. The construction of the flat and bendable organic light emitting diodes allows new form factors such as using the traditional shape of a lamp but instead of having a light bulb the lampshade himself turns out to be the light source. To have a drastic reduction of consumption the big challenge will be to make consuming less feel like getting more. murakami chair final design murakami chair reading lamp on Murakami rocking chair generates light through kinetic energy 10.21.2009 :: 6:25PM EST The rocking chair is one of the most soothing inventions of all time. The closest thing many of us have to a hug from our mothers, rocking chairs are perfect for those “indoor” activities like reading, knitting, or — like me, of late — attempting to defeat Dark Bowser in the latest Mario and Luigi RPG. In order to cut down on eye strain while keeping with the comfort, designer Rochus Jacob has created The Murakami Chair, a rocker with a built-in OLED lamp.
The coolest thing about the Murakami? The lamp is powered through the rocking of the chair, cutting down on excess energy. Debates aside as to whether the chair is named after the brilliant po-mo novelist or the pop-tastic pioneer of the Superflat movement — perhaps neither — the Murakami looks cool. How does it work? The design integrates nano-dynamo technology into the skids, which convert the back and forth of the rocking into energy, powering the OLED. Users can sit, bathed in light and blissful about having one fewer energy drain. If the Murakami was to see production, a few concerns ought to be addressed. The chair itself seems low, making what would be Granny’s favorite seat in the house murder on her arthritic knees. In matters of repose, arms on the chair would be nice. How much rocking does the lamp require to give a steady light? Even with the aforementioned concerns, it is hard to say no to the peace of a rocking chair. Paired the with prospect of reading outdoors on a pleasant summer evening, the Murakami Chair is a comfy step in the direction of green consumption.