Janjaap Ruijssenaars Floating Bed

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Dutch architect Janjaap Ruijssenaars created a floating bed that would allow you to sleep in a bed that is floating in mid air. Estimated to make you poorer by US$146,953 for just the scale model ( he never mention about the actual scale but I bet it would be 1:100). The actual model would cost about US$1,533,419, now why would I want a floating bed? and would it sort of float away? and the ultimate question would be – is it powered by normal electricity? What happen if there is a sudden blackout during the night? Yeah – we got a new name, Death Bed!

Nice concept, but I would prefer a magnetic stairs. Hidden away when I don’t need it, and somehow the flight elevate accordingly when I am about to travel up or down.

Janjaap Ruijssenaars Floating Bed

Janjaap Ruijssenaars Floating Bed

Janjaap Ruijssenaars Floating Bed

Ruijssenaars was also showing off a smaller version at the Milionaire fair in Kortrijk that goes for a more affordable $146,000; at 1/5th the size of the regular model.

“No matter where you live all architecture is dictated by gravity. I wondered whether you could make an object, a building or a piece of furniture where this is not the case — where another power actually dictates the image,” Ruijssenaars said.

The bed has been designed to resemble the Monolith from Kubrick’s movie ‘2001 A Space Odyssey’. How about a floating chair?

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  • ^ Architecture - Architecture (Latin architectura, from the Greek ἀρχιτέκτων – arkhitekton, from ἀρχι- "chief" and τέκτων "builder, carpenter, mason") is both the process and product of planning, designing and construction. Architectural works, in the material form of buildings, are often perceived as cultural symbols and as works of art. Historical civilizations are often identified with their surviving architectural achievements.
  • ^ Architect - An architect is a person trained in the planning, design and oversight of the construction of buildings. To practice architecture means to offer or render services in connection with the design and construction of a building, or group of buildings and the space within the site surrounding the buildings, that have as their principal purpose human occupancy or use.
  • ^ Pritzker Architecture Prize - The Pritzker Architecture Prize is awarded annually by the Hyatt Foundation to honour "a living architect whose built work demonstrates a combination of those qualities of talent, vision and commitment, which has produced consistent and significant contributions to humanity and the built environment through the art of architecture".
  • ^ - Le Corbusier, Towards a New Architecture, Dover Publications(1985). ISBN 0-486-25023-7
  • ^ - Rondanini, Nunzia Architecture and Social Change Heresies II, Vol. 3, No.

Comments:


  1. Karen
    1

    I think it is very cool, when I saw this in the National Geographic Kids, I was wondering then what I shall do for the 6th grade science fair, and then I saw it then, I thought maybe I should make a floating chair, well because if I made a floating bed it will probably be too big to go in to the school. Thank You.

    Karen

  2. bryan
    2

    “What happen if there is a sudden blackout during the night?”

    nothing. permanent magnets

  3. Amjad
    3

    Just imagin what would happen if you had to carry your electronic device such as laptops, MP3 Players with HDD or those with magnetic tapes or for worst if you had to carry things that have iron in it.

  4. Smakovich
    4

    Well, magnets can maintain their magnetic field and force for hundreds of years, so that shouldn’t be the problem.

    My question is, to which material is it rejecting the field?

    I mean, magnets don’t float by themselves, they can float when they are “getting away” from another field of the same pole (repeling, that is).

    The floor by itself doesn’t have magnetism, so it should have some sort of, umm, carpet(?) that has the same magnetic pole than the bed, so it keeps repeling it and making it float in the air.

    Anyway, i’m just supposing this, but i would really like to know how does it work, so if anyone can tell me, or give me a source that explains it, i would really appreciate it.

    Thanks

  5. Kyle
    5

    I don’t know why everyone thinks its such a bad thing that they have invented a floating bed, the only thing i disagree with is the price of the model, i mean seriously US$1,533,419 who’s honestly going to buy that. I’ve created a floating chair from magnets, and a floating Rod for martial Arts from blowing air and it only cost me a couple hundred dollars. The only thing you should worry about with the floating bed is bringing metal in the same room as it like earings or something that can be erased like a bank card or laptop.

    Kyle
    -The Band Future Reference

  6. Sam
    6

    I’m doing a project for school and I need to know what the price was when this bed debuted. Has the price increased from that time? Any help would be appreiated.
    Thank you.

  7. Marcus
    7

    Basically so really big magnets with opposing poles.

    Anyone could do this with the materials.

    A million buck is crazy.

    I would be worried too about any electronics in the room, including computers as the magnets are probably strong enough to wipe things out.

  8. Nigel Taylor
    8

    Does anybody have contact details for Janjaap Ruijssenaars?

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