Comments on: High-atop My PoeTree http://www.yankodesign.com/2008/07/10/high-atop-my-poetree/ Modern Industrial Design News Mon, 13 Feb 2012 02:01:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: PoeTree by Frederic Battle | New Digital Architecture Magazine on Architecture and Interiorhttp://www.yankodesign.com/2008/07/10/high-atop-my-poetree/comment-page-1/#comment-37044 PoeTree by Frederic Battle | New Digital Architecture Magazine on Architecture and Interior Wed, 27 Aug 2008 23:57:48 +0000 http://www.yankodesign.com/index.php/2008/07/10/high-atop-my-poetree/#comment-37044 [...] [via] [...] [...] [via] [...]

]]> By: ignorance is ignorance, not blisshttp://www.yankodesign.com/2008/07/10/high-atop-my-poetree/comment-page-1/#comment-33086 ignorance is ignorance, not bliss Wed, 16 Jul 2008 16:47:33 +0000 http://www.yankodesign.com/index.php/2008/07/10/high-atop-my-poetree/#comment-33086 Dude is is my dream to go up a tree while wildly wielding a chainsaw. Dude is is my dream to go up a tree while wildly wielding a chainsaw.

]]> By: ignorance is ignoranhttp://www.yankodesign.com/2008/07/10/high-atop-my-poetree/comment-page-1/#comment-274085 ignorance is ignoran Wed, 16 Jul 2008 09:47:33 +0000 http://www.yankodesign.com/index.php/2008/07/10/high-atop-my-poetree/#comment-274085 Dude is is my dream to go up a tree while wildly wielding a chainsaw. Dude is is my dream to go up a tree while wildly wielding a chainsaw.

]]> By: lurinohttp://www.yankodesign.com/2008/07/10/high-atop-my-poetree/comment-page-1/#comment-32935 lurino Tue, 15 Jul 2008 07:54:56 +0000 http://www.yankodesign.com/index.php/2008/07/10/high-atop-my-poetree/#comment-32935 ...over glorified <i>hammock</i>... …over glorified hammock…

]]> By: Sam, Wisconsinhttp://www.yankodesign.com/2008/07/10/high-atop-my-poetree/comment-page-1/#comment-32784 Sam, Wisconsin Fri, 11 Jul 2008 22:58:44 +0000 http://www.yankodesign.com/index.php/2008/07/10/high-atop-my-poetree/#comment-32784 A hammock? A hammock?

]]> By: PoeTree By Frédéric Battle « DesignZenhttp://www.yankodesign.com/2008/07/10/high-atop-my-poetree/comment-page-1/#comment-32759 PoeTree By Frédéric Battle « DesignZen Fri, 11 Jul 2008 17:08:19 +0000 http://www.yankodesign.com/index.php/2008/07/10/high-atop-my-poetree/#comment-32759 [...] PoeTree concept chair by designer Frédéric Battle, a chair that can be suspended on any tree using a cables and pulley system. The contraption has a 3-point seat belt and nothing on the system harms the tree in any way. [...] [...] PoeTree concept chair by designer Frédéric Battle, a chair that can be suspended on any tree using a cables and pulley system. The contraption has a 3-point seat belt and nothing on the system harms the tree in any way. [...]

]]> By: THhttp://www.yankodesign.com/2008/07/10/high-atop-my-poetree/comment-page-1/#comment-32727 TH Fri, 11 Jul 2008 12:36:24 +0000 http://www.yankodesign.com/index.php/2008/07/10/high-atop-my-poetree/#comment-32727 So it's a hanging chair on steroids. And it has a three-point seatbelt. Safety goggles and the crash helmet are optional extras? :) You'd need a tree with a strong enough branch to hold the weight of you and the chair - plus, you need clear space below that branch so that the chair can move up and down. And if you then want to do all this without harming the tree, you're in most cases stuck with the lowest branch - and so the whole expensive and cumbersome pulley system is pretty useless. I can see the idea behind this and as someone who climbed a lot of trees as a kid can appreciate the sense of serenity that even a little height can bring, but I think the potential for this is very narrow - in most cases a "normal" hanging chair would be superior. Also, where do I put my book, iPod and the bag of candy in this? :) So it’s a hanging chair on steroids. And it has a three-point seatbelt. Safety goggles and the crash helmet are optional extras? :)

You’d need a tree with a strong enough branch to hold the weight of you and the chair – plus, you need clear space below that branch so that the chair can move up and down. And if you then want to do all this without harming the tree, you’re in most cases stuck with the lowest branch – and so the whole expensive and cumbersome pulley system is pretty useless.

I can see the idea behind this and as someone who climbed a lot of trees as a kid can appreciate the sense of serenity that even a little height can bring, but I think the potential for this is very narrow – in most cases a “normal” hanging chair would be superior.

Also, where do I put my book, iPod and the bag of candy in this? :)

]]> By: carlhttp://www.yankodesign.com/2008/07/10/high-atop-my-poetree/comment-page-1/#comment-32718 carl Fri, 11 Jul 2008 08:10:50 +0000 http://www.yankodesign.com/index.php/2008/07/10/high-atop-my-poetree/#comment-32718 and then doubles up as a bird bath...! and then doubles up as a bird bath…!

]]> By: A Whole New Level of “Kick-Back”http://www.yankodesign.com/2008/07/10/high-atop-my-poetree/comment-page-1/#comment-32699 A Whole New Level of “Kick-Back” Fri, 11 Jul 2008 04:25:28 +0000 http://www.yankodesign.com/index.php/2008/07/10/high-atop-my-poetree/#comment-32699 [...] pulley system that can hull you up so you can relax and watch the world shrink beneath your feet. [Yanko] if (typeof(gnm_ord)=='undefined') gnm_ord=Math.random()*10000000000000000; if [...] [...] pulley system that can hull you up so you can relax and watch the world shrink beneath your feet. [Yanko] if (typeof(gnm_ord)==’undefined’) gnm_ord=Math.random()*10000000000000000; if [...]

]]> By: Chair Bloghttp://www.yankodesign.com/2008/07/10/high-atop-my-poetree/comment-page-1/#comment-32695 Chair Blog Fri, 11 Jul 2008 03:28:10 +0000 http://www.yankodesign.com/index.php/2008/07/10/high-atop-my-poetree/#comment-32695 [...] Designer Frédéric Battle (awesome last name) wants us to slow down and enjoy life. His PoeTree concept is a chair you suspend on your favorite tree - the taller the better - and utilizes a system of cables and pulleys to hull you up slowly. The contraption has a 3-point seat belt and nothing on the system harms the tree in any way, unless you plan on going up wildly swinging a chainsaw. "PoeTree" - Chair you Suspend on your Tree by Frédéric Battle &A... [...] [...] Designer Frédéric Battle (awesome last name) wants us to slow down and enjoy life. His PoeTree concept is a chair you suspend on your favorite tree – the taller the better – and utilizes a system of cables and pulleys to hull you up slowly. The contraption has a 3-point seat belt and nothing on the system harms the tree in any way, unless you plan on going up wildly swinging a chainsaw. "PoeTree" – Chair you Suspend on your Tree by Frédéric Battle &A… [...]

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