Floating ferromagnetic furniture

I imagine it’s a lot of fun sitting on a chair that’s levitating in the air. The Torso Magnetic Chair looks pretty enticing, and I can only assume that it will bring out the child in me when I place my backside on it! Assembled together and held in place using cords and magnetic repulsion, the Torso Magnetic Chair has its own suspension!

The magical bit is that you don’t immediately notice the magnets, owing to their concealed nature. The seat is made of a fiberglass concrete blend while the base is made of wood. Hidden surreptitiously between these lie magnetic films, thin enough to be hidden from sight, yet powerful enough to give the chair its magical seating experience!

Designer: Kim Minjae

Sarang Sheth

Sarang is the co-editor in chief of Yanko Design. He is a former industrial designer at a Bangalore-based multidisciplinary design studio, working in areas including appliances, FMCG, packaging, technology, luxury, etc. Sarang has written about design and technology for over a decade and has been a jury member on international design awards. He occasionally works on tech concepts featured on Forbes, The Verge, Hypebeast, Digital Trends, SlashGear, Tom's Guide, LetsGoDigital, and Unbox Therapy. Sarang graduated from MIT Institute of Design, Pune.

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