An Amazing Chair That Uses Floating Structural Compression to Hold a Person’s Seated Weight

The Q shows how to build a chair that employs tensegrity structure principles to support the weight of a seated human. The floating structural compression allows both the wood and rope to act as if they have the same structural composition and rigidity. And it looks really cool.

If you have ropes and wood – you can build a floating tensegrity chair based on tension! It was a pretty difficult project, but the result is amazing!

Lori Dorn
Lori Dorn

Lori is a Laughing Squid Contributing Editor based in New York City who has been writing blog posts for over a decade. She also enjoys making jewelry, playing guitar, taking photos and mixing craft cocktails.