Murakami Chair by Rochus Jacob won the 1st prize for the Green Life competition held by Designboom and Incheon Metropolitan City in Korea. The concept uses the energy generated by the rocking motion while sitting on the chair to powered the attached reading lamp. Helping you produce and consume energy in an eco-friendly way, this simple piece of home furniture lets you go green. What a rock’n concept! In addition to the Murakami Chair, Rochus Jacob’s other entry “Thermodynamic Cooler” also won the 1st prize.

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. An abstract process becomes tangible and eventually cultivates natural awareness. Complexity is covered by simplicity. 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.

Via Designboom.