Tuesday, January 19, 2010

Strano Vestito per Dormire

During my daily browsing of Make:online today I came across this crazy/interesting idea.
Buckminster Fuller practiced Dymaxion Sleeping, where one has four 30 minute naps over a period of 24 hours. Architect/ Artist/ Scientist/ Graphic Designer Forrest Jessee thought that he would give this a try, but found that getting to a bed and ready for sleep took almost as much time as the sleep itself. So he developed a "transportable and adjustable cocoon that allows for constant air flow in a variety of different positions and environments." You can get in and out of it in less than a minute and then sleep just about anywhere.

By wrapping the body in rings of EVA foam, it can be used in any position. "In order to determine where structure is needed, both out of necessity and desire, four of the most likely sleeping positions were chosen to map pressure points on the body. The positions included face up, face down, sideways and head down sitting at the desk. The body was positioned and tested in each one of the positions without any cushioning."

Pretty sure you'd look like an absolute loon climbing into your full body foam suit and then just passing out where ever you are. I think the only way to pull it off is to act as if nothing abnormal has happened upon waking up and just go about business as usual.

[via Make.com]

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