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Ollie, a foldable chair designed by RockPaperRobot

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The Ollie Chair by RockPaperRobot

"After I realized that I could change the shape of metal, I felt like there was nothing that I couldn't morph — nothing I couldn't change." — Jessica Banks, CEO and founder of RockPaperRobot, on studying robotics at MIT.

We spoke with kinetic furniture designer and RockPaperRobot founder Jessica Banks and collaborator Pete Schlebecker about the future of furniture, getting scooped by Leonardo da Vinci, and their latest creation, an exquisite reimagining of a folding chair, now live on Kickstarter. 

Read the interview here. 

The Float Table by RockPaperRobot

A multicolored row of Ollie Chairs

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The “Ollie” Chair, RockPaperRobot.

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What a difference a day makes. https://ift.tt/2S21IDT

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(Heh... Not if we can help it, a##"%!*s.) Over a week ago, this site took all our copyrighted media and misrepresented themselves as selling our Float Tables. It was exceedingly frustrating (to put it lightly) for us to experience a company so blatantly scam people, let alone use our products as bait. We received 100s of messages from you all alerting us to the situation and reinforcing our own internal efforts with cross-platform reporting. For now it seems like we may have won that battle... And maybe we even came out ahead: you all made us feel like we were on a huge team. Thank you so much for your time, your attention, your rigor. Next battle: The White House! ;) https://ift.tt/2M6Rm2a

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This process is called "flinting" a chair. (No. It's not.) https://ift.tt/31oGRMg

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Tough to leave textures...Here's to new horizons, making waves, blue skies, and no more than 3 clichéd expressions in a single post. Actually, in a single year. http://bit.ly/2COwtUE

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My sister is a genius veterinarian... I am thankful for her unbridled earnestness and her purple overalls. https://ift.tt/2FBmi9m