Transport Perceptual Pod by Alberto Frias
Las Vegas–based architect Alberto Frias' design, an LED-illuminated perceptual pod called Transport, drew a lot of attention on the showroom floor at Dwell on Design—people were practically climbing over each other to curl up inside of it.
Frias first came up with the idea for Transport when he was still an architecture student at the University of New Mexico in the 1990s. He describes it as a full-immersion light, sound, and space transport meant for meditative use—basically it's an unbelievably comfy nest that's all about tactile synchronization, with a motion- and temperature-controlled water bed inside, sound by Anthony Gallo Acoustics, and an integrated LED system by Color Kinetics. Each pod is one-of-a-kind, signed and numbered, and constructed from soy-based resin. We wish we were writing this from inside of one, but alas—the $9,500 price tag makes the Om a tad out of reach, save for those few precious moments we stole at Dwell on Design this weekend.
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I crawled in on Sunday morning (9:45). I did not want to get out!!! This one was priced at 20K. Now if I could have stretched out in it, I wouldnt have gotten out! It was a bit hard to get out of but, once I figured out how to it was easy. This is a great idea. I just wish it was not so expensive.
Looks good for sleeping, but I imagine not so good for certain other activities one can do in bed.
looks comfy, but seems like yet another design idea for people with unlimited amounts of money. if you need this to meditate in, then i think you missed the point.
Saw this at the show. Not for the claustrophobic, and not for anyone over 6 ft. tall. Very cool otherwise.
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Does anyone know where I can actually buy one of these?
How can i purchase this ?? i live in KUWAIT !!
Woah. The Sleep Gods Have Blessed Us. Wish It Wasn't So Expensive!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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