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Step stools are practical and all, but a complement to your kitchen’s stainless steel appliances and rain forest safe wood finish, I think not. The Franklin Chair looks and functions like an everyday chair, but with a quick flip of its top half and you’ve got a sturdy and completely functional step ladder. It’s available in white, black or oak for $149.99.

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While the iBum Chair will most certainly hold its place as a testament for societies’ need to photocopy their body parts, there is an allure that seems to be missing.  I mean, after all the whole point of photocopying your ass, hand or squished face is that the machine was never built for that purpose.  But put it in a chair and make its sole purpose that of one that creates carbon copies of people’s rear ends and you suddenly have an uncomfortable chair that not only invades your privacy but is so obvious in its purpose that it deters anyone from dropping trow.  Then again I’m sure some solid art work could be garnered out of this machine, and by art I mean…well, you should know what I mean.

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There’s not a whole lot that can be said for Stelton’s Super Charger XL, but it sure is pretty.  As far as functionality is concerned, it’s designed to keep your cords neat while the aluminum chassis insures that the battery’s heat is dispersed away from the phone or device.  No word on price or availability, but it does look to be beyond the concept stage.

[via Unpluggd]

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The Ping Pong Door has yet to go on sale but I can guarantee a pre-order from just about every college fraternity.  I don’t think too much explanation is needed but as you can see the ping pong table swivels out on an x-axis.  It’s not practical for an actual ping pong game since the area around the table is limited, but it would surely make for a great Beer Pong table.

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Sliding doors ain’t exactly new tech, but this innovative concept uses zero electricity and depends on the person’s weight to to open and close.  It works by stepping on a foot plate that engages a set of gears that trigger a counter weight that pulls the doors open.  Step off the plate and the same weight slides the doors closed.  Simple, neat and best of all energy efficient.  Video below.

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Check this slick ceiling fan called the EVO1 Prevail.  When the fan is not in use you can flip a switch and the blades retract into its body.  Turn the fan back on and the centrifugal force extends the blades.  They don’t come cheap, though, as they start at $369.

[via Trendir]

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It ain’t no Embody, but at less than half the price ($650), whose complaining?  Designed as multipurpose chair – I guess that means it can be used in conference rooms, at a desk or perhaps racing one and other down the halls of some uber trendy startup – the Setu is finished in mesh providing the same airy feel as the Aeron, but isn’t built to support one’s body for extended use.  Herman Miller will officially unveil the Setu at NeoCon in Chicago, which starts June 15th.

[via Gizmodo]

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Take a hard long look because these chairs aren’t actually floating. It took me a sec, but the shadow is in fact the supporting mechanism which provide the optical illusion behind the Shadow Chair. They cost about $1,250 a pop, but hey, they’re the perfect compliment to the floating drip table.

[via Dornob]

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Don’t worry, the i-sopod had me scratching my head with intrigue as well.  In laymen terms it’s ’spaceship meets bathtub’.  By adding a crap load of salt to water, the user floats inside providing a tranquil and relaxing experience that emulates the sensation of weightlessness.  The interior is lined with a variety of colored LED lights and a speaker system that will emit the most serene of MP3 tracks.  I don’t know how much it costs, but it doesn’t look cheap.

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Providing a sense of self is always important in a child’s development .  There to take that principal to new heights, or perhaps lows, is the ThreeStyle, a door with, well, 2 doors built into it.

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