Recently we’ve been noodling around with the idea of with making a Murphy Bed with a lift-system of bungee cords. We haven’t heard of such a thing, but having seen the realm of industrial bungees available, thought it might be possible.
Then, with the simultaneity we’ve come to expect when we have an idea, we stumbled on some images of beautiful bungee cord chairs designed by René Herbst, a contemporary of Robert Mallet-Stevens and Le Corbusier, in the 1930’s. They illustrated the part of our idea that had been eluding us: how to make our improvised solution be visually appealing as well as practical, two qualities we strive for in all of our home improvisations (travel and emergencies are another matter):
As for books about Herbst work, we’ve heard that Rene Herbst (French Edition) is fab but costs a steep $140, used. We might check out the more recent Rene Herbst: Pioneer of Modernism.
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Bungee cords can be very dangerous if they break. Is there some safeguard in the design of this furniture to prevent someone losing an eye?