Solar Machine Spins Sunlight-Shaped Furniture

Mike writes "Austrian designers mischer'traxler have created a solar powered machine that makes an incredible array of furnishings that vary based on how much sunlight it receives over the course of a day. Titled 'The Idea of a Tree,' the machine spins spools of thread into stools, benches, containers, and lamp shades that wax and wane as the available sunlight shifts. Furniture created during cloudy winter days will be wrapped more slowly, causing it to be darker in color, thicker, and smaller than pieces created during the sun-soaked summer months."

Comments

Re:No money in it.

[TheLostSamurai]

The machine cranks out 1 piece per day, a maximum of 365 pieces per year. At that rate, how many years does it take to recoup the cost of the machine, with at least $500 worth of solar panels?

And of course anything that doesn't bring a profit isn't worth doing.

This machine doesn't make furniture, it churns out 1 piece of sunlight created functional art a day, which could easily sell for way more than the price of the machine. I'm not saying I would pay for it, but value is in the eye of the beholder.

Re:No money in it.

[fiannaFailMan]

Sure you can.

Can what? Criticise it for failing to do something it does not set out to do? I disagree.

You can criticise it for trying to do something stupid that should never have been attempted in the first place.

That's a different thing from criticising it for failing to do something it does not set out to do.

"Your atom bomb killed everyone!" Valid criticism.

"Your atom bomb does not take me to work in style while returning 30MPG!" Invalid criticism.