The Steampunk Professor X Chair by Daniel Valdez
Meghan Young — March 8, 2010 — Unique
References: flickr & thedesignblog.org
Who needs all those fancy schmancy hi-tech wheelchairs when you can have the Steampunk Professor X chair? It certainly looks very techy, rivaling some of the best inventions seen in Sherlocke Holmes' days. Pretty impressive, right?
Designed by Daniel Valdez, the Steampunk Professor X chair combines "an 1875 Eastlake Victorian platform rocking chair with a Permobil C300 Power wheelchair," according to Naresh Chauhan. Also equipped with a digital sound system, vodka cranberry dispenser and a smoke machine, what more could you ask for?
Designed by Daniel Valdez, the Steampunk Professor X chair combines "an 1875 Eastlake Victorian platform rocking chair with a Permobil C300 Power wheelchair," according to Naresh Chauhan. Also equipped with a digital sound system, vodka cranberry dispenser and a smoke machine, what more could you ask for?
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