Magnetic Floating Bed
Remember the previous floating bed that is not actually floating but attached to a wall? Now check out this magnetic floating bed, it really floats but it’s going to cost you about 1.5 million dollars.
A young Dutch architect has created a floating bed which hovers above the ground through magnetic force and comes with a price tag of 1.2 million euros ($1.54 million).
Jan Jaap Ruijssenaars took inspiration for the bed — a sleek black platform, which took six years to develop and can double as a dining table or a plinth — from the mysterious monolith in Stanley Kubrick’s 1968 cult film “2001: A Space Odyssey.”“No matter where you live all architecture is dictated by gravity. I wondered whether you could make an object, a building or a piece of furniture where this is not the case — where another power actually dictates the image,” Ruijssenaars said.
Magnets built into the floor and into the bed itself repel each other, pushing the bed up into the air. Thin steel cables tether the bed in place.
“It is not comfortable at the moment,” admits Ruijssenaars, adding it needs cushions and bedclothes before use.
Although people with piercings should have no problem sleeping on the bed, Ruijssenaars advises them against entering the magnetic field between the bed and the floor.
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February 18th, 2007 at 2:46 pm
[...] out this $1.5 Million magnetic floating bed. I wonder if all the magnetic energies are good for your body… A young Dutch architect has [...]
February 18th, 2007 at 5:08 pm
Thats cool….what happens if sumone crawls under it though…… 0.0
I sense headlines about small children being crushed.
February 18th, 2007 at 9:08 pm
I think magnets go through physical body so it should be okay…
February 19th, 2007 at 12:06 am
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February 19th, 2007 at 10:56 am
Magnets do indeed ‘go through’ the human body, which is how MRI scans work. It may not be wholly, 100% safe - but as Hannah mentioned, I’d be more concerned about getting crushed.
February 19th, 2007 at 11:17 am
can I get a magnetic table to stick my reading material on?
February 19th, 2007 at 12:21 pm
hannah: how could children be crushed if the bed is floating?
max: when magnets go through physical bodies, it hurts. perhaps you meant magnetic waves?
February 19th, 2007 at 12:30 pm
No, I am pretty sure you will be crushed if you enter a magnetic field.
February 19th, 2007 at 3:43 pm
That really is impressive, although we need more pics.
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February 20th, 2007 at 1:14 am
If you crawled underneath, the magnetic flux would have no effect on the human body, unless you’re wearing anything magnetic, such as piercings or a pacemaker.
However, it would hurt if it dropped on you, which it won’t.
If one of the cables snapped, it would just fly sideways.
February 20th, 2007 at 6:04 am
wow.. thats awsome! id like to sit on one someday. Though i dont have the money to buy one for myself. But it really should be at display in a mostly dull country as Norway!!!
wondering if it moves a bit when one turn in nighttime-sleeping???
Annywho.. This is what i like with technology and the way it all has to turn out..
Now im off to my black hole.. looking for new and intriuiging things to read and look at !!!
cool idea !!!:)
February 20th, 2007 at 9:35 am
not recommended for people with pacemakers or artificial hearts…
On the other hand, magnetic fields are supposed to increase blood circulation.. yay!
February 20th, 2007 at 9:46 am
Jan Jaap are two names
February 20th, 2007 at 3:44 pm
Hehe, yes i meant the magnetic waves.
The name Janjaap has been corrected to Jan Jaap, thank you!
February 21st, 2007 at 9:55 pm
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February 23rd, 2007 at 2:46 pm
Just don’t try to use silverware on that table…
February 23rd, 2007 at 2:50 pm
oh yeah, it’d stick huh?
February 25th, 2007 at 1:19 pm
Wouldnt that be sort of uncomfortable, not to mention the cords holding it in place would take up your entire free bedroom space
March 2nd, 2007 at 11:34 am
If that cable snapped while someone was on the bed, that would be a nasty site…
it would probably flip around like a pancake (with extra weight plus magnetic force) just try putting 2 magnets together with the same poles - when you let go one of them it flips around and sticks to the other one.
March 2nd, 2007 at 3:16 pm
Oh yeah for sure, they have to really make this safe first… :0)
April 2nd, 2007 at 9:02 pm
Hmm… Power blackouts, anyone?
Otherwise, it’s an fantastic design. I bloody love it.
April 2nd, 2007 at 9:03 pm
Hmm… Power blackouts, anyone?
Otherwise, it’s a fantastic design. I bloody love it.
April 20th, 2007 at 10:30 am
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April 22nd, 2007 at 2:30 am
This bed doesn’t use any power, it uses permanent magnets.
So if there are power blackouts, you’ll still be able to sleep on a floating bed.
April 22nd, 2007 at 9:11 pm
hehe, yep, it will float no matter what… in theory that is…
May 21st, 2007 at 10:41 pm
uh, this is retarded. if you are going to have steel cables, just hang the bed from the ceiling on the cables
May 21st, 2007 at 11:53 pm
where’s the steel cables???
July 11th, 2007 at 9:32 am
[...] though… the floating round bed is lame, and the floating magnet bed is the [...]
July 23rd, 2007 at 10:06 pm
hey-this can go nicely in that $ 75,000,000 home…what-no mattress or anything else for my money ? $1.54 million and I don’t even get the mattress ?
October 30th, 2007 at 11:43 am
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March 17th, 2008 at 1:50 pm
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March 24th, 2008 at 4:19 am
Sway….awesome bed. But I wonder what if you bring any steel or magnetic item close to it.
April 9th, 2008 at 2:28 am
It certainly looks great if you like the cold and tidy look…
must be kinda strange to sleep on though.. especialy in the kind of room that it is photographed in.
Even if I had the money I wouldn’t buy it - I’m sure it can’t be too healthy spending so much time in close proximity with powerful magnets.
May 21st, 2008 at 8:15 am
A floating bed is an ultimate concept bed. This will be providing an extra cusion effect for those sleeping over it. Watch out British beds store for more interesting beds at an amazingly low prices
January 5th, 2009 at 6:05 pm
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May 14th, 2009 at 11:44 am
[...] Do you have 1.5 million dollars to blow and you need a bed? Well this might be for you. We posted earlier on the floating couch, now you can actually buy a floating bed by Dutch designer Janjaap Ruijssenaars. He got his inspiration for the bed by the monolith from 2001: A Space Odessey. Just remember to take off your metal jewelry before hopping onto this huge magnetically-enforced bed before taking a nap. [via] [...]