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Reader Submitted: Design Students Join Forces with Audi to Design a Car Seat that “Breathes”

A Team of design students at the Braunschweig University of Art, under the supervision of Dr. Manuel Kretzer, visiting professor ’Digital Crafting’, cooperated with Audi’s development/innovation unit, lead by Mike Herbig, to rethink the notion of the car seat and create an innovative vision of a dynamic structure for the future of autonomous driving.

Final seat being activated Credit: Maximilian Dauscha, Benedikt SchaudinnFinal seat rear view Credit: Maximilian Dauscha, Benedikt SchaudinnFinal Seat side view Credit: Maximilian Dauscha, Benedikt SchaudinnFinal Seat front view Credit: Maximilian Dauscha, Benedikt SchaudinnFinal Seat front view Credit: Maximilian Dauscha, Benedikt Schaudinn3D printed seat right after completion Credit: Itai Vinograd, BigRep GmbH3D printed seat right after completion Credit: Itai Vinograd, BigRep GmbHClose-up photo of chair and controller Credit: Benedikt SchaudinnConcept sketch Credit: Dong Kwon LeeDesign and Form studies in elevation Credit: Maximilian Dauscha View the full project here
http://www.core77.com/projects/67557/Design-Students-Join-Forces-with-Audi-to-Design-a-Car-Seat-that-Breathes