When an earthquake hits , most of us know to lead for a doorcase or duck next to a desk . protect your attic should be the priority , and theMamorischair wants to help : This clever chair apace dismantle into a encephalon - and - neck - protecting helmet .
Mamoris — name for the Japanese Christian Bible mamoru ( to protect ) and isu ( chair)—debutedat this year’sTokyo Designers Week , over two years since the Tohoku earthquake and tsunami decimated large belt of Japan . While recovery and rebuilding efforts are still underway , designer are also contract on the challenge of how to treat the realities of post - disaster living .
Johnny Strategy ofSpoon & Tamagohas rounded up an impressive collection of responsive body of work , fromgraphicstocardboard shelterstophotographs of radioactive mushrooms , as wekk as proactive efforts — like Mamoris .
The headgear detaches with a simple turn of the knob embedded into the top of the bum and , when flipped over , the backrest acts as sum protection for your neck and berm . Bonus : the whole affair has a kind of Darth Vader / stormtrooper optical appeal . Bummer : it also looks a teensy bit like a potty .
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Maybe you could even stupefy some modest , lightweight supplies in the bowl before attaching to the frame , ensuring you ’d have a flashlight or bottle of water on handwriting when the domain depart shaking . consider the increasing intensity of the disasters Mother Nature ’s been let loose of late , these type of disaster preparedness and domesticated decor mash - ups could become a lot more common . [ Spoon & Tamago ]
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