Gallery: This Clever Stool Charges Gadgets, Cuts Clutter
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The SpoolStool makes power available when needed, but hides it underneath a tasteful European Beech veneer. *Photo: Joe Levy*
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Design student Joe Levy is a digital native busy redesigning classic products to accommodate modern technology. *Photo: Joe Levy*
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Tacky plastic takes a back seat to timeless hardwoods in this design. *Photo: Joe Levy*
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The SpoolStool enables technology, but isn't limited by it. The stool can still be used for analog sketching or simply to support a cuppa. *Photo: Joe Levy*
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The only major weakness of the design is connecting the stool's legs with power plugs. The idea is too clever by half while reducing the functionality by 75 percent. Despite the technical limitations Levy is enthusiastic about the concept. "I also enjoyed playing with the idea of mocking the extension cord's function, so this is really where the idea of having plug-in legs came from," he says. "Personally I felt plugging a stool's legs in feels really cool too!" *Photo: Joe Levy*
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The SpoolStool isn't perfect, but is a good first attempt at banishing ugly plugs and reclaiming living spaces for high design. *Photo: Joe Levy*
