Patch Interconnected Furniture With Batteries

This unique furniture collection can provide the whole apartment or home with necessary power

This unique furniture collection can provide the whole apartment or home with necessary power

François Chambard from UM Project intrigued everyone with his innovative line of interconnected furniture called Patch. This is not just furniture, basically, it’s a real energy source, which is enough for a whole apartment.

Each piece of furniture has small batteries turning it into its own mini power station. With all the pieces connected, including a battery packed solar panel case/bench, it turns into a microgrid that can distribute enough solar energy to power a micro apartment. While most electrical networks are out of sight, Patch changes that by letting the connections and circuitry live on display. Patch charges in just eight hours with a run time of 24 hours without sunlight.

The green piece is outfitted with solar panels and is made from recycled HDPE plastic and aluminum. The blue piece houses a charging port and power outlet and comprises 250 glass-enameled interconnecting tiles. The yellow piece incorporates crisscrossing amble glass tubes and gold colored wires, an idea similar to a utility pole. The brown piece is made from 200 phenolic tubes, an old industrial plastic often found in early transistor radios. It contains built-in lighting and sound. And lastly, the red piece, which is a large light box, is made using printed glass panels that give a moiré effect.

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The blue piece is clad with puzzle-like tiles, it contains an outlet and a cherger

The blue piece is clad with puzzle-like tiles, it contains an outlet and a cherger

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The brown piece contains built-in lighting and sound

The brown piece contains built-in lighting and sound

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The red piece brings light and is made of mirror panels

The red piece brings light and is made of mirror panels

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The green piece features solar panels and can charge everything you want

The green piece features solar panels and can charge everything you want

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The yellow piece features amble glass tubes and colored wires

The yellow piece features amble glass tubes and colored wires

Source: design-milk