Just when furniture appeared to be resting on its Philippe Starck laurels, along comes this uplifting experience. With a similar concept to Ruissenaars' Magnetic Floating bed, which we covered in 2006, this translucent wonder from British firm, Hoverit Ltd is effectively the mag-lev of lounge chairs.  Called "The Lounger", it uses repelling magnetic forces in both bed and base to create this first example of tomorrow's furniture.

Built using a combination of what the company calls precision engineering and a built-by-hand philosophy, The Lounger also supposedly offers potential benefits for people with bad backs, muscular problems and headaches.

The first of the company's planned magnetic hovering range of furniture, this handsome and altogether contemporary chair is a limited edition.

http://www.hoverit.co.uk/