This 5,700 'Weightless' Recliner Is So Sensitive, It Responds To Your Breathing Patterns - Yanko Design

"Weightlessness as a design goal is usually reserved for space agencies or sensory deprivation tanks. DavidHugh decided to build it into a chair. The Aiora uses what they call Floatation technology, a system of planar motion mechanics so sensitive that the act of breathing creates visible movement. You're held in perfect equilibrium with zero external force, which sounds like marketing copy until you realize there are published neuroscience studies backing up their claims about induced meditative states."

"This is the culmination of two decades of work from a Cambridge-based team that started in furniture design and ended up deep in biomedical engineering and consciousness research. The new model, priced at £5,700, follows their flagship Elysium chair and aims to be more accessible while maintaining the core technology that makes DavidHugh interesting: the ability to disconnect users from external sensory input and redirect their awareness inward, all through precision-engineered mechanics."

The Aiora chair implements Floatation technology, a planar motion system so sensitive that breathing produces visible movement and the user remains in perfect equilibrium with zero external force. Published neuroscience studies are cited to support the chair’s ability to induce meditative states. The design evolved over two decades by a Cambridge-based team transitioning from furniture design into biomedical engineering and consciousness research. Priced at £5,700 and following the Elysium model, the Aiora aims for greater accessibility while preserving core mechanics. The system is fully analog, using roller bearings to create frictionless continuous balance and premium modular materials for construction.

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