Bookshelf lounger with wheel for lazy people

Vehicle meets bookshelf in the Easy Rider, a piece of furniture by German designer Nils Holger Moorman made of plywood, a tire, and a felt red cushion. So, you can be lounging around in your living room reading a book or playing with your iPhone, and if you need a glass of water you can just drive yourself to the kitchen. And if you're bored with the book you're reading, you can reach down and pick up a new one.

Nils Holger Moorman's main page via Dezeen

[#1 posted by dculberson, May 4, 2009 11:48 AM]

Uhhh.. That looks comfortable.

[#2 posted by dross1260, May 4, 2009 12:43 PM]

Could "designer" put an actual "motorcycle motif" in? At least a fender for the wheel.

[#3 posted by Enochrewt, May 4, 2009 1:55 PM]

How is it supposed to move again? It has no back wheel.

[#4 posted by feedingfashionistas, May 4, 2009 3:39 PM]

Needs mirrors and lights like this:

http://www.visordown.com/news/images/quadrophenia-scooter.jpg

[#5 posted by Dean, May 4, 2009 3:43 PM]

Three improvements in my wishlist for v2.0:

-Two caster back wheels for maneuverability
-Thicker, plushier cushioning
-Bungie cord style elastic bookshelf restraints (like in boats)

[#6 posted by Anonymous, May 4, 2009 3:59 PM]

yo dawg, I heard you liked rolling so I put a wheel on your bookshelf so you can roll while you read.

I'm really horrible at memes.

[#7 posted by grimc, May 4, 2009 4:20 PM]

Looks like a hassle to assemble.

[#8 posted by jjasper, May 4, 2009 4:57 PM]

It's art. Actual functionality of either the "moving" or the "sitting" elements of the design would require an engineer, and thus pollute the purity of the artist's vision.

[#9 posted by deejayqueue, May 4, 2009 5:24 PM]

I don't think you get to call yourself a designer if all you do is throw plywood together and add a wheelbarrow wheel. You can call yourself a redneck though.

[#10 posted by dculberson, May 4, 2009 6:06 PM]

But he's German; aren't they all born engineers?

[#11 posted by alowishus, May 4, 2009 7:15 PM]

It won't work without your personal genetically engineered minion to wheel you around.

[#12 posted by Jack's Smirking Revenge, May 4, 2009 7:35 PM]

I swear I saw that at Ikea.

[#13 posted by dculberson, May 4, 2009 8:11 PM]

Ahh, my minion. S/he is so helpful.

[#14 posted by tuckels, May 5, 2009 12:18 AM]

It's a bloody wheelbarrow...

[#15 posted by Gadgorrow, May 5, 2009 1:06 AM]

Love it! Now all it needs is a remote control so it can bring the books to my chair.

[#16 posted by IWood, May 5, 2009 11:55 AM]

I am inexplicably irritated by this object.

[#17 posted by LX, May 7, 2009 4:55 AM]

I already knew that Nils Holger Moormann had a good humor (something every german should be proud about), but this actually breaks even his faraway barrier.

@#7: Moormanns furnitures are usually easily assembled and usually come with a funny and understandable manual in 7 languages.

@#12: I can't see Ikea selling Moormann. His stuff is usually way too expensive.