Designed to mimic the weightlessness experienced by astronauts in space, the as-yet-unnamed workstation reclines to get the worker into a comfortable recumbent position. In an interview with New Zealand’s One News, designer Rory Hocking noted that just because the workstation allows him to work in lying-down comfort, he doesn’t believe that should make it any less appropriate than a traditional desk.

“Why can’t I work in this position? It’s that mentality, oh, I think I’m comfortable, I’m not working. I should be in a desk working. Why should you?” Hocking asked One News.

To add to the worker’s comfort, manufacturer Vision Ltd. and Hocking have also incorporated foam designed by NASA, with the capability of absorbing g-forces if needed, into the chair. “"It'll support you from the head to the bottom of the ankles, no current chair does that," Malcolm Rabson of Vision Ltd., told One News.

While the product is being touted as a complete workstation, it is still being tweaked to possibly allow for a drink holder and other convenience-oriented accoutrements. Currently, the price tag on the workstation is $10,000 (Australian; approximately $7,125 U.S.), although the manufacturer expects that price to eventually come down.

Source: News One (tvnz.co.nz)