Million Dollar Bed Uses Magnetism to stay aloft

Forget water-beds. Here's a lifestyle accessory that fits the Cognitive Labs ethos. After you try search engine memories why not float above the ground in this comfy bed:


Designed by Janjaap Ruijssenaars, a Dutch architect, the bed floats above the ground due to magnetic repulsion. Ruijssenaars' inspiration for the bed was the plinth from Stanley Kubrick's 1968 cult film "2001: A Space Odyssey."

"No matter where you live all architecture is dictated by gravity. I wondered whether you could make an object, a building or a piece of furniture where this is not the case -- where another power actually dictates the image," Ruijssenaars said.

Asking price for the bed? U.S. $1.55 million. This is perhaps the ultimate in minimalist expression.