Odds are good that you've never seen a car seat like the Nestt, and until the design geniuses at Think/Thing get their prototype into production, you won't. But this novel-looking seat is far more than a pie-in-the-sky concept, and perhaps more importantly, it's the handiwork of designers with the necessary breeding experience to incorporate function into their form. Tired, as many of us are, of "wrestling and lifting a struggling 30 lb. baby into and out of a car seat several times a day" (as they note in the Nestt's accompanying video), team Think/Thing created a seat that, with just six moving parts, can tilt and swivel on its base (below) toward your waiting arms in a single Zen-like move.
Safety, of course, is also a major concern, if not the major concern, and according to Think/Thing, the Nestt has Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards 209, 213 and 225 (i.e., the ones all parents should have memorized) in the bag. The egg's shell has an embedded steel safety cage for side-impact protection, and in addition to its retractable and indexed belts, the seat features an air suspension system. And with its washable memory-foam cover -- available, at least in theory, in various colors to match your aesthetic sensibilities -- it looks to be as cozy as it is safe.
Think/Thing claims the Nestt is the best car seat in the world, but you tell us: Would you buy one?
(Thanks to DVICE for the tip-off.)
