Dr Patrik Künzler followed in the footsteps of Nobel Prize winner Susumu Tonegawa and studied an area of medicine known as the "limbic system" at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). The term describes the part of the brain responsible for emotional reactions, learning and memory recall. He was excited by the idea of devising devices that could improve human well-being, happiness and brain performance - all based on scientific learning about the limbic system.

Dr Künzler and his team deliberately broke away from the cold, traditional and aesthetically focused design of objects so that people can achieve more and connect more naturally within their surroundings. The Limbic Chair was developed over years of research, together with the best minds at MIT. The result: five programmable sensors make it possible to control various software programmes with the seat.