I have seen concept TVs in these 16 years of Futuro Prossimo, but I assure you that this is one of the most daring ever. And it is not a design exercise, but a product already on sale.
This is C SEED N1, a device that transforms from a metal sculpture into a huge ultra-advanced TV (the available “cuts” are 103, 137 and 165 inches). Its incredible accordion design takes full advantage of micro-LED technology, the next big thing in TVs.
Like OLEDs, in fact, micro-LEDs generate their own light and obtain perfect contrast and color, with a lot of brightness.
And then it is foldable
A not insignificant detail is that the micro-LED can be made up of individuals panels, even small ones, that fit together without showing any sign of a joint. For this reason, somewhere between an accordion and a roller shutter, C SEED N1 opens and closes to change shape and function whenever needed.
It can be, as mentioned, a metal sculpture. A vertical display. A ti of different sizes. It doesn't matter: it's still 4K in all its dimensions, and it also rotates 180 degrees depending on the size it takes. Responsiveness in every way. Watch it in action in this video:
A sculpture that creates culture
Even in materials C SEED N1 wants to set a standard: the TV folding is made in aerospace aluminum. The perfect material both for its aesthetic characteristics (its impeccable finish in sculpture version) and the strength and lightness necessary for its operation.
I find it a beautiful piece of industrial design. And it reminds me of that kind of self-propelled robot from Nolan's “Interstellar”. Not to you?


Of course, it doesn't only have the cinematic references and the dimensions of "Kolossal". You can imagine the price current of something like this? No? I'll tell you: €180.000. One hundred and eighty thousand euros. Yes sir.
The sheiks who will buy it (I can't think of another target) will be able to say that they have had one of the first examples of a TV with a technology that, I am sure, will be popular in homes of the entire world in a few years.
Maybe less foldable and more "normal", but certainly huge and flexible, everywhere. Wait and (it should be said) you will see :)