PATIO CHAISE
FURNITURE DESIGN WAS AN ENJOYABLE PART OF MY ARCHITECTURAL STUDIES. THIS PROJECT'S OBJECTIVE WAS TO DESIGN A FULLY FUNCTIONING, COLLAPSIBLE, FULL-SIZE CHAIR. SINCE I HAVE ALWAYS VALUED MULTI-FUNCTIONAL AND MOST SIMPLISTIC SOLUTIONS, I HAVE TRIED TO MARRY FORM AND FUNCTION IN EVERY DETAIL. THIS CHAIR HAS NO HARDWARE, NO METAL PARTS OR GLUE. IT WORKS BY SIMPLE INTERLOCKING AND TENSILE METHODS: TRADITIONAL TOUNGUE-AND-GROOVE WOOD CONNECTIONS AND (3,400 FEET) OF TIGHTLY WRAPPED SISAL TWINE THAT SERVED AS BINDING ELEMENT AND ALSO PROVIDED A COMFORTABLE AND WEATHER-RESISTANT SEATING SURFACE. I CHOSE MARINE-GRADE OKOUME 4-PLY PLYWOOD, LIGHTWEIGHT AND DURABLE, THAT MADE TAKING IT APART AND STACKING IT AN EASY TASK.
ROLES
DESIGN AND PRODUCTION (1 WEEK+ PROJECT)
 
INTERLOCKING JOINT MODEL (1:1 SCALE):
SCHEMATIC DIAGRAM OF WORKING PARTS:
LOW COST, WEATHER RESISTANT SISAL TWINE PROVIDED RIGHT AMOUNT OF FRICTION TO KEEP CHAIR PARTS FROM SLIDING OUT OF POSITION:
SEATING AND RECLINING ADDS WEIGHT TO THE INTERLOCKING PARTS AND KEEP THE TWO HALVES N SOLID CONTACT WHILE IN USE:
GENTLY CURVED 24IN SEATING SURFACE AND PLENTY OF BACK AND HEAD SUPPORT DEFINED THE CHAIR'S ERGONOMICS:
ADJUSTABLE RANGE BETWEEN READING AND FULLY RECLINED STATES:
FINAL PRODUCT:
+ USER: