Final Submission-Initial Concepts

CONCEPT 1
Triangular forms always create the strongest foundation, as I gave a go for further exploration on how the chair is formed by 2 opposite interlocking triangles. Image above was my first attempt of the stool.

My challenge to design a chair is a lightweight, portable and comfortable seat yet still remain its aesthetic look.
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CONCEPT 2
As taken reference of my Hexagon stool design from Esquisse 4, I came up with this shape and the stool was made by using only one long piece of cardboard to fold.

Reference from the hexagon chair

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CONCEPT 3
The last concept was the most complete one as I like this chair in both its function and form. It has the backrest to provide the comfort and the structure is steady more than the first two tryouts.

The weak point of this design was having a connection point that attaches the backrest with its seat thus it becomes loose and bent over in long use.

Inspirations

Above were selected works as part of inspiration and my initial concepts were derived from. I look into different objects from lighting to seating to study the shapes, way of folding or joining, and even slotting technique as seen.

Research on Events & Evironment

The event has largely drawn attention from design industry throughout. The show attracted 85,298 visitors in year 2007 and potentially growing in the following years. Every entry of different designers was really interesting and fully finished. I was inspired by a few of displayed pieces.

In order to suit the Event intention, I have therefore come up with an idea to design a compact, portable seating piece to cater for indoor usage. This chair could possibly be a foldable stool, easy to pack and assemble, ideal for indoor event or allows event visitors get halted when wanted. The stool could also be able to connect with one another as a bench (progressing idea).

I also consider of the chair' s comfortable size and function that fit into the context or incorporate with other elements of the event.

Esquisse 4_Understanding Form

Approaching closer to the Final Product, the Task 4's aim to create a seat that will support the weight of one person really provides more understandings for cardboard usage to me, same material yet more experiments.

As first I and my teammate started with own sketches to explore different type of seats and forms we wanted to create. Then coming the locking types that could be achieved. Triangle form was possibly the best option we went for.



Along the way of process development, we moved on with some 1:4 scale mock-ups and experiments on how forming shapes can be locked into.





Learning from different trials, the locking system was achieved by 2 opposite piece being locked to each other. Apparently once locked it all formed a spiral shape on the top and the bottom side was secure by slotting another long piece of cardboard in between every slice. The great part of this stool was also the pattern that helps to soften the look. Following is our result of the stool we made:

Esquisse 3_Locking System

As getting more and more challenging, the requirement of Task 3 is to create a 'weight bearing structure" that possibly holding up to 100 kilograms. I was getting excited pretty fast once starting with some miniature prototypes.

The first attempt was a typical cube that is fully enclosed all sides and only used a single piece of cardboard to form the structure. But I was not very satisfied with the product since my intention was to go for something workable but still light-weight. And here is my solutions:





Interlock systems I used to create more strength for the cardboard and ensures its stability when standing on.

Final Outcome & Actual Testing



My product was quite strong enough to hold up to 2 persons (I guess) as I made full use of all the cardboard I have. I have learned from this practice to explore and resolve the weakness of some interlock systems effectively.

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