NinetyNine

Brief constrains:

-The final product had to flat pack

-The final product must not consist of more than 4 main components

-The primary material used must be wood

The development in this group project was focused on creating a chair that included some basic, but well implemented ergonomic features that a lot of modern casual seating does away with, such as lumbar support and a downwards curve at the end of the seat pan.

The frame of the chair is constructed of sustainably sourced American ash, and the seat pan of recycled HDPE. This was chosen for its warmer semantic and strength. We also wanted to retain the frames uninterrupted form, and keep the frame and seat pan as two separate visual elements, meaning that it was necessary to use a different colour.

Group Members: Charlie Budd, Cheyenne Clarkin, Will Palmer

 Development

At the sketching stage, each group member did their own initial concepts

At the sketching stage, each group member did their own initial concepts

We then made our favourite concepts into miniature models, and chose one to continue on with

We then made our favourite concepts into miniature models, and chose one to continue on with

A higher res development, testing the idea of having a clear seat pan. This was decided against for semantic reasons

A higher res development, testing the idea of having a clear seat pan. This was decided against for semantic reasons

Using a test rig to experiment with how aggressive we wanted the lumbar support curve to be

Using a test rig to experiment with how aggressive we wanted the lumbar support curve to be

The test rig

The test rig

A 1 :1 scale cardboard model

A 1 :1 scale cardboard model

Tests around how the kerfing to make the curve would be done

Tests around how the kerfing to make the curve would be done