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Modern Casual Chair
Product Design, Furniture Design
Jan 2024 - Mar 2024
Product Design, Furniture Design
Jan 2024 - Mar 2024
design objective
The modern reading chair crossed between a side and lounge chair and inspired by skeletal strcutures.
target user
age
occupation
status
salary
occupation
status
salary
25
architect
single
$110K
architect
single
$110K
"I want to make my apartment really feel like home"
pain points
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Style and comfort
Personal
Reminscient of architecture
Personal
Reminscient of architecture
insights
1
The bars of draped seats must be at least 20in apart.
2
Backrests must follow the natural curve of the back.
3
All backrests are angled at least 3 degrees.
form
Cantilevered forms with a skeletal base and leather drapery.
cmf
High-shine metal tubing with handstitched, burnished leather detailing.
user
testing
testing
Using metal bars and wood sheets, I tested users of heights 5'2" to 5'10".
materials
14-gauge mild steel & 2mm oil-finished leather
side frames
I bent and cut the frame to prepare for welding.
welding
I welded the tubes shut.
14-gauge mild steel
I used 80, 220, 320 and 400 sandpaper for a brushed and slight mirror finish.
frame
under bars
After arranging the under bars, I cut the bars to length.
angle grinding
I angle grided and dremeled the welds to be smooth.
leather seat
I hand-stitched 2 pieces of oil-finished leather with nylon-cotton thread for extra strength.
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users
Users noted that the backrest and seat angle were at a desired comfortability partly due to the flexibility of the leather.
con
tact
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