Project Flat Pack - CHAIR

Project Flat Pack - CHAIR

Artist’s Statement

     The assignment was to create an object utilizing flat/pack method.  The object I picked was a CHAIR.

     When I was designing this chair, I wanted to come up with something I haven’t seen yet, something original. I decided to play with the geometric shapes.  Normally, the chairs you see in the stores have four straight legs. So, I decided to go with two curved ones. Also, I eliminated the back, but kept the armrests.

     In my design I wanted to use as few parts, as possible, so that the chair can be easily assembled by anyone. As a result, my chair ended up consisting of only 3 parts: the seat part, and two legs that continue into armrests.

     The material I originally planned on using was the clear acrylic, 8.99mm thick. But, it was very expensive (material+work), so I had to choose another material.  Most materials, available at Ponoko, were not thick enough for my design, so I had to go with the thickest one available, which was Veneer MDF (Double-sided) - White Oak, which was 5.7 mm thick. I used the largest size material -P3 - 790.0 mm long x 384.0 mm wide. The chair ended up being 15.5 inches tall, 15 inches wide, and 8.5 inches deep.

     Ideally, if this chair was produced, it would be life-size, a size of a regular chair – about 40 inches tall, 39 wide, and 22 inches deep. It would be made out of clear acrylic. It would also have lace pattern engraved onto the entire surface.