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Final Prototype!

Trim the lower armchair to save material and won't look bulky. Tested for durability.

New Concept

Second concept was to create an easy to assembly furniture for transportation purposes.

First Concept

The concept was to create an interlock system. But due to over used of material, the idea was abandon.

Tokyo 100% Research

Esquisse Four - Joinery

Esquisse three – Mother Nature

Honeycomb




I've used the honeycomb hexagon shape and made an Origami Tessellations from a piece of tracing paper.



Sea Snail



I've tried to make the shape of a sea snail with just a piece of paper without using glue and tape. But in the end it came out with a total different result. Not a bad exploration after all.

Esquisse two – The Hercules's Stool

A quite difficult task a la mission impossible has been given by lecturer to build a piece of furniture from cardboard that can withstand a 100kg load without using glue and fixture. So to complete this task the only option is to understand the locking system and the strength of corrugated fiberboard. My idea was to create a basic stool from using the joinery system above. 18 X Square cardboard as the legs and 5 X rectangle cardboard to hold it together.



The above images show the simple construction of the cardboard stool a la Hercules's stool. But I have to test it to make sure it can withstand a 100kg load. Myself and my brother volunteered to sacrifice to reveal our weight. I weigh 65 kg and my brother weigh 51 kg, which makes a total of 116 kg and I don't think the lecturer will fail me because i exceed an extra 16kg. Okay enough of talk and lets walk! Here goes our first attempt...



First attempt failed due to technical problem which we off balance because I have a large feet and we fell and luckily the stool still in a good condition for more attempts.



We finally succeed with a victory pose. No one was injured during the experimentation.

Esquisse one - Anatomy of Forms

When I was young my mother used to taught me about origami. By putting creativity into a piece of paper, one can explore/create the wonders of geometry. This is a Japanese Box called Tamatebako made from 6 pieces of square paper, fold and joint together into a cube without using glue or tape.



This pyramid is construct by using the basic understanding of joinery and locking system.



The 100mm diameter sphere is build from 11 pieces of simple push and joint mechanism.

Alvar Aalto & Marcel Breuer

Armchair 41, 1930
Alvar Aalto sometimes called the "Father of Modernism"experimented with materials, especially wood, and even applied for patents for the bending of wood as applied in his furniture designs and as acoustic screens in his buildings. The design of the chair may have been influenced by Marcel Breuer's metal Wassily Chair, though Aalto was generally negative towards metal furniture. The degree of bending of the wood tested the technical limits of that time.







Wassily chair, 1925-26
This chair was revolutionary in the use of the materials (bent tubular steel and canvas) and methods of manufacturing. It is said that the handlebar of Breuer's 'Adler bicycle inspired him to use steel tubing to build the chair, and it proved to be an appropriate material because it was available in quantity. The design (and all subsequent steel tubing furniture) was technologically feasible only because the German steel manufacturer Mannesmann had recently perfected a process for making seamless steel tubing. Previously, steel tubing had a welded seam, which would collapse when the tubing was bent.

Charles & Ray Eames and Le Corbusier

Eames lounge chair, 1956
The Eames lounge chair is a durable construction. Shells are seven-ply cherry, natural cherry, walnut, or santos palisander veneer; the base and back braces are die-cast aluminum. Practical features. Cushions are individually upholstered and replaceable; back cushions are interchangeable; shock mounts are resilient natural rubber.



LC4 Chaise longue, 1928
Corbusier said: "Chairs are architecture, sofas are borguise."

This modern classic chaise lounge is characterized by its clean lines and exposed structural elements. Comfort is assured by allowing the user a choice of positions.

Frank O. Gehry and Poul Kjaerholm

Wiggle Side Chair, 1972
Frank O. Gehry succeeded in giving a new aesthetic dimension to such an everyday material as cardboard.

This piece of furniture is constructed with the architect's care as well as being very robust and stable. Approximately 60 layers of cardboard are held together by hidden screws with a fibreboard edging.





Hammock chair 24, 1965
Kjærholm’s design is characterized by its understated elegance, clean lines and remarkable attention to detail. Modest in means, but rich in expression.