Chosen Design 'Modified' 1:1 Mockup

After completing last weeks 1:1 mockup, it was clear that the chair could still do with some modifying. So out came the stanley knife, pieces were cut off and new folds were made. I knew the new direction I wanted to head in so I made another mockup, as you can see above, the general form still holds true to the original idea but I shortened the backrest, folded over the armrests to create a cleaner look and also enhanced the bottom section so that it was structurally more stable.

Chosen Design 1:1 Mock-up

After a few modifications to the overall design, it was time to create a 1:1 mock-up out of cardboard. The above shows a glimpse of the process, the first image shows the cutouts I made from the cardboard sheets that I duck taped together to create a 1830x1220mm sheet. The second image shows the top section of the chair folded up and in its final state. The third image shows the base of the chair and lastly an image showing the top and bottom sections brought together in unison to create the final form.

Model Trial 04

After going over the previous model it was clear that some changes had to be made, so I continued with some quick sketches and came to this design. It consists of two parts, the base/legs and the top/seat area. The arm supports tuck under the seat and once produced in xanita will intersect and lock in with the base after I have cut channels for them to sit in. The front of the chair will also fold over and slot into the front of the legs to give a cleaner look to the front of the chair.

Model Trial 03

After finishing my last group of sketches to further my development I made this chair model from thick card. On completing the model I discovered some flaws, like how the arm supports cut into the seat, well on the bottom where they protrude this would interfere with the leg supports bending underneath. In the model the supports where supposed to tuck under more but the card always bent outwards.

Development Continuation 2

My second group of ideas. I chose to develop the second page above and created a 1:10 scale model, I came across some problems that need to be adjusted or back to the drawing board...

Development Continuation

After looking over my chosen design, it was apparent that more development was needed. The previous design was looking very geometric and needed some shape and angles added to it, so here are a few pages that soon followed to try and fix the flaws of the previous design.