Term 3 - chair design

This project was quite a challenging one. But then again, what is design without the challenges? The assignment was to build a model chair (using ONLY cardboard, no glue, tape or any other materials) that can fold up and down.

We also had to connect our chair concept to “World Design Capital Cape Town 2014 ”




collecting info & brainstorming

 

This reminded me of this “Seeds Of Truth” project I heard of – an amazing concept of which the purpose is to help people reduce their carbon footprint.

So I decided to take that approach to this project – how can a simple chair have a positive impact on consumers?


brainstorming

 

 

My final concept was to build a camping chair that come with seeds that families can plant at each camping site they visit – kind of like a ‘I Was Here’ that you can leave behind, and in the proses also improve the earths well being. The chairs decoration then also supports this concept.

 

The pipe looking parts slides into the back part of the chair - the back can then also be adjusted. I weaved the seat parts together with paper.

 

and TA DA! a nifty camping chair that will hopefully have an even greater purpose than having a comfy seat when roasting marshmallows.