OB1 CHAIR

THE EVENT

The Salone Sattellite is known for its innovative design entries and "out of the square" thinkng. I tried to keep this in mind when i was designing my chair. I tried not to make it look like a box by adding interesting triangulation and i also wanted it to be one piece, rather than several pieces

IDEA

The idea behind the OB1 chair is that it can be used as a chill out chair for people attending the Salon Sattellite in Milan. Anyone can sit on this chair and read a brochure, rest their feet, eat some food etc

WHERE:

These seats will be placed in various locations around the exhibition, especially in high traffic areas where people are more likely to need to sit and rest

XANITA:

The chair fits into a 1200 x 1800mm board of xanita is only 1 cut out piece. It is easily assembled and dissassembled with little stress to the material. It is easily carried flat or in chair form and can be flat packed for transportation.

With more material and time, the OB1 chair could be transformed into other seating and table options.

FINAL MODEL VIDEO

OB1 CHAIR

PROCESS

This shows the process of how my chair is put together. It is all made out of the one piece of material and i wanted to use minimal joining methods so it consists of 1 slot mechanism and 1 tab mechanism. These hold the whole thing in place. The chair has open wings on the side to give the illusion of flying (starwars spaceship = OB1 chair). When some one sits on the chair and leans on the back rest, the sides are actually pulled in, giving the chair movement. I also like the way that it "reacts" or interacts with the person who uses it.

FINAL MODEL

FNAL MODEL - CUTS & BENDS

I used a number or bends and cuts. I mainly used radiused bends as they looked better. I had to allow for extra xanita board on the radius bends, they range from 15 - 35 mm