Exocet Cadira multifuncional by Stéphane Leathead

Exocet Cadira multifuncional by Stéphane Leathead is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2015 A' Design Award d'Or in Disseny de Mobiliari Competition Category.

OrMobiliari· 2015

Exocet Cadira multifuncional

by Stéphane Leathead

Client: Exocet

A' Design Award d'Or Winner in Mobiliari Category

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The Design

About Exocet Cadira multifuncional

Exocet és una cadira multifuncional feta de bedoll bàltic i alumini. La cadira està construïda a partir d'una sèrie de llistons corbats idèntics muntats al voltant d'un cilindre central. L'ús d'una forma bàsica de llistó afavoreix un procés de fabricació eficient. Exocet es pot configurar de diverses maneres, incloent una cadira estàndard, una gandula balancí i una forma plegada. Per canviar la forma, l'usuari allibera la pressió amb la maneta, mou les seccions al voltant del cilindre i torna a estrènyer la maneta. El resultat és una cadira amb moltes posicions i molt poques peces.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award d'Or

Exocet Cadira multifuncional és un guanyador del guardó A' Design Award d'Or, un reconeixement immensament prestigiós concedit a dissenys de primera categoria, meravellosos i extraordinaris. Els guanyadors d'Or són creacions summament innovadores, molt visionàries i gloriosament enlluernadores que reflecteixen el prodigi, la saviesa i la destresa dels seus dissenyadors. Es preveu que Exocet Cadira multifuncional sigui un invent molt elogiat, pioner en tendències i monumental, que aporta un valor sense precedents. Aquest disseny guanyador del guardó A' Design Award d'Or és un projecte espectacular i respectat que beneficia molt i fa avançar els límits de l'art, la ciència, el disseny i la tecnologia. Exocet Cadira multifuncional crea sentiments intensos de desig, evoca passió, fomenta la creativitat i ens fascina.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: EXOCET is a new concept chair. Its unique & clever design allows to transform it in order to get the desired shape. The EXOCET is crafted from a single main piece, a slat. A series of identical slats assembly is simply rotated on a cylinder.
Dimensions & Packaging: Standard chair configuration:
Width: 660 mm, Length: 1524 mm, Height: 1220 mm.
Rocking long chair configuration
Width: 660 mm, Lenght: 2185 mm, Height: 610 mm.
Folded chair configuration
Width: 660 mm, Lenght: 1524 mm, height: 460 mm.
Weight: 68 kg
Tags: design, innovation, elegance, style, amazing, less is more, beautiful, clever, rocking long chair, multifunctional
Production Technology: Baltic Birch & Aluminium
Design Challenge: Finding solution to limit friction as much as possible. To select the proper material to produce the cylinder and handles to avoid deterioration.
Research: The slat shape was the key element. It was imperative to design the slat so that it would maximize comfort through the various possible positions.
Inspiration: It started with a simple questioning. Can we create a long chair offering more than 3 back positions? And can it rock as well? And can it be made of very few pieces? Could a chair be designed using smooth curves instead hard straight lines? And most importantly, can it be simple yet innovative & elegant? I started designing with one obsession using only one basic shape allowing a very efficient fabrication process.
Project Duration: The project started in July 2014. The first hand made prototype was created in August 2014. The first public exhibition took place in Toronto at the Interior Design Show in January 22 to 25, 2015.
Operation Flow: You can transform it by releasing the pressure with the handle. You move the section around the cylinder to create the desired configuration and you tighten the handle.
Image Credits: Image #1: Photographer Stéphane Leathead, Exocet, 2014.
Image #2: Photographer Stéphane Leathead, Exocet, 2014.
Image #3: Photographer Stéphane Leathead, Exocet, 2014.
Image #4: Photographer Stéphane Leathead, Exocet, 2014.
Image #5: Photographer Stéphane Leathead, Exocet, 2014.