Dihedral Funzione Primaria: Sedia à Sdrai by Rakeem Bradshaw

Dihedral Funzione Primaria: Sedia à Sdrai by Rakeem Bradshaw is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 A' Design Award di Ferru in Disignu di Mubilia Competition Category.

FerruMubilia· 2023

Dihedral Funzione Primaria: Sedia à Sdrai

by Rakeem Bradshaw

A' Design Award di Ferru Winner in Mubilia Category

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The Design

About Dihedral Funzione Primaria: Sedia à Sdrai

Testu di u Libru: Dihedral hè una sedia à sdrai custruita da forme geomètriche è cumpunenti simetrichi. U disignu combina forme esagonali regulare è cuncave per sustene u sedile è u spalliera. L'esagonu hè statu sceltu perchè sta forma si trova in natura è forma strutture forti è regulare. I stili mudernu di u mezu seculu anu influenzatu l'apparenza pulita di a sedia. Dihedral hè fatta di legnu di gomma solidu cù una finitura marrone à noce, è hè taperata in falsa pelle sopra à un imbottitura di spugna. Sta sedia à sdrai hè destinata solu per l'usu internu.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award di Ferru

Dihedral Funzione Primaria: Sedia à Sdrai hè un vincitore di u premiu A' Design Award di Ferru, una ricunniscenza prestigiosa attribuita à i boni disegni chì rispondenu à i requisiti prufessiunali è industriali aspettati da creazioni ben cuncipite. I vincitori di Ferru dimustranu una grande abilità, una alta specializazione, una cumpresa esperta è a capacità creativa di i so creatori. Si aspetta chì Dihedral Funzione Primaria: Sedia à Sdrai sia una creazione assai apprezzata, ammirata è cara chì hè pratica è innuvatrice. Stu disegnu vincitore di u premiu A' Design Award di Ferru integra e migliori pratiche di u settore è hà caratteristiche tecniche cumpetenti ligate à u sapè fà è à u talentu. Dihedral Funzione Primaria: Sedia à Sdrai hè rispettatu per a so meticulosità è hè cuncipitu per furnisce miglioramenti di a qualità di a vita chì aiutanu à fà di u mondu un locu megliu.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: The Dihedral chair is composed of striking geometric shapes with multiple symmetrical components that gives it a bold shape and sticks out to the human eye. Following form and function, the lounge chair simultaneously embraces it’s regular and irregular hexagonal design to support the seat and back rest.
Dimensions & Packaging: Width 558mm x Depth 762mm x Height 762mm
Tags: Furniture, lounge chair, wood, modern, seating, Dihedral chair, furniture design, design
Production Technology: The choice of materials were selected purposefully to create a high contrast that displays its unique design, while also considering its economic and sustainability impacts. The chair is constructed from solid rubberwood with walnut brown finish, and is upholstered in faux leather and padded with foam.
Design Challenge: Finding a solution to merge some of the regular and concave hexagonal shapes without compromising comfort and aesthetics was a sure feat in complexity. I had to explore the necessary cutting requirements for wood milling as there are a number of simple, yet complex geometries with merging the left, right, and back leg with the seat frame.
Research: The initial goal of the Dihedral chair was to create a simplistic yet elegant design based off of the hexagon, which is one of nature's strongest shapes. The initial research was an iterative process that focused on symmetry, form, and pushing the essence of what makes a lounge chair. The process consisted of free sketches, real scale modeling, and 3D printing.
Inspiration: The Dihedral chair is heavily influenced by mid-century modern styles to create an aesthetically clean look, while simultaneously merging geometric shapes to create a structural and practical design. The base shape of the Dihedral chair is inspired by hexagons, which can often be found in nature and can be used to build strong and regular structures.
Project Duration: The project started in January 2023 in Houston, TX, USA and finished in February 2023.
Operation Flow: Due to the choice of materials the chair is designed for indoor use only and is not suitable for wet and humid conditions outside. The selected material is very moisture absorbent and direct contact with water should be avoided to extend its life cycle