Emmett Faltstuhl für den Außenbereich by True Places is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award in Bronze in Campingausrüstungsdesign Competition Category.
BronzeCampingausrüstung· 2022
Emmett Faltstuhl für den Außenbereich
by True Places
Client: True Places
A' Design Award in Bronze Winner in Campingausrüstung Category
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About Emmett Faltstuhl für den Außenbereich
Emmett ist ein Klappstuhl für den Außenbereich, der für den mobilen Einsatz konzipiert wurde. Das Gestell besteht aus Aluminium der 6000er Serie, die Sitzfläche aus einem speziell entwickelten Outdoor-Gewebe aus Polyester und Nylon. Die Faltkonstruktion verringert das Durchhängen sowie Einklemmstellen und ermöglicht dennoch ein kompaktes Packmaß. Der Stuhl lässt sich in einer einzigen Bewegung öffnen, bis die Armlehnen einrasten und eine straff gespannte Sitzfläche bilden; Knöpfe an den Armlehnen lösen die Arretierung zum Zusammenfalten. Unter beiden Armlehnen sind Flaschenöffner angebracht, außerdem verfügt der Stuhl über Taschenhaken und breite Standfüße. Eine Tasche aus recyceltem Polyester ermöglicht den Transport des Stuhls über der Schulter.
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award in Bronze
Emmett Faltstuhl für den Außenbereich ist Gewinner des A' Design Award in Bronze, einer hochprestigeträchtigen Anerkennung für herausragende Designs, die sich durch Kreativität, Einfallsreichtum und Scharfsinn auszeichnen. Bronze-Gewinner sind reichlich geschickte und auffallend kreative Artefakte, die die große Erfahrung, Fantasie und Findigkeit ihrer Designer belegen. Von Emmett Faltstuhl für den Außenbereich wird erwartet, dass es ein hochgeschätztes, bewundertes und geliebtes Objekt ist, das bemerkenswert professionell und innovativ ist. Dieses mit dem A' Design Award in Bronze prämierte Design verkörpert bewährte Verfahren in Kunst, Wissenschaft, Design und Technologie und ist hervorragend in seiner Liebe zum Detail. Emmett Faltstuhl für den Außenbereich befriedigt Bedürfnisse auf großartige Weise, berührt Wünsche, bezaubert Gefühle und spricht die Neugier an.
Behind the Design
Press Kit
Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- The portable chair reimagined for the modern outdoors. Remarkable comfort, lightweight portability and thoughtful features combine to create an innovative outdoor folding chair reflecting the way people live today. New patent-pending folding design eliminates sagging and pinching from the seat while still folding compactly. Custom TrueFlexTM outdoor fabric and aerospace-grade aluminum frame. Accessories for right or left, bottle-openers under both arms, bag hooks and large feet for stability.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- Folded dimensions: 229mm(w) x 203mm(d) x 914mm(h)
Ready to sit dimensions: 610mm(w) x 508mm(d) x 914mm(h) - Tags
- Outdoor, furniture, chair, portable, comfort, lightweight
- Production Technology
- Aluminum 6000 series
TrueFlexTM fabric (polyester, nylon)
Glass-filled nylon components
Recycled polyester (carrying bag) - Design Challenge
- There has historically been significant tension between comfort and portability in outdoor furniture design. Creating a piece of furniture that includes a comfortable, taut seat while still also folding compactly was a difficult design and engineering challenge. Furthermore, portable outdoor chair development in recent decades has focused on cutting costs at the expense of quality. Creating real portable comfort that can be affordably produced at scale was also a considerable challenge.
- Research
- Extensive qualitative and quantitative research across hundreds of consumers informed the design of the Emmett. The research identified significant dissatisfaction with current outdoor portable chair options, particularly in terms of comfort and design. With more people spending quality time with family and friends outdoors, the Emmett fills an important need for well-designed comfort for the modern outdoors.
- Inspiration
- The modern outdoors - relaxing with neighbors, concerts in the park, watching children playing sports - is meaningful time with family and friends, but is often not matched by the quality of products people use. Why are portable chairs so uncomfortable, and comfortable chairs immovable? True Places began by asking "What if beautifully-designed and comfortable outdoor furniture can also be portable? What if modern design and engineering can create a folding chair of quality that matches the rest of people’s lives?"
- Project Duration
- The project started in August 2019 in Philadelphia and New York City and was completed in July 2021 in Shanghai.
- Operation Flow
- The Emmett features a new folding design: the chair can be folded out in one motion until the arms lock to create a remarkably comfortable, taut seat. The chair is easily folded by unlocking the arms using the armrest buttons and folding the arms upward and inward to a compact folded position. The chair can then be stowed in the custom designed sustainable carrying bag. Each chair can be carried over the shoulder or two chairs can be connected to be carried backpack-style.
- Patents
- Patent pending 63032869
- Team Members
- Bart Ruijpers
Jonathan Albert
Bre Stchowski
Nelson Warley
Ben Knepler - Image Credits
- True Places, Inc.
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