Exocet Funtzio Anitzeko Aulkia by Stéphane Leathead

Exocet Funtzio Anitzeko Aulkia by Stéphane Leathead is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2015 Urrezko Saria A' Design Award in Altzari Diseinua Competition Category.

UrreAltzariak· 2015

Exocet Funtzio Anitzeko Aulkia

by Stéphane Leathead

Client: Exocet

Urrezko Saria A' Design Award Winner in Altzariak Category

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The Design

About Exocet Funtzio Anitzeko Aulkia

Exocet urki baltikoz eta aluminioz egindako funtzio anitzeko aulki bat da. Aulkia zilindro zentral baten inguruan muntatutako xafla kurbatu berdinen serie batez eraikita dago. Oinarrizko xafla-forma bakarra erabiltzeak fabrikazio-prozesu eraginkorra ahalbidetzen du. Exocet hainbat konfiguraziotan koka daiteke, hala nola aulki estandar gisa, kulunkarako aulki luze gisa eta forma tolestu gisa. Forma aldatzeko, erabiltzaileak eskulekuarekin presioa askatzen du, atalak zilindroaren inguruan mugitzen ditu eta eskulekua berriro estutzen du. Emaitza posizio askoko eta pieza gutxiko aulki bat da.

The Recognition

About the Urrezko Saria A' Design Award

Exocet Funtzio Anitzeko Aulkia Urrezko Saria A' Design Award irabazlea da, lehen mailako, zoragarriak eta nabarmenak diren diseinuei ematen zaien aitorpen izugarri prestijiotsua. Urre-mailako irabazleak berrikuntzaz beteriko, ikuspegi handiko eta distiraz liluragarriak diren sorkuntzak dira, beren diseinatzaileen genioa, jakituria eta trebetasuna islatzen dutenak. Exocet Funtzio Anitzeko Aulkia oso goraipatua, joera-markatzailea eta monumentala den asmakizuna izatea espero da, balio aurrekaririk gabea eskaintzen duena. Urrezko Saria A' Design Award irabazi duen diseinu hau proiektu ikusgarri eta errespetatua da, artearen, zientziaren, diseinuaren eta teknologiaren mugak oso onuragarriro zabaltzen dituena. Exocet Funtzio Anitzeko Aulkia desira-sentimendu biziak sortzen dituen, grina pizten duen, sormena bultzatzen duen eta liluratzen gaituen lana da.

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.