Good Day Lepotuoli by Cameron Smith is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 Rautapalkinto A' Design Award in Huonekalumuotoilu Competition Category.

RautaHuonekalut· 2022

Good Day Lepotuoli

by Cameron Smith

Client: Furniture Smith

Rautapalkinto A' Design Award Winner in Huonekalut Category

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The Design

About Good Day Lepotuoli

Good Day on rentoutumiseen suunniteltu lepotuoli. Istuinosa on valmistettu hiekkavaletusta alumiinista, ja se on ripustettu alumiinisen poikkitangon varaan, jota kannattelevat painavammat valetut jalat, jolloin istuinosa vaikuttaa kevyeltä samalla kun jalusta pysyy tukevasti maassa. Ohuen istuinosan vahvistamiseksi sen sisään on valettu teräsrunko. Nahkapehmusteet on muotoiltu muotin päällä, joten näkyviä ompeleita tai saumoja ei ole. Valukappaleeseen ja pehmusteisiin upotetut magneetit pitävät pehmusteet tukevasti paikallaan ja mahdollistavat niiden helpon irrotuksen puhdistusta tai nahan vaihtoa varten. Tuolin mitat ovat 635 mm leveys, 1600 mm syvyys ja 830 mm korkeus.

The Recognition

About the Rautapalkinto A' Design Award

Good Day Lepotuoli on Rautapalkinnon A' Design Award -voittaja, arvostettu tunnustus, joka myönnetään hyville designeille, jotka täyttävät hyvin suunnitelluilta luomuksilta odotetut ammatilliset ja teollisuuden vaatimukset. Rautavoittajat osoittavat tekijöidensä suurta taitoa, korkeaa erikoistumista, asiantuntevaa ymmärrystä ja luovaa kapasiteettia. Good Day Lepotuoli:n odotetaan olevan korkeassa arvossa pidetty, ihailtu ja rakastettu luomus, joka on käytännöllinen ja innovatiivinen. Tämä Rautapalkinnon A' Design Award -voittajadesign yhdistää alan parhaita käytäntöjä, ja sillä on pätevät tekniset ominaisuudet, jotka yhdistyvät osaamiseen ja lahjakkuuteen. Good Day Lepotuoli:a arvostetaan sen perusteellisuudesta, ja se on suunniteltu tarjoamaan elämänlaadun parannuksia, jotka auttavat tekemään maailmasta paremman paikan.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: The aluminum seat is suspended from an aluminum crossbar and leg structure. The leather pads are formed to produce a clean look without stitching or seams.
Dimensions & Packaging: 635 mm wide x 1600 mm deep x 830 mm tall
Tags: modern chaise lounge chair
Production Technology: The aluminum seat and legs are sand cast aluminum. The seat and legs are painted or polished depending on the look. The seat pads have a vacuum formed backer laminated with foam. The leather is formed over a mold to achieve a clean look. Magnets are embedded in the casting and seat pad to keep the pads secure to the frame and allow for easy removal for cleaning.
Design Challenge: The structure of the aluminum frame suspended under a leg structure proved an interesting engineering challenge. Creating the seat frame from cast aluminum was not only heavy, but also not structurally sound. An internal steel frame weldment was designed to be cast in place with the aluminum casting. In order to achieve pads without stitching or seams, forms were created to wet form leather into the seat shape. The leather was then adhered to the leather pads for a clean stitch free look to match the simplicity of the aluminum frame.
Research: An ergonomic model was created that allows for adjustment of length and angle of the seat, leg, back and lumbar. Adjusting the angles and length of the components allowed for the geometry to be tested by various users for maximum comfort. The chaise lounge is an experiential chair where the focus is on the comfort for relaxation. The seat and back angles were selected to give the user a sense of suspension and solitude while relaxing in the chair.
Inspiration: The Good Day was inspired by two artists recording a song in the music studio. The two complimented each other’s artistic styles with a play between powerful and smooth. Watching them create, I sketched a low-lying lounge chair with a thin floating seat suspended under a crossbar attached to heavier structural legs. The seat would appear light and floating, yet grounded by the thicker leg structure.
Project Duration: The lounge chair was first sketched February 2020 in a recording studio in Seattle, Washington USA. The prototype was completed in Seattle in September 2021.
Operation Flow: The lounge chair is static, but the leather pads are removable for cleaning and maintenance. The removable pads also provide the ability to change the look of the lounge chair with alternate leather colors or materials. The pads are held in place by magnets embedded in the aluminum frame and pads.
Patents: Patent Pending
Team Members: Cameron Smith
Adam Smith
Ilia Timonin
Image Credits: Cameron Smith