Ori Fauteuil d'appoint by Manish Maheshwari

Ori Fauteuil d'appoint by Manish Maheshwari is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award de Bronze in Design de Mobilier Competition Category.

BronzeMobilier· 2021

Ori Fauteuil d'appoint

by Manish Maheshwari

Client: Manish Maheshwari

A' Design Award de Bronze Winner in Mobilier Category

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The Design

About Ori Fauteuil d'appoint

Ori est un fauteuil d'appoint inspiré de l'art de l'origami et de la forme d'une feuille de palmier plissée. Le design transpose le pliage du papier au pliage du métal. Un métal galvanisé de faible épaisseur confère au siège robustesse ainsi qu'une apparence légère, semblable au papier, et le rend adapté à un usage en extérieur. Le bois n'est employé qu'au niveau de l'assise et du dossier afin d'améliorer le confort. Des boulons et des aimants assemblent les éléments pliés en une seule pièce à la finition épurée. Le fauteuil se replie pour un emballage et une livraison compacts. Les couleurs sont empruntées au tournesol. Une fois déplié, il mesure 880 mm de hauteur pour 950 mm de diamètre.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award de Bronze

Ori Fauteuil d'appoint est lauréat de l'A' Design Award de Bronze, une reconnaissance hautement prestigieuse décernée à des designs remarquables qui se distinguent par leur créativité, leur ingéniosité et leur sagacité. Les lauréats Bronze sont des artefacts amplement habiles et d'une créativité frappante, qui authentifient la vaste expérience, l'imagination et l'ingéniosité de leurs concepteurs. Ori Fauteuil d'appoint est censé être un objet très estimé, admiré et chéri, remarquablement professionnel et innovant. Ce design lauréat de l'A' Design Award de Bronze intègre les meilleures pratiques de l'art, de la science, du design et de la technologie, et est excellent par son souci du détail. Ori Fauteuil d'appoint satisfait admirablement les besoins, touche les désirs, charme les sentiments et attire la curiosité.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: Origami, the Japanese art of paper folding, is an ancient art form that converts paper into 3d objects. Based on this principle, the Ori chair derives its concept. The design translates paper folding into metal folding and, ultimately, a unique piece of furniture.
Dimensions & Packaging: Folding metal comes with its own set of challenges to achieve ergonomically comfortable seating. The idea behind the chair using the origami technique was to ease the packaging and delivery. The Ori Chair can be easily folded up and packed into a small box, considerably reducing the volume of the package. It uses simple mechanisms to attach into one piece giving it a crisp and clean finish. 880mm(h) x 950mm(dia.) are the unfolded chair's dimensions.
Tags: Origami, foldable, ergonomics, metal, minimal, nature-inspired
Production Technology: The sturdy but thin metal used in the chair is galvanised to take on the harsh outdoors while visually being light as paper. Metal being a cradle-to-cradle material propagates sustainable development. Wood is used as moderating material to provide the comfort of seating instead of the harshness of the metal. Its use is restricted only to crucial parts, including the seating and backrest of the chair.
Design Challenge: The Ori chair challenged our 7 years of experience working with metal since combining metal with origami techniques in itself is a challenge. Working on relieving pressure at the ridges by bringing in the right slit dimension and connecting the bridge between two slits to avoid sheer in metal proved strenuous. Break-through was about getting it right for an individual to bend manually by hands. It became essential to hit the sweet spot for the number of folds to get perfect ergonomics which finally came through trials and errors.
Research: The structure of a ruffled palm leaf is uniquely formed in nature. The broad circular leaf spanning up to 5ft in diameter originates from one thin branch. This plant leaf inspires the shape and form of the Ori chair. Origami technique became the yin yang fit for translating the ruffled palm leaf form into an ergonomically designed furniture piece. The chairs' colours are derived from the sunflower, making it a stark piece of art as well.
Inspiration: The Ori chair is a translation of the art of Origami into metal folding and, ultimately, a unique piece of furniture. It uses the colour combinations of a Sunflower. Bright yellow expresses a bold presence of the chair as an art piece. The trend of earthen finishes and materials are primarily used in architecture, interior, and landscape design. The colours blended with minimal design flares draw attention while complementing confined interiors or outdoor space.
Project Duration: The project research started in 2020 and was finished in 3 months
Operation Flow: The Ori chair uses a mechanism based on the principle of origami. It uses simple tools like bolts and magnets to assemble itself into a useable piece of furniture.
Team Members: Designer: Manish Maheshwari
Project director: Piyush Maheshwari
Image Credits: Image #1: Photographer: Dhiram Patel
Image #2,#3,#4,#5: Photographer: Manish Maheshwari , Editing: Roshni shah
Illustrator: Roshni Shah
Video Credits: Dhiram Patel