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Dress Your Chair Feisteas Inbhainte by Yumeng Gai

Dress Your Chair Feisteas Inbhainte by Yumeng Gai is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 Duais Iarainn A' Design Award in Dearadh Troscáin Competition Category.


IarannTroscán· 2021

Dress Your Chair Feisteas Inbhainte

by Yumeng Gai

Client: Yumeng Gai

Duais Iarainn A' Design Award Winner in Troscán Category

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The Design

About Dress Your Chair Feisteas Inbhainte

Is sraith feisteas inbhainte é Dress Your Chair a dearadh do chathaoir choitianta atá éasca a chur le chéile. Áirítear sa tsraith seit amháin d'fho-éadaí spuma agus trí chlúdach atá spreagtha ag na séasúir: gúna earraigh, culaith fómhair agus cóta Teidí geimhridh. Baintear úsáid as dlúsanna éagsúla sna fo-éadaí spuma agus soláthraíonn siad tacaíocht agus compord agus tú i do shuí. Dúntar an chulaith agus an cóta Teidí le sipeanna dofheicthe timpeall na suíochán, agus sleamhnaíonn an gúna air agus as. Tá gach píosa éasca a athrú, a ní agus a sheoladh, sa chaoi is gur féidir cathaoir atá ann cheana a athnuachan seachas í a athsholáthar.

The Recognition

About the Duais Iarainn A' Design Award

Bhuaigh an dearadh Dress Your Chair Feisteas Inbhainte Duais Iarainn A' Design Award, aitheantas gradamach a bhronntar ar dhea-dhearaí a chomhlíonann na riachtanais ghairmiúla agus thionsclaíocha a bhíonn á n-éileamh ó chruthuithe a ndearnadh go maith iad. Léiríonn buaiteoirí Iarainn scil mhór, speisialtóireacht ard, tuiscint saineolaí agus cumas cruthaitheach a gcruthaitheoirí. Táthar ag súil go mbeidh an dearadh Dress Your Chair Feisteas Inbhainte ina chruthú a bhfuil an-mheas air, a n-ardaítear agus a ghráitear atá praiticiúil agus nuálach. Comhtháthaíonn an dearadh seo a bhuaigh Duais Iarainn A' Design Award na cleachtais is fearr sa tionscal agus tá saintréithe teicniúla inniúla aige nasctha le heolas agus le tallann. Tá meas ar an dearadh Dress Your Chair Feisteas Inbhainte as a dhúthracht agus dearadh é chun feabhsuithe cáilíochta beatha a sholáthar a chabhraíonn leis an domhan a dhéanamh ina áit níos fearr.

Behind the Design

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

Unique Properties
What is the reason for throwing away a chair? The style does not fit in the room anymore? Or the upholstery is broken? The idea of the Dress Your Chair project is to design a series of upholstery works for a single common chair, like the IKEA ADDE Chair, which is accessible and easy to assemble. The upholstery can be put on and taken off as easily as apparel for humans. During the process of changing apparel for our furniture, we build closer relationships with the things we already have.
Dimensions & Packaging
Dimension for ADDE frame: Width 390 mm x Depth 470 mm x Height 772 mm
Tags
Upholstery work, furniture upholstery, dress for furniture, removable upholstery, cushion
Production Technology
This upholstery series includes a set of foam undergarments and three coverings.
For undergarment production, laser cut the foam first, cover with batting with the same shape, then put the foam into sewed fabric then hemming.

Once the foam is developed, it is applied to the chair as the model for pattern making. The muslin is draped from here to get the measurement for the final pattern for all apparel designs. Then the fabrics are cut according to the pattern.
Design Challenge
Challenges mainly come from the structures and patterns of apparel.
Research
The research was focused on three parts: style, structure, and pattern. Research on fashion apparel and study how fashion styling applies to furniture upholstery design. Test on different undergarments and apparel structures, and find the best form that provides the easiest way to put on and take off. Various methods of pattern making are used during the process.
Inspiration
Inspired by the fashion industry seasons, the Dress Your Chair upholstery series includes three seasonal clothes for the IKEA ADDE chair. The spring dress is inspired by blooming flowers in spring. This piece adds a romantic feeling to the chair and space. For the autumn jumpsuit, with the classic houndstooth pattern fabric, the suit gives the chair and space an elegant formal look. For winter, the Teddy coat designed for the chair provides a cozy and comfortable seating experience.
Project Duration
The project started in December 2019 in Providence and finished in December 2020 in Providence.
Operation Flow
The Dress Your Chair upholstery series includes one set of foam undergarments with various densities and three sets of apparel inspired by three different seasons: spring dress, autumn jumpsuit, and winter Teddy coat. Undergarments are mainly made up of foam, providing enough support and comfort for an enjoyable seating experience. The Jumpsuit and the Teddy coat have invisible zippers around the seat, while the dress slides on and off. They are easy to change, wash, and ship.
Team Members
Yumeng Gai
Image Credits
Image #1 : Photographer Yumeng Gai, Dress your Chair, 2020. Image #2 : Photographer Yumeng Gai, Dress your Chair, 2020. Image #3 : Photographer Yumeng Gai, Dress your Chair, 2020. Image #4 : Photographer Yumeng Gai, Dress your Chair, 2020. Image #5 : Photographer Yumeng Gai, Dress your Chair, 2020.
Video #1 : Creator Yumeng Gai, Dress your Chair, 2020.

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