Exocet Cathaoir Ilfheidhmeach by Stéphane Leathead is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2015 Duais Óir A' Design Award in Dearadh Troscáin Competition Category.
ÓrTroscán· 2015
Exocet Cathaoir Ilfheidhmeach
Client: Exocet
Duais Óir A' Design Award Winner in Troscán Category
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About Exocet Cathaoir Ilfheidhmeach
Is cathaoir ilfheidhmeach é Exocet atá déanta de bheith bán na Baltaí agus alúmanam. Tá an chathaoir tógtha ó shraith de shlata cuartha comhionanna atá cóimeáilte timpeall sorcóir lárnach. Cuidíonn úsáid aon chruth bunúsach slaite le próiseas déantúsaíochta éifeachtach. Is féidir Exocet a chur i roinnt cumraíochtaí, lena n-áirítear cathaoir chaighdeánach, cathaoir fhada luascáin agus foirm fhillte. Chun an cruth a athrú, scaoileann an t-úsáideoir an brú leis an hanla, bogann sé na codanna timpeall an tsorcóra agus teannann sé an hanla arís. Is é an toradh atá air ná cathaoir a bhfuil go leor suíomhanna aici agus fíorbheagán codanna inti.
The Recognition
About the Duais Óir A' Design Award
Bhuaigh an dearadh Exocet Cathaoir Ilfheidhmeach Duais Óir A' Design Award, aitheantas thar a bheith clúiteach a bhronntar ar dhearaí den chéad scoth, iontacha agus sármhaithe. Is cruthuithe an-nuálacha, fíorasacha agus drithleacha iad buaiteoirí Óir a léiríonn géiniais, eagna agus máistreacht a ndearthóirí. Táthar ag súil go mbeidh an dearadh Exocet Cathaoir Ilfheidhmeach ina aireagán a mholtar go mór, ceannródaíoch agus séadchomharthach a sholáthraíonn luach nach bhfacthas riamh cheana. Is tionscadal iontach, measúil é an dearadh seo a bhuaigh Duais Óir A' Design Award a dhéanann sárleas do theorainneacha na healaíne, na heolaíochta, an deartha agus na teicneolaíochta agus a chuireann chun cinn iad. Cruthaíonn an dearadh Exocet Cathaoir Ilfheidhmeach mothúcháin dhian mhianta, músclaíonn sé paisean, spreagann sé cruthaitheacht agus cuireann sé draíocht orainn.
Behind the Design
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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.
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