Good Day Cadeira Chaise Longue by Cameron Smith

Good Day Cadeira Chaise Longue by Cameron Smith is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award de Ferro in Deseño de Mobiliario Competition Category.

FerroMobiliario· 2022

Good Day Cadeira Chaise Longue

by Cameron Smith

Client: Furniture Smith

A' Design Award de Ferro Winner in Mobiliario Category

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The Design

About Good Day Cadeira Chaise Longue

Good Day é unha cadeira chaise longue deseñada para o descanso. O asento está fabricado en aluminio fundido en area e queda suspendido dunha barra transversal de aluminio soportada por patas fundidas máis pesadas, de xeito que o asento parece lixeiro mentres a base permanece firme no chan. Unha estrutura interna de aceiro fúndese no seu lugar para reforzar o fino asento. As almofadas de coiro moldéanse sobre un molde, polo que non se aprecian costuras nin unións. Os imáns incrustados na peza fundida e nas almofadas mantéñenas ben suxeitas e permiten unha fácil retirada para a súa limpeza ou para cambiar o coiro. A cadeira mide 635 mm de ancho, 1600 mm de profundidade e 830 mm de alto.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award de Ferro

Good Day Cadeira Chaise Longue gañou o A' Design Award de Ferro, un recoñecemento prestixioso outorgado a bos deseños que cumpren os requisitos profesionais e industriais esperados de creacións ben deseñadas. Os gañadores Ferro demostran a gran habilidade, a alta especialización, a comprensión experta e a capacidade creativa dos seus creadores. Espérase que Good Day Cadeira Chaise Longue sexa unha creación moi apreciada, admirada e querida que é práctica e innovadora. Este deseño gañador do A' Design Award de Ferro integra as mellores prácticas do sector e ten características técnicas competentes ligadas ao saber facer e ao talento. Good Day Cadeira Chaise Longue é respectado pola súa minuciosidade e está deseñado para proporcionar melloras na calidade de vida que axudan a facer do mundo un lugar mellor.

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