Good Day Noho Hoʻomaha Chaise Lounge by Cameron Smith

Good Day Noho Hoʻomaha Chaise Lounge by Cameron Smith is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award Hao in Hoʻolālā Lako Hale Competition Category.

HaoLako Hale· 2022

Good Day Noho Hoʻomaha Chaise Lounge

by Cameron Smith

Client: Furniture Smith

A' Design Award Hao Winner in Lako Hale Category

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The Design

About Good Day Noho Hoʻomaha Chaise Lounge

He noho hoʻomaha lōʻihi ʻo Good Day i hoʻolālāʻia no ka hoʻomaha ʻana. Hana ʻia ka noho mai ke aniani keleawe i hoʻoheheʻe ʻia i loko o ke one (sand cast aluminum), a kau ʻia ia mai kahi lāʻau keleawe kaʻawale i paʻa i luna o nā wāwae keleawe kaumaha, no laila, ʻike ʻia ka noho me he mea māmā lā ʻoiai e paʻa mau ana ke kumu i lalo. Hoʻoheheʻe ʻia kekahi anuenue kila i loko o ka noho i ka wā hana ʻia, i mea e hoʻoikaika ai i ka noho lahilahi. Hana ʻia nā ʻili ʻili i luna o kekahi kumu hoʻohālikelike, no laila, ʻaʻohe humuhumu a ʻaʻohe ʻōpuʻu i ʻike ʻia. Hoʻokomo ʻia nā mākēneki i loko o ka hana keleawe a me nā ʻili ʻili e paʻa mau ai nā ʻili, a e maʻalahi hoʻi ke wehe ʻana no ka hoʻomaʻemaʻe ʻana a i ʻole ka hoʻololi ʻana i ka ʻili. He 635 mm ka laulā, 1600 mm ka loloa, a me 830 mm ke kiʻekiʻe o kēia noho.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Hao

Ua lanakila ka hoʻolālā Good Day Noho Hoʻomaha Chaise Lounge i ka A' Design Award Hao, he ʻike hoʻohanohano i hāʻawi ʻia i nā hoʻolālā maikaʻi e hoʻokō ana i nā koi ʻoihana a ʻoihana hana i manaʻo ʻia mai nā mea hoʻokumu i hana maikaʻi ʻia. Hōʻike nā lanakila Hao i ka mākau nui, ka loea kiʻekiʻe, ka ʻike akamai a me ka hiki hana noʻeau o ka poʻe i hana iā lākou. Manaʻo ʻia ʻo ka hoʻolālā Good Day Noho Hoʻomaha Chaise Lounge he mea hoʻokumu i mahalo nui ʻia, hoʻohiwahiwa ʻia a aloha ʻia e pono a hou. ʻO kēia hoʻolālā i lanakila i ka A' Design Award Hao e hoʻohui ana i nā hana maikaʻi loa o ka ʻoihana a loaʻa nā ʻano ʻenehana mākaukau i hui pū ʻia me ka ʻike hana a me ka makakoho. Mahalo ʻia ka hoʻolālā Good Day Noho Hoʻomaha Chaise Lounge no kona nānā pono a ua hoʻolālā ʻia e hāʻawi i nā hoʻomaikaʻi ola e kōkua ai i ka hana ʻana i ka honua i wahi maikaʻi aku.

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