Exocet Noho Hana Lehulehu by Stéphane Leathead

Exocet Noho Hana Lehulehu by Stéphane Leathead is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2015 A' Design Award Gula in Hoʻolālā Lako Hale Competition Category.

GulaLako Hale· 2015

Exocet Noho Hana Lehulehu

by Stéphane Leathead

Client: Exocet

A' Design Award Gula Winner in Lako Hale Category

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The Design

About Exocet Noho Hana Lehulehu

ʻO Exocet he noho hana lehulehu i hana ʻia me ka birch Baltic a me ke alumini. Ua kūkulu ʻia ka noho mai kekahi pūʻulu papa pio like ʻole i hoʻoili ʻia a puni kekahi pahu poepoe waena. ʻO ka hoʻohana ʻana i hoʻokahi ʻano papa kumu e kākoʻo ana i kahi kaʻina hana hana kūpono. Hiki ke hoʻonohonoho ʻia ʻo Exocet ma nā ʻano hoʻonohonoho he nui, me ka noho maʻamau, ka noho lōʻihi hoʻolewalewa a me ke ʻano pelu ʻia. No ka hoʻololi ʻana i ke ʻano, hoʻokuʻu ka mea hoʻohana i ke kaomi me ka lima, hoʻoneʻe i nā ʻāpana a puni ka pahu poepoe a hoʻopaʻa hou i ka lima. ʻO ka hopena, he noho me nā kūlana he nui a me kekahi mau ʻāpana liʻiliʻi loa.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Gula

Ua lanakila ka hoʻolālā Exocet Noho Hana Lehulehu i ka A' Design Award Gula, he ʻike hoʻohanohano nui loa i hāʻawi ʻia i nā hoʻolālā pae mua, kupaianaha a kūʻokoʻa. He mau hana hou loa, ʻike maka a nani hoʻolaʻa nā lanakila Gula e hōʻike ana i ka ʻuhane akamai, ka naʻauao a me ka mākau o kā lākou poʻe hoʻolālā. Manaʻo ʻia ʻo ka hoʻolālā Exocet Noho Hana Lehulehu he mea hoʻokumu i hoʻomaikaʻi nui ʻia, e hoʻokumu ana i nā ʻano hou, he nui, e hāʻawi ana i ka waiwai ʻaʻole i ʻike ʻia ma mua. ʻO kēia hoʻolālā i lanakila i ka A' Design Award Gula he papahana kupaianaha, mahalo ʻia e hāʻawi i ka pōmaikaʻi nui a hoʻoneʻe i nā palena o ka hana noʻeau, ka ʻepekema, ka hoʻolālā a me ka ʻenehana. Hoʻāla ka hoʻolālā Exocet Noho Hana Lehulehu i nā manaʻo makemake ikaika, hoʻāla i ka ʻiʻini, hoʻoulu i ka hana noʻeau a hoʻopūliki iā mākou.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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.