Exocet Rooj Zaum Muaj Ntau Yam Ua Tau by Stéphane Leathead

Exocet Rooj Zaum Muaj Ntau Yam Ua Tau by Stéphane Leathead is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2015 A' Design Award Kub in Tsim Rooj Tog Competition Category.

KubRooj Tog· 2015

Exocet Rooj Zaum Muaj Ntau Yam Ua Tau

by Stéphane Leathead

Client: Exocet

A' Design Award Kub Winner in Rooj Tog Category

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The Design

About Exocet Rooj Zaum Muaj Ntau Yam Ua Tau

Exocet yog ib lub rooj zaum uas muaj ntau yam ua tau, uas muab cov ntoo birch Baltic thiab hlau aluminium los ua. Lub rooj zaum no yog muab cov txiag ntoo khoov uas zoo ib yam nkaus, sib txuas puag ncig ib lub voj voog nyob nruab nrab. Kev siv ib hom txiag ntoo yooj yim no pab kom txoj kev tsim ua tau zoo thiab tau txiaj ntsig. Exocet muaj peev xwm teeb ua ntau hom, xws li ib lub rooj zaum ib txwm, ib lub rooj zaum ntev uas ua tau rov qab tsaws thiab ib hom uas tais tau. Yuav hloov cov duab, tus neeg siv tso lub siv zog los ntawm tus kov, txav cov ntu puag ncig lub voj voog thiab khi tus kov dua ib zaug ntxiv. Qhov tshwm sim yog ib lub rooj zaum muaj ntau txoj hauv kev zaum tab sis muaj cov khoom tsawg heev.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Kub

Exocet Rooj Zaum Muaj Ntau Yam Ua Tau yog tus yeej ntawm A' Design Award Kub, ib qho kev lees paub muaj meej mom heev uas muab rau cov qauv tsim qib ib, zoo kawg nkaus thiab tshwj xeeb. Cov neeg yeej Kub yog cov khoom tsim tshiab heev, pom deb heev thiab ci ntsa iab uas qhia txog kev txawj ntse, kev txawj thiab lub zog ntawm cov kws tsim qauv. Exocet Rooj Zaum Muaj Ntau Yam Ua Tau xav tias yuav yog ib qho kev tsim uas tau txais kev qhuas ntau, tsim kev nyiam tshiab thiab loj uas ua rau muaj nqi tsis tau muaj dua. Cov qauv tsim yeej A' Design Award Kub no yog ib qho haujlwm zoo kawg nkaus thiab muaj kev hwm uas pab tau ntau thiab nthuav dav ciam teb ntawm kev kos duab, kev tshawb fawb, kev tsim qauv thiab thev naus laus zis. Exocet Rooj Zaum Muaj Ntau Yam Ua Tau ua rau muaj kev xav tau heev, txhawb kev mob siab, txhawb kev tsim tshiab thiab ua rau peb xav tsis thoob.

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.