Good Day Oche Ndina Izuike by Cameron Smith

Good Day Oche Ndina Izuike by Cameron Smith is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 Ihe Nrite A' Design Award nke Igwe in Nhazi Ngwá Ụlọ Competition Category.

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Good Day Oche Ndina Izuike

by Cameron Smith

Client: Furniture Smith

Ihe Nrite A' Design Award nke Igwe Winner in Ngwá Ụlọ Category

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The Design

About Good Day Oche Ndina Izuike

Good Day bụ oche ndina izuike e chere maka izu ike. E ji aluminum a wụsara n'ájá wuo oche ahụ, ọ na-adaba n'elu mkpara aluminum nke ụkwụ aluminum siri ike na-ebu, nke mere na oche ahụ na-adị ka ihe dị mfe ma ndabere ya na-eguzosi ike n'ala. E tinyere ọtọ igwe (steel frame) n'ime ya mgbe a na-awụ ya iji mee ka oche dị gịrịgịrị ahụ sie ike. E ji ihe eji akpụ ihe (mold) mepụta ihe mgbochi akpụkpọ anụ ahụ, ya mere na-adịghị enwe agbụụ ma ọ bụ nkedo a na-ahụ anya. Magnet ndị e tinyere n'ime ihe a wụsara na n'ime ihe mgbochi na-ejide ihe mgbochi ahụ ike, na-enyekwa ohere iji dochapụ ha ọsọ ọsọ maka nhicha ma ọ bụ ịgbanwe akpụkpọ anụ. Oche a dị 635 mm n'obosara, 1600 mm n'ogologo, na 830 mm n'elu.

The Recognition

About the Ihe Nrite A' Design Award nke Igwe

Good Day Oche Ndina Izuike meriri A' Design Award nke Igwe, nnabata dị ugwu e nyere design ndị dị mma nke na-emezu ihe ndị a chọrọ n'ọrụ na ụlọ ọrụ nke a na-atụ anya n'ihe e kere eke ndị e mere nke ọma. Ndị meriri na Igwe na-egosi nka buru ibu, ọkachamara dị elu, nghọta ọkachamara na ikike imepụta nke ndị kere ha. A na-atụ anya na Good Day Oche Ndina Izuike ga-abụ ihe e kere eke a na-asọpụrụ nke ukwuu, a na-eto na a hụrụ n'anya nke bụ ihe bara uru ma dị ọhụrụ. Design a meriri A' Design Award nke Igwe na-ejikọta ụzọ kacha mma nke ụlọ ọrụ ma nwee àgwà teknụzụ kwesịrị ekwesị jikọtara na ihe ọmụma na talent. A na-asọpụrụ Good Day Oche Ndina Izuike maka nlezianya ya ma e mere ya ka ọ nye mmeziwanye ndụ nke na-enyere aka ime ka ụwa bụrụ ebe ka mma.

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