Exocet Seza Maro Fampiasa by Stéphane Leathead

Exocet Seza Maro Fampiasa by Stéphane Leathead is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2015 A' Design Award Volamena in Famolavolana Fanaka Competition Category.

VolamenaFanaka· 2015

Exocet Seza Maro Fampiasa

by Stéphane Leathead

Client: Exocet

A' Design Award Volamena Winner in Fanaka Category

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The Design

About Exocet Seza Maro Fampiasa

Exocet dia seza maro fampiasa vita amin'ny hazo bereza Baltika sy aliominioma. Ny seza dia naorina avy amin'ny andiana lafiny miolikolika mitovy izay tafavondrona manodidina cylindre ivo. Ny fampiasana endrika lafiny fototra tokana dia manohana dingana famokarana mahomby. Ny Exocet dia azo apetraka amin'ny endrika maro, anisan'izany ny seza mahazatra, ny seza lava mihozongozona ary ny endrika miforitra. Mba hanovana ny endrika, ny mpampiasa dia mamela ny tsindry amin'ny tantana, mamindra ny fizarana manodidina ny cylindre ary manindry indray ny tantana. Ny vokany dia seza misy toerana maro nefa vitsy dia vitsy ny ampahany.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Volamena

Nandresy ny A' Design Award Volamena ny famolavolana Exocet Seza Maro Fampiasa, fankasitrahana malaza indrindra tsy refesi-mandidy omena ny famolavolana kilasy voalohany, mahagaga ary miavaka. Ny mpandresy Volamena dia famoronana vaovao indrindra, mahay mijery lavitra ary mamirapiratra mahafinaritra izay maneho ny fahamoramoran-tsaina, ny fahendrena ary ny fahaizan'ny mpamolavola azy. Andrasana ho fikarohana mahazo ankasitrahana indrindra, mitarika ny fironana ary tsangambato ny famolavolana Exocet Seza Maro Fampiasa izay mamatsy sanda tsy mbola nisy toy izany. Ity famolavolana nandresy ny A' Design Award Volamena ity dia tetikasa mahavariana sy hajaina izay mahasoa be ary mampandroso ny sisintanin'ny zavakanto, ny siansa, ny famolavolana ary ny teknolojia. Ny famolavolana Exocet Seza Maro Fampiasa dia mamorona fihetseham-po mafy momba ny faniriana, mamelona ny ahiahy, mamporisika ny fahaiza-mamorona ary mahasarika antsika.

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.