Good Day Turupou Okiokinga Roa by Cameron Smith is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award Rino in Hoahoa Taputapu Competition Category.
RinoTaputapu· 2022
Good Day Turupou Okiokinga Roa
Client: Furniture Smith
A' Design Award Rino Winner in Taputapu Category
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About Good Day Turupou Okiokinga Roa
He turupou okiokinga roa a Good Day i hangaia mō te whakatā. Ko te nohoanga i hangaia mai i te konumohau kua whakarewaina ki te onepū (sand cast aluminum), ā, e iri ana i runga i tētahi rākau whakawhiti konumohau e mau ana i ngā waewae taumaha ake i whakarewaina, nā reira ka āhua māmā te āhua o te nohoanga i a ia tonu e ū pū ana te tūāpapa ki te whenua. Kua whakarewaina tētahi anga rino ki roto tonu hei whakakaha ake i te nohoanga angiangi. Ko ngā papa hiako i hangaia ki runga i tētahi mātā, nā reira kāore he tuitui, he hononga rānei e kitea ana. Ko ngā autō kua whakaurua ki roto i te whakarewatanga me ngā papa e pupuri pūmau ana i ngā papa, ā, e taea ai te tango ngāwari mō te horoi, mō te whakarerekē hiako rānei. Ko ngā ine o te turupou: 635 mm te whānui, 1600 mm te hōhonu, ā, 830 mm te teitei.
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award Rino
Ko Good Day Turupou Okiokinga Roa te toa o te A' Design Award Rino, he whakaaetanga whai mana e hoatu ana ki ngā hoahoa pai e whakatutuki ana i ngā hiahia ngaio me te ahumahi e tūmanakohia ana mai i ngā mahi kua hoahoatia pai. Ko ngā toa Rino e whakaatu ana i te pukenga nui, te tohungatanga teitei, te māramatanga mātanga me te kaha auaha o ō rātou kaihanga. E tūmanakohia ana ko Good Day Turupou Okiokinga Roa he mahi whakanuia, whakamīharotia, aroha nui, he whaihua, he auaha hoki. Ko tēnei hoahoa i toa i te Rino e whakakotahi ana i ngā tikanga pai rawa o te ahumahi, ā, he āhuatanga hangarau pūkenga tōna e hono ana ki te mōhio me te pūmanawa. E whakahonoretia ana a Good Day Turupou Okiokinga Roa mō tōna tōtika, ā, i hoahoatia hei whakapai ake i te kounga o te oranga me te āwhina i te ao kia pai ake.
Behind the Design
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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
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